Thursday, February 13, 2025

Quiet Time

 

Popping Up

 

Thank You, Lord,

That as I come to You,

Not only in the morning

But throughout the day,

I become less stressed,

And joy, peace, patience, hope, and love

Pop up like bluebells, columbine,

and Indian paintbrush

on the mountainside.


Wednesday, February 12, 2025

If I had blank, Poetic Asides

 If I had Time to Write

 

“If I had time to write,”

I’ve heard so many say.

But with me, I think,

writing’s here to stay.

 

If I had time to write

is like, If I had time to breathe

If I had to sleep at night

Or time to brush my teeth.

 

If I had time to take a bath

If I had time to eat

If I had time to get dressed

If I had time to watch TV.

 

Writers write.

That’s what they do.

I’m a writer.

Are you?

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Tradition Poetic Bloomings

 

We Lay Awake

 

We lay awake for a long time,

And knew that gifts we liked to shake      

Would wait till out of bed we’d climb.

We lay awake.

 

All five girls did what it would take

For Christmas day to turn out fine.

And Mom put turkey on to bake.

 

To sleep so long seemed a bad crime.

Yes, hurry Dad, for goodness sake!

We waited long to hear, “It’s time!”

We lay awake.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Morning devotions

 

Amazing God

 

The Christmas story

The angel and Mary

The angel and Zecharia

The shepherds,

The heavenly host.

the star, the wisemen.

An amazing story,

A beautiful story

by an amazing and beautiful God.

I worship You.

May all I think, say and do

be from a heart of worship. 

 

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Time Poetic Asides 18-3

 

My watch

Counts time, steps, miles

Takes blood pressure, heart rate,

Temperature, calorie count

O2

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Time Poetic Asides 18-2

 

Morning

My quiet time

Meditating, praying

Getting sorted out for the day

Hopeful

Friday, February 7, 2025

Time Poetic Asides 18-1

 Time

 

T icks by, second by second.

I nsistent in its passing.

M oving onward toward

E ternity. Tick, tick, tick.