Poetry
Autumn
The rake leans against the tree
Waiting for a pair of hands
To sweep fall’s confetti
Of oranges, yellows, and reds;
The sun’s frozen imprints.
Graceful embers tumbling
In the mischievous breeze,
Composing a burnished collage
Of winter’s prelude upon the ground;
Summer’s parade having passed....
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Grace before Dawn
Wife and baby
Peacefully sleeping.
Pictures of blessing;
Mercies incarnate....
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Journey of the Magi
Journey of the Magi
by T.S. Eliot...
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A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a long journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.
And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow.
There were times when we regretted
The summer palaces on slopes, the ...
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The Innocents
The Innocents...
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Peacefully sleeping, without a sound,
Wrapped in blankets all around,
Lies my daughter, sweet and mild;
A joy. A gift. A precious child.
Tiny fingers. Tiny toes.
Of these things she is composed.
Soft and pudgy in her frame;
Amazed the Savior bore the same.
She lies there safe and undisturbed;
Was it the same for the flesh-made Word?
A tyrant’s price placed on ...
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Haiku
“Beer”...
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“Invitation”...
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