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A Prayer for Stillness (Psalm 46:10-11)
(This is a repost.) I need Your whispers To speak louder Than my complaints Your soft answers To turn away my wrath And offer restraint Your words To overtake my thoughts Your…
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We Are All Guilty…And We Are All Sane
(This is a repost. I wrote this poem after losing my temper at an annoying co-worker one day. It didn’t take long to realize the hypocrisy of my choice. We so often try…
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The Redemption of Loneliness- Part II
(This is a repost from April 2020.) Just where can we begin to find out if any good can come from loneliness? I assert that the place to start is by examining…
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The Redemption of Loneliness- Part I
(This is a repost from April 2020). Loneliness can be more constant a companion than those expected to be its demise. Many of us assume we know the definition of loneliness, as…
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The Widow Of Despair
Forty years of anticipation Four times as much longing Still she waits for emancipation From the pain her life brings. She bears scars She’ll never show, Hides secrets She thinks no one…
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The Wastrel
What did you say? If You are speaking I can not hear You; Likely because I am not listening. Please don’t bother me Or break my concentration On my latest whim of wanting…
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The Audience of One
[Note: This is a repost and one of my favorites. It was written years ago while I was at college and dealing with a lot of personal suffering and surrounded by hypocrisy at…
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Sand In Her Eyes
Photo by Ann on Unsplash [Note: This short story was prompted by Willow at The Faithful Wanderer at https://faithfulwanderer8.wordpress.com// The prompt was to write a short story based on a theme of “Fun…
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Prodigal Thoughts
[While I am working on some new pieces for my blog, I thought I would repost some of my older work from time to time. This story is one of my earliest…
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Mesmerize
Eyes of blue I would gladly drown in, A smile that grabs hold And never lets go, A confused and insecure heart Searching for endless praise I desperately looked For the key to,…