Poetry
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Autumn Rising (A Prayer For the Discouraged)
(I have long thought of autumn as a season of new beginnings- the weather becoming crisp and invigorating, the falling of the leaves reminding us that things change and though some things begin…
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The Misery-Maker
Hello old friend! I haven’t seen enough of you lately. Haven’t you missed me? I was starting to think You might hate me. Don’t you remember All the good times we’ve shared? I…
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Prayer Of The Apathetic Man
Though I find these confessions hard, They are hardly unnerving (At least not yet.) I am not unable but unwilling To say what I am needing. I cannot even muster the strength To…
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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 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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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,…