Tag Archives: pain

It’s so cold – November 19

Posted on November 20, 2014 by landl30

11.19.2014 It’s so cold Hands itch to stop The burn. Lord where are you Lord send someone to save my life One of those hands Teresa said were Christ’s The only one’s He has To make a … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged compassion, cry, empathy, God, homeless, homelessness, Jesus, need, pain, poverty, Prayer, response | Leave a comment

there are aches now – August 31

Posted on September 2, 2014 by landl30

8.31.2014 there are aches now regular as rising pains that shoot across a thigh or beneath an ankle creams, gels, pills and stretches to welcome each and every day making me aware of the Gift of my … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged aches, aging, awareness, body, body awareness, Gift, gifts, pain, perception | 1 Comment

when pain comes to stay – August 25

Posted on August 25, 2014 by landl30

8.25.2014 when pain comes to stay the mind starts to play does this mean done why me the one do I have time to run does this end the fun answers will come. ——————

Posted in poetry | Tagged aging, anxiety, chronic pain, faith, fears. mortality, hopes, pain, patience, trust | Leave a comment

wear and tear – June 1

Posted on June 2, 2014 by landl30

6.1.2014 forty years ago on a rain slicked night a car in front turned sideways at fifty miles per hour and five years later the back gave out, like the twisted metal of the driver’s seat, on a drive … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged accidents, aging, bodies, endurance, endures, journey, life, limitations, limits, mortality, pain, soul, surgery, transitions, wear | Leave a comment

hey there – May 24

Posted on May 24, 2014 by landl30

5.24.2014 pains filled the day paying for not paying attention to the sounds of the body, the creaks and pausing of muscles, bone, tissue as if they did not matter. the body has its own way of … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged adjustment, aging, attention, body. body awareness, pain, wisdom | Leave a comment

ever young – May 18

Posted on May 19, 2014 by landl30

5.18.2014 the ache goes on running through my hip and thigh a message of limit rated capacity, average run speed, mechanical aspiration over a life wearing. in the mirror I see it. but not from my heart looking … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged aging, pain, perception, perspective, soul, wear | Leave a comment

a good ache – April 27

Posted on April 29, 2014 by landl30

4.27.2014 rake tines pull back at muscles unused since winter’s pall pine needle piles aerating the ground beneath while warm winds open cells and call forth a keenness a good ache borne of honest labor tugs the … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged body awareness, gardening, gardens, Health, heart, labor, nature, pain, rejuvenation, spring, yard work | Leave a comment

Lent Prayer 29 – April 2

Posted on April 2, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 29 I want to pray for some who have violated friendships, faith, community but how can we forgive in your name when our hands and hearts were not among the wounded. —————-

Posted in poetry | Tagged absolution, betrayal, Christianity, conversation, forgiveness, God, Lent, pain, Prayer, question, sin, sinners | Leave a comment

deep frozen fields – February 17

Posted on February 18, 2014 by landl30

2.17 dry cracked deep frozen fields wait for snow that may never come to save them at least not in time I wait in my hotel room to watch my son sing a song of sixpence while the crows … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged agriculture, drought, famine, farming, pain, Winter | Leave a comment

being frank – February 1

Posted on February 2, 2014 by landl30

2.1.2014 pinched face, tight lips hands pressed hard at the sides it must have been hard to be Frank, when your sons don’t respect you, even hate you and call you down while you struggle to put … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged alcohol, alcoholism, family, forgiveness, pain, regret, suspicion | Leave a comment

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