Tag Archives: love

pig’s gotta write – July 12

Posted on July 12, 2015 by landl30

7.11.2015 pig’s gotta write a pome he does it every night   hooves on the keyboard stomping about   bimbi, oh my bimbi his favorite psalm   bimbi, oh my bimbi all the day long. ——————

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

speaking truth – July 11

Posted on July 12, 2015 by landl30

7.11.2015 she lived with pain for years until a real love came.   now gone there is grief at too quick an end   yet the heights spoke truth. —————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

my children write poems – June 21

Posted on June 22, 2015 by landl30

6.21.2015 Father’s Day 2015 my children write poems about me, put parts of me into their plays, move next door, make dinner, call on the phone, ask for advice.   it all brings a choke to my throat.   of love. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

he’s washing the dishes – June 20

Posted on June 21, 2015 by landl30

he’s washing the dishes. a man shouldn’t do that. it’s embarrassing. the other kid’s dad’s don’t. it’s women’s work. I hide my head.   I stand at the sink now years later and see my mother’s hands raw, cracked, hurting. … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

love and mercy – June 18

Posted on June 20, 2015 by landl30

6.18.2015 [love and mercy] gifts can be burdens driving away into isolation those who bare them   yet the openness to what is present can also feel the hand of grace when it appears.   that is our faith and … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

sons around the table – June 17

Posted on June 19, 2015 by landl30

6.17.2015 sons around the table, having a beer on the back deck, staking out steaks around the grill, chatting up dad as if it were every day.   if only it were. ——————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

mercy, forgiveness, ardent desire – June 16

Posted on June 18, 2015 by landl30

6.16.2015 early the loneliness pained, the isolation of difference holding me off   then in my scrambling I lashed, hurting without knowledge but sadly open in intent   late the inner spark turned my heart opening it to what I … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

climate changes, part 1 – June 1

Posted on May 31, 2015 by landl30

6.1.2015 the God of all creation loves it all   but we forget and think it’s only us.   when the mountain creaks, the earth shudders, the waves flow   Pele is stretching her shoulders, easing a burden, releasing a … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

a day with her – May 17

Posted on May 19, 2015 by landl30

5.17.2015 a day with her, no agenda, is joy, comfort, serenity.   mahalo, breath of life. ————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

heart sounds – April 3

Posted on April 4, 2015 by landl30

4.3.2015 blue jays shriek in their lonliness looking for a mate   lovers listen to the whistle of trains running late   time changes nothing but the passages and gate   I find my heart sound with you as my … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment