11 Dec 2012 23 Comments
in Poetry, Word Prompt Tags: alabaster, Brian Fikkert, endless, Green Bay Packers, hope, linoleum, Lucky Charms, peace, Poetry, rejoice, sacred, serendipity, silence, slumber, synchronicity, ubiquitous, voice
He could find shalom in a linoleum floor,
A small intervention for ubiquitous poor,
An act of love, not serendipity–
Holistic healing synchronicity
From marred identity and lack of voice;
The poor restored freely rejoice,
Breaking the silence of oppression,
Waking from slumber of past depression,
Seeing the God of endless affection
Give gifts to His children: grace, peace, and direction.
06 Apr 2012 8 Comments
in Haiku/Senryu/17 Syllables, Poetry, Word Prompt Tags: escape, hope, Poetry
Up, up ,up, up, up
Hope is an elevator–
Ride, escape despair!
For: http://haiku-heights.blogspot.com/
http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2012/04/think-tank-thursday-91-escape.html
27 Aug 2011 25 Comments
in Metaphor/Simile, Poetry Tags: change, Damien Rice, hope, November, Poetry, Rootless Tree, winter
I turned over a new leaf
Which was attached to a branch
Linked to a trunk
Rooted in the ground
The cold dark earth
The warm light earth
Where used to reside the roots
Linked to a trunk
Attached to a branch
That held a leaf
Which turned me under
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