Say Goodbye to Hate

Why does it always have to be right or wrong? Why my way or the highway? Why can we not all just get along?   So what if our beliefs are different? We can still both be the awesome amazing people we were made to be We can be friends   We can help each...

The Skeptic

Thousands gather to honor the Lord Healing is suggested Then healing is claimed Can it be real? Could it be true? Why do you feel nothing? Is this all a sham A trick to try and make you believe? Really? How arrogant are you, that you could think that this is all about you?  ...

Pure Love

Accepting responsibility It is easy to misunderstand There are many parts of the story Parts I am smart enough not to share here   I can paint you the picture of a victim Make it all seem so pitiful I can give you the psychological justifications As they have been revealed to me   The...

Through Grace Alone

It is through grace alone That I am here today, not the sum of regrets For the boy that was and the boy that could have been But the man who is, who is not the man that was   Without that grace The man who is, is not And the boy that was is...

I am a Poet

I am a poet Although I don’t look the part Nor do I act the part What could that mean anyway?   I may not always rhyme Or follow the rules In fact I rarely choose to do so I don’t even know that name for what I do   However, that which I choose...

I Mow

I mow, a lot This, in summer, makes me very hot You see I have a lot of grass Almost an excessive mass The grass seems to grow more this year than any other My mower and I are starting to feel like blood brothers   I suppose I could stop Let it grow taller...

How I made twitter a better place (for me)

Twitter is an odd thing, for a long time I wanted nothing to do with it. Then as I realized that you could be on the front end of breaking sports news I got sucked into it. Over time I eventually actually started tweeting as well as consuming. But to be honest, I was done...

In The Clouds

Shattered shards of mirrors Lie randomly on the ground The horizon disturbingly low Yet distantly spectacular   The evidence of humanity’s need to feel in control Is clear to see from up here, in the clouds Planned communities Artificial corners, an attempt to make ”man-made” appear from nature   All the things we worry about...

To see the face of the Father

Look at me, a moving miracle It is hard to believe we take this for granted What would our ancestors say? Would they think us some kind of god?   I am in the clouds, above the birds Legend would expect us to crash into heaven For angels to be perched atop the clouds Playing...

Reading: The Shack by William P Young

After a good start to the year with reading I allowed myself to get out of the habit until recently when I read The Shack. The book was given to my wife to read by a neighbor, my wife who is an amazingly fast reader took a long time to read the book so I...

Wrangling Time & Making Music

One of the challenges we bloggers face is time, if you stick at it for any length of time, there will come a period when having enough time to write your blog become sparse. That goes for any form of creative expression, unless you are fortunate enough to do it professionally. I have been through...

Road Kill

A raccoon and an armadillo Face off across the road Years of hate boiling to overflow They breach the boundary Switchblades drawn Tonight is the night The end will come   Then, in the blink of an eye 18 wheels end it No fight, no vengeance Not entirely unexpected All that is left Of this animal...

Blood Moon

Solar eclipse Blood moon Must get up Must remember to awake A fathers promise, daddy's duty Sleep would have been nice though The alarm would have done its job Then the day would have been refreshing Instead a dull tired ache accompanies my day Yet it is oh so worth it To see her marvel...

The Getaway

It started out as just another normal day, paper work and moving money around. The things he could do in his sleep, untraceable transactions, his usual financial wizardry.  That was the reason he was so valued by his employers.  He thought it strange when the call came for him to make a drop that afternoon,...