Tag Archives: words

blessing – June 23

6.23.2018 Isaac reached out his hand and set the words free, powering of their own changing things forever no taking them back.   bless them in their joys and in their sorrows, I said, in their life and in their … Continue reading

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word turns – March 3

3.30.2018 the words took a left turn on me today, my brain seeing them but not registering.   what does that one mean when do I take it, pills, pills, the grouping that grows   as one thing then another … Continue reading

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tuesday group – May 23

5.23.2017 heads around the table some believe others say not   yet all listening and wrestling   with God Jesus each other and themselves   and all stepping up to try to be good guys   like Jesus would’ve wanted. … Continue reading

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snake oil saleswoman – February 18

2.18.2017 snake oil saleswoman on the line if you change that data point you’ll pay more for the yada but less for the hoo-hah   absolutely. sell me another. or not. wait let me… no, offer only good ‘till third … Continue reading

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grey clouds – January 20

1.20.2017 grey clouds mist over the windshield of my mind no wipers need apply   no why or how or what will dispel whatever clings to this soul   just to be lived through until the fog   lifts. —————-

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for Leonard Cohen – November 10

11.10.2016 There was a child named Bernadette, Leonard told us of her long ago   She saw the queen of heaven once while Susanne took her the way to go   Your priesthood raised from in your soul distant longings … Continue reading

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shared leadership – September 15

9.15.2016 [shared leadership] shared leadership she said that’s what we want   except when another tried to share and then a firm hand she intervened.   we often love the words more than the deeds. —————-

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words start to escape – May 9

5.4.2016 words start to escape you.   these yellow flowers that just cropped up on the lawn.   I knew them only yesterday what’s the word, I ask. dandelions, she says.   oh, right… something with animals. okay. ——————–

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grown men with bibles – January 12

1.12.2106 grown men with bibles   wrestle with whether god is needed.   and yet there they are   working with the word. ————–                                 … Continue reading

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raking out – April 12

4.12.2015 raking out the winter leavings   making words and works out of compost   where earthworms transform debris into destiny. ————————-

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