Poetry, music, creative writing and a desire to inspire….Isaiah 45:2-7 I will go before you and will level the mountains[a]; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. 3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord
Sometimes
You have to laugh
At the ridiculousness of it all
Dormant waiting to bud
Roots nutured and flooded
All good will grow and glow
For now all is underscored
But the sunlight will always highlight all that is beautiful
That’s what keeps me going
And that right there….
Is wonderful
Your light will always shine
Time takes it toll
Aging roar
Merciful is the God that watches over
My heart and soul as vibrant as ever
Distinctive mane
Living blessed days
Not counting one of them
Just thankful for all of them
And the opportunity to roar
Once more
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Sunday Thoughts
Nepal, Mt. Everest
and all surrounding regions
Lives lost, survivors
Prayers, hope
Rainy days bring cause to ponder
Sunshine and what she means to me
Verbal tirades that taste bitter to my ears
I am invisible
Talkheads talk politics, I remotely listen as I reach for the remote
Sunday preachers, colorful congregations and “Amens!”
I hope God is in the midst
My brother, now his light walks heaven’s streets, and I miss his sense of humor down here
Faces I haven’t seen face to face
I embrace, because I have seen your heart and it is beautiful
I’ve lost parts of the inner me over time
God has been wonderful enough to fill in the quiet spaces
I think about today and what it holds
I asure you, I have no idea
Thank you God for right here, right now
And the hope that lives inside
Blessings and Love to all
I’ve gone through life
living without and in need
grace is the bird
patient enough to wait
for crumbs or seeds
hope feeds the broken
until you can stand on your feet
I’ve gone through life
my heart beating soft
toughing out the rough times
since you’ve come into my life
the light no longer flickers
it shines very bright
no more dark spaces
to get lost or trapped in
all the spaces of my heart
alive again
I’ve gone through life
without and in need
but I ask of this life
don’t ask me to be without you
a resounding “NO!”
is what you’ll hear indeed
My thoughts ascend to heaven
Humble and dear praise
A heart ablaze with thankfulness
I can’t see every blessing
Yet I know I am blessed beyond belief
My spirit reaches towards the throne of the most high
Breaking through the stars and the infinite
Transmitting gratefulness to a great God
Yes, goodness and mercy does follow me, all my days
And I offer up to you God, my humble and dear praise
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So many in need
Clinging to what little they have
Is life unfair?
Are there really short and long straws to choose from?
Maybe life is a humongous haystack with that all elusive needle
The heart is thankful, the heart is grateful
Little bit or a lot, be thankful
Pray for the have-nots and share
Because, as bad as some think they have it
There’s that one person that’s a rung below on life’s ladder
Doing their best to reach the top of their own mountain
I look at my cupboard and fridge
I look at the ceiling over my head and the pillow on the bed
Whatever I have and whatever may come and go
I’m making the most of it all
The heart is thankful, the heart is grateful
