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Look Up

 

When mood is down and skies are gray,

Sometimes the Lord seems far away.

So look up, remember the great, bright sun,

And the One who is light.

Bref Double

 

A Quiet Christmas Day

 

I used to long for quiet Christmas day,

And now that it’s here, is this what I like?

Just hubby and me with a few wrapped gifts,

A big turkey meal, leftovers galore.

 

Phone calls and texts to family and friends,

Not much for going out, at home we stay.

Watching Netflix shows in my easy chair,

A long walk knowing the dessert in store.

 

Working a puzzle, the game that I play,

Eating cake and ice cream, I forgot pie.

Thanking God for baby in manger hay,

Remembering the past of high snow drifts.

 

And those noisy days seem so far away,

But I like quiet days, my spirit lifts.

The Bop

 

Vitrectomy

 

So I was on my way home from Breckenridge

Where I had attended training for a nature center.

Driving home something like a fat, black worm

Started coming down from the top left corner of my eye.

I had been warned this might happen.

My retina was detaching and it was the weekend.

 

Four days later I had surgery on my left eye.

I was told that they had put an oil bubble in,

And it would have to be removed later.

My vision was bad in that eye, but I could see a bit.

Driving was a trick, at times I saw double.

As I waited for the second eye surgery,

the pain, itching, watering cleared up.

Four months later, the bubble was removed.

 

I didn’t expect it to be as bad as the first.

It was like looking through a shower door.

I could see light and shadows in that eye.

The whole left side of my face hurt.

Thoughts assailed, What if it doesn’t get better?

Ten days in, seeing more movement gives me hope.

winter, Poetic Asides, triolet

 Winter Wonderland

 

It’s a winter wonderland,

We wonder where the snow went.

Has the white stuff been banned?

It’s a winter wonderland.

I may lie out and get tanned.

With a brown Christmas, I’m content.

It’s a winter wonderland,

We wonder where the snow went.

Bob and Wheel

 

God is Great

 

God is great

And He will see me through   

I trust His grace, not fate

His promises are true

So I anticipate

 

Future gifts

From a merciful God

He provides spirit lifts

Though we humans are flawed

So no buts, ands or ifs

He is hope

No reason to be down   

Our faith is like a rope

Manifests grace around

So in Him we can cope

Blitz

 

Poem of Prayer

 

Write a book

Write a poem

Poem of peace

Poem of joy

Joy to the world

Joy overflowing

Overflowing water

Overflowing juice

Juice concentrate

Juice in cup

Cup of comfort

Cup of tea

Tea time

Tea with cream and sugar

Sugar cookies

Sugar up a gum stump

Stump in the woods

Stump in my yard

Yard work

Yard flowers

Flowers in the mountain

Flowers in a vase

Vase of roses

Vase of lilacs

Lilacs in spring

Lilacs of fragrance

Fragrance of perfume

Fragrance of spring

Spring hike

Spring greenery

Greenery at Christmas

Greenery on plate

Plate of food

Plate of cookies

Cookies crumble

Cookies cheer

Cheer and clap

Cheer and whistle

Whistle in the dark

Whistle for a dog

Dog tired

Dog gone

Gone forever

Gone in a moment

Moment of reflection

Moment of prayer

Prayer of thanksgiving

Prayer of praise

Praise

Thanksgiving

Blitz

 

Book of Broken

 

Write a poem

Write a book

Book of names

Book of numbers

Numbers add up

Numbers lie

Lie in wait

Lie prostrate

Prostrate before Him

Prostrate in rest

Rest a while

Rest In God

God loves me

God loves you

You smile

You tease

Tease your hair

Tease and laugh

Laugh a lot

Laugh and grin

Grin a greeting

Grin in agreement

Agreement binds

Agreement seals

Seals with candlewax

Seals with a sticker

Sticker shock

Sticker stamp

Stamp letters

Stamp in mud

Mud bath

Mud cakes

Cakes and cookies

Cakes are sweet

Sweet dreams

Sweet memories

Memories of childhood

Memories of romance

Romance when young

Romance fades 

Fades like jeans

Fades like vision

Vision of greatness

Vision of promise

Promise kept

Promise broken

Broken heart

Broken glass

Glass

Heart