PAD 9-1 love

You’ve Got People

“You’ve got people,”

my daughter told her dad

when he worried about

money, health and home

after two strokes.

For Christmas,

she bought him

a warm blanket

complete with pictures

of our family reunion,

with “You’ve got people”

in bold letters.

A blanket of warm fuzzies.

Poetic Blooming endurance

To the Extreme

I have stick-to-it-ness

see-it-through-ness

keep-on-keeping-on-ness

until I find myself beating

the proverbial dead horse.

Perhaps I have endurance

to a fault.

PAD 8-3 Lucky Number

Lucky Day

I don’t really have a lucky number,

but I have a  lucky day, May 17^th.

It seems like every year, something good

happens on that particular day.

It’s the day I flew to Cheyenne, Wyoming,

the summer I met my husband.

It’s the day I found out

I was expecting my daughter.

Visited a PA friend I hadn’t seen since I was a teen.

Watched a sheep herding demonstration and

enjoyed an evening of entertainment in Scotland.

Had a fun day in Mesa, AZ with my kids.

Taught at a local writers conference.

Won a poetry contest at a national writers conference.

Traveled to Greeley in miraculous weather.

Got devotions published in Quiet Hour.

I can’t remember every May 17^th

but I know I haven’t been disappointed.

I look forward to May 17^th

hoping for something delightful.

PAD 8-2 Lucky Number

Four

Four’s a lucky number for me,

because I’m lucky enough

to have four sisters, though

I always felt a little unlucky

not having any brothers.

Like most sisters

we had fun together,

fought with, relied on,

helped and treasured

each other and still do.

 Now scattered across the country,

we have reunions every other year.

And when one’s in need,

we’re all on the ready

to catch the next flight.

My best friend has four sisters, too.

We call each other our fifth sister.

So, I guess five’s also a lucky number.

PAD 8-1 lucky number

Two

Two eyes

Two ears

Two nostrils

Two cheeks

Two lips

Two shoulders

Two elbows

Two hands

Two hips

Two knees

Two feet

Two people in love

There’s something special

about the number two.

PAD 7-3 Jealousy

Jealous

J esus, you ran the money changers out of the temple,

E ven though You were a man of peace and love.

A ngry at sin and injustice against the Father.

L ove is always Your motive, even though Your words and actions may have seemed

O mionous. Calling the scribes and Pharisees white-washed tombs.

U sually we think of You as a nice guy, but You weren’t always.

S ometimes love can have a sharp edge to cut away infections in order to heal.

PAD 7-2 jealousy

Bogged down in

the sludge of jealousy.

Why them, not me?