Son
Looking back no smile no wave no fond farewell Continue reading Son
Category: Haikus
Tuesday Haikus: Trees
To claim ownership of trees, valleys and hills while they live without you. Precious, holy gift Planted deep, watered by time Grows in manure. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Trees
Tuesday Haikus: Disposable
With sterling silver cocoons of vacuumed freshness blown apart for me (about a bag of potato chips) Colorless to see colorless stuff inside (about a bottle of 7-Up) Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Disposable
Tuesday Haikus: Apnea
Sleep, choke, gasp, repeat for hours, Get up sad. Air enters, stops cold alarms sound upstairs jarring me awake to breathe Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Apnea
Tuesday Haikus: America
Underground a man works while my turd swims by. Golden boys unafraid, build white America. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: America
Tuesday Haikus: Midlife
Yes, I’m gonna cry pain-tears, joy-tears emerging, dancing down my cheek. A son with a beard more salt than pepper, as his boy cries for Daddy. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Midlife
Tuesday Haikus: Darknesses
Lights alight ‘fore dawn as night life disappears and day life takes command The dark beams with life while the light assume’s it’s right ’bout evil and good. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Darknesses
Haiku Cycling: Awake Now
Awake now dark, quiet, alone with myself With myself I am not alone. Yes, I am. Yes, I am both proud and humble and a joke. And a joke only lives as long as laughter. As laughter overflows the room, I cower. I cower, red face, hot ear lobes not hearing. Not hearing myself, God or you Anymore Anymore it’s getting harder to pretend. To … Continue reading Haiku Cycling: Awake Now
Tuesday Haikus: Pictures at My Desk
I’m from there, been there, Seen that, experienced that. How am I still lost? Bald lady singing “Yes, we have no bananas” Staving off cruel death Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Pictures at My Desk
Bible Leads: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Bible Leads is a rendering of my sermon preparation: researching facts & cross-references, drawing up connections through personal experiences, art and music and discerning the essence of the text. Text 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 But just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—‘I believed, and so I spoke’—we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the … Continue reading Bible Leads: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
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