Home Sick

At home sick today
My stomach rumbling loudly
But I don't throw up

God Moves Among Us

Sunday night service
We sing. We pray. We listen.
God moves among us.

Happy Birthday Friend

Happy Birthday friend!
Party time, cake time, drink time . . .
Friends gather tonight.

Howling Three-Year Olds

Howling three-year olds
Singing Christmas songs . . . I think
May just be yelling.

December Begins

December begins
The meaning of Christmas lost
In packed store sale aisles

Whiny Volunteer

So irritating
Volunteer your time to be
Taken for granted

Firefly-Speckled Sky

Firefly-speckled sky
Bright spots on a black canvas
Hope amid darkness

Lazy Saturday

Lazy Saturday
Stretched out on the floor reading
The hours slip by

Thanksgiving

Gathered together
Around the dinner table
We give thanks today


Happy Thanksgiving!

Faceless History

A long time ago
I was born only to die
And be forgotten

I was just thinking about history and the random people in it whom you will never hear about. Only the famous stand outs make it into the text books. Yet without those faceless peeps, would these stand outs even exist?

Cosmic Bowling

Cosmic bowling fun
Black lights and crazy music
For each strike I cheer

Defeated

Withered. Defeated.
A dead leaf's tenuous grasp . . .
I waft to the earth.

Evil Alarm Clock

Evil alarm clock:
"Screech! Screech! Screech! Screech!" taunting me.
Clock, I hate you so.

Chilly

Chilly, morning air . . .
Let's crawl back under covers
And watch some TV.

Rock

Thundering bass line
Drums pounding loudly, strongly
Guitar screams to life

Flower Unfurling

Flower unfurling
Releasing fragrant perfume
A gift to the world

Stressed Out

I am so stressed out
One more thing to do today
And I'm gonna scream

Without

Bird without a song
Day without the sunshine's warmth
Life without friendship

Aren't friends wonderful to have in your life?

Thoughts From My Father on Veteran's Day

You may not know this
The hardest part of war was
Leaving you behind

I gave my dad a Veteran's Day card to thank him for his service. He was drafted and had to go to Vietnam while was still quite young . . . barely a few years old, I guess. He shared the above thoughts with me. It twisted me up a bit inside. I am glad he came back - I couldn't imagine growing up without him (or my sisters, who would not exist if he had not come back!).

TIRED

Stressed out and crazy
Not enough hours in the day
I'm ready for bed