love/anti love PAD 8-1

 Love

 

Let love flow unfettered

Over all the earth in

Various ways conquering

Endless attacks of the enemy.

Tense PAD 7-3

 Habits

 

I have been crocheting

since childhood,

but I have a strange way

of holding my yarn

to create the right tension.

 

It’s kind of looped around

my index and middle finger.

 

The yarn doesn’t flow

as smoothly as it should,

and I often have to readjust.

But it works.

 

Recently I tried to learn to knit.

But unlearning bad habits?

Forget it.

Tense PAD 7-2

 Tense Tension

 

We’re to teach about nature

among Ponderosa pines,

scrub oaks and critters,

such as elk, chipmunks,

and horny toad frogs.

 

At the day’s end, we write

about our adventures.

One girl writes in past,

present, and future tense

all at once and incorrectly.

 

To a writer,

it’s like fingernails

on a chalkboard.

But deep breaths,

I’m not there to teach grammar.

Tense PAD 7-1

 

Tension

 

T ightening of muscles

E nergy drained 

N erves frayed

S tress

I ntense strain

O ne last

N erve. Will it snap?

Reaction Poem PAD 6-3

 

Our Pastor

 

I’m always amazed

at our young pastor.

Only 24, but he tells us

what the Bible says,

not what he thinks

or what another says,

but what God says.

His insights are

beyond his years.

I believe Someone

helps him.

Reaction Poem PAD 6-2

 

What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.

                                                          “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” by Joseph M Scriven

 

 

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

 

W hen I’m feeling down, I

H ave a Friend I can

A lways

T urn to.

 

A nd He’s a great dependable Friend.

 

F aithfully, He listens and

R eacts to whatever I tell Him

I n love, acceptance and forgiveness. I have

E ndured many hard times which have only proved how much I

N eed Him to guide and

D irect me and offer His help.

 

W hen I’m out of sorts and not

E nthusiastic about life, He reminds me that

 

H umpty Dumpty can be put back together again. He’s

A ttentive to my prayers. He is

Vigilant in His love. His

E yes are on me.

 

I know His smile.

N ow and always.

 

J esus, my friend.

E manual: God with us.

S avior of our souls.

U ltimate companion

S ensational

Reaction poem PAD 6-1

 Undecided

 

I see it often,

an ad for a Plein Air Convention.

It’s expensive.

I have the money.

It’s a long drive.

I like to drive.

And I always wanted to see Lake Tahoe.

The teachers are well-known professionals.

I’m a beginner.

I’ve actually never painted outdoors.

Hubby will stay home.

He can handle it.

Can he?

Sis doesn’t want to go.

I can go alone.

Will I?

I don’t know.

Stay tuned.