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Category Archives: Poetry

Houseguest

When I was buying a new bed a few years back, the saleman asked me how long I wanted my guests to stay. Apparently there are beds that are comfortable indefinitely, for three days or maybe not even overnight. I’m sure we’ve all had guests we can apply to each of those categories – noContinue reading “Houseguest”

Posted byzone5poetMarch 26, 2020January 21, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:houseguests, luggage, shelf spaceLeave a comment on Houseguest

Just Jammin

Over the years I have written dozens and dozens of little ditties, on birthdays and anniversaries, for friends and relatives to honor them and/or poke fun at them. Writing for my grandchildren has been a way for me to communicate the delight I have in both them and poetry. A BREAKFAST POEM FOR LUKE  Continue reading “Just Jammin”

Posted byzone5poetMarch 26, 2020March 28, 2020Posted inJust For Fun, PoetryTags:grandkids, lonely, toe jamLeave a comment on Just Jammin

Hide and Seek

Several years ago a friend and I went out several nights a week with food, warm clothes and toiletries to minister to the about then 100 homeless people in our city. We knew many of them by name, knew some of their stories and what the factors were that led them to life on theContinue reading “Hide and Seek”

Posted byzone5poetMarch 26, 2020January 20, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:addiction, hope, lost sheepLeave a comment on Hide and Seek

Believing is Seeing

Although born into a home where faith was scorned, I found myself believing in God from childhood onwards. To my unjaded eyes the wonder and order of the natural world not just spoke but had stamped on every surface, Created by God.  How could anyone think otherwise? Indeed.  As a teen and young adult IContinue reading “Believing is Seeing”

Posted byzone5poetMarch 25, 2020January 12, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:Faith, Light, Revelation2 Comments on Believing is Seeing

Heart Surgery

I have kept a journal, where I can safely express the deep longings and raw struggles of my heart for decades. It is Lois 1.0 where I pour out my soul to God. Unedited. He can handle it. But writing poetry is different. For me, at least, that is a process of elimination, purification andContinue reading “Heart Surgery”

Posted byzone5poetMarch 24, 2020November 8, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Pruning, Surgery1 Comment on Heart Surgery

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