Sisters
Kathy Priscilla Nicholson
Loved by all her kin
Made us laugh with ease
Flooded us with memories
Judy Shannon Riley
Wasn’t often smiley
But when she was, what a joy!
For humor she did employ
Linda Susan Baehr
Should run for mayor
She keeps things in order
They need her at the border
Connie Lee Peters
Liked to join with eaters
Enthusiastic soul
Prayed for all to be whole
Karen Lynn Shannon
Spread joy like a canon
She was a great aunt
Wishes she’d grant
Poem a Day
A common thing, for me, to write
A poem a day, no matter what.
It sounds somewhat amazing, but
They do not always come out right.
With target low, I set my sight,
And write whatever keys tap out.
To practice is what it’s about,
Like athletes do their drills for strength,
I write my poems of any length,
Though may not be a common route.
Two Mes
Before me stands two mes
The one I am
And the one I want to be
The one I am
Busily goes about two
part time jobs
Cleaning house, making
meals
The one I want to be
Takes classes, goes
ebiking and kayaking
Plays the ukulele,
paints, speaks Spanish well
The me I am
writes poetry every day
the me I want to be writes and publishes novels
The me I am now
does devotions by routine
Goes to church on Sundays
The me I want to be
Relates to the Lord
moment by moment
Aware and obedient to His
guidance
The me I am now
Travels where buddies dictate
The me I want to be
travels where the Lord dictates
The me I am now
Is 45 pounds over weight
The me I want to be is in
good shape
The me I am now
Watches a lot of TV and
scrolls on Facebook
The me I want to be
spends little time on that
Lord, I really want to be
Who You want me to be
And be content.
Show me what that looks like.
Is it the me I am, the one I want to be
Or a mixture of the two or a third me?
Morning
Focus on You
My mind needs to think
right
Out with prickles in with
comfort
Yes, Lord!
Mystery
Missing pieces of information.
You question who, what, when,
where, why, how?
Silent persistent niggling of many
Taunting questions
Evading answers until the truth
is
Revealed and
You say, “Ha, I knew it all
along!”
The Light
In darkness, people saw a light.
The blind were given back their
sight.
Although not many understood,
His coming then was to invite.
He stands for what is good and
right.
In Him, our sins were red, now
white.
He offers us a place with Him.
We worship God of love and
might.
Venezuelans dancing in street
Maduro jailed and soundly beat
Dems who don’t like Trump raise ruckus
Venezuelans, “You should ask us.”
