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I’m still struggling with the question, “who will listen to me?” Poetry is the language of the heart. But it isn’t written with the purpose being to write a poem. Sometimes in my writing I have begun with “I have a picture in my mind” because I actually do have a picture not words. TheContinue reading “Listening”

Remembering all the soldiers who fought in the war. Sad that they died Poppies Canadian, true North and Strong (The Canadian Anthem) I think I would really like to meet my relatives. A soldier comes from the heartA soldier is a soldier He is Jesus, fighting against the devil A soldier is brave, strong, willingContinue reading “Ashton Remembers”

I have always been alone, it seems, in this shell. I remember piano lessons, I’d ride the bus from my childhood home to our church, it took about half an hour, a mile long walk on either end. My thoughts would be a prayer, an open invitation for him to listen in along with me,Continue reading “Alone”

Late one night, as I was walking from here to there, the moonlight glinted off of something on the pavement, “what is that?” A gilded button. Carefully cleaning it, and turning it over in my hand, I saw that it would need to be repaired. This was pretty fortunate. I’d needed a button. I fastenedContinue reading “Moonlit Knight”

A most treasured gardenShe needs your sunshine to green her leaves,your rain to brighten her colors, and your wind to lift her sweet fragrance to you Lord, is there a key to this garden? Would that key make it mine?Would it then be mine to spoil or mine to tend? I Love to swim inContinue reading “A Wife”

I’m overwhelmed by my failure to live up to whom I was suppose to be by now. I’m sealed up, in my coffin, waiting for the lowering and the scoops of dirt. I can’t hear any tears, nor any handfuls of dirt being lightly sprinkled by loved ones left behind. Just a cold, dark waiting…Continue reading “It’s Over”