She scuffs her toe in the grass
Kicking at the small stones
Dislodging those that are stuck
I am trying to explain
Wringing my hands, prying at words
Dislodging those that are stuck
I know she is listening
I know it by the glistening
Light there that is shining
In her eyes
“I can’t remember a time,”
I say as I squeeze her hand
She narrows her [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on January 17th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just a brown winged sparrow sat
In a cage
Gilded, but a cage
Softly it sang out a melody
For a while
Sometimes happy, but a personal eternity
There was no answer to its refrain
The house was silent
The silence echoed wall to wall
Just a brown winged sparrow quiet
No song to sing
Forgot the notes; caught in its throat
Winter to spring; the bird [...]
Filed under: art, life, nature, poetry on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
This impressed me so much. Kris Delmhorst’s ‘Yellow Brick Road’ (album Five Stories [2001]).
I’m off to see the wizard in his castle on the hill
And I never once have known him and I do not know him still
Because his face it is magnificent but you’ll never see his hands
And the way he throws his [...]
Filed under: art, life, music, poetry, wonder, writing on October 27th, 2009 | No Comments »
Stumble forward, stumble back
Never meant to let it go so far
Gradual steps and you’re still gradually gone
You wake up wondering where you are
Stumble forward, stumble back
Wasn’t anticipating quite this drop
When you’re not watching you don’t expect the fall
Falling forward’s hard to stop.
Stumble forward, stumble back
Fighting onward is the way through strife
Keep on moving; can’t stop [...]
Filed under: life, poetry on October 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
I can’t remember what broke your heart
I just remember the way you felt in my arms
I held you close, squeezed your hands with mine
I was a good distraction at the time…
There have been moments we laughed till we cried
Joy bubbling over from all the happiness inside
I was caught up in the glow as you smiled
I [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well on October 24th, 2009 | No Comments »
As Advertised
Dragging in like a cat caught in the rain
It’s not hard to read your face
I can see through the weariness and pain
Don’t you know, haven’t you heard of grace
You resist like a toddler at a nap
You fight the urge to just lay it down
You’re so sure that I feel “had”
You keep your eyes glued [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on October 21st, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Living on the edge
They don’t get how a big deal it is
That she believes they’re real
They won’t say a thing
She cries out to all who wander past
She cries how great they are
She is the loudest fan
She’s living on the edge
They don’t even know her name
But she’s so glad she came
She loves them just the same.
They’re [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well, relationships on October 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What She Said…
She said, “It’s not a big thing.
The other day I happened to be in Switzerland.
I made chili and it turned out badly for lack of spice,
But I have seen the vineyards and I have crossed oceans
And I have seen diamonds that can split the light.”
And I have only stood in awe of her.
She [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relating well, relationships on October 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
Let’s have another cup of coffee
‘Cause I can’t figure me out.
Can we just review the data and
Maybe sort through all the doubts?
I feel so small.
Stretch me out.
Help me see
What I’m about.
How about another cup of coffee?
The things I use to believe in seem
Sort of tangled up and tight.
I feel as if I am drowning when
I’m [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, purpose, relationships on October 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I bring her nothing but broken pieces
The scattered shards, I lay at her feet.
She never winces or shudders at them.
She takes my hand; we sort through the heap.
And I weep sometimes at the lack inside me.
She pulls me close and takes her seat.
“Joy” she says, “that is what you bring me.”
I bring her all that [...]
Filed under: life, poetry, relating well, wonder on October 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
