Thank you, God, for this orange day waking saffron breath of dawn draped in wonder glory whispers. Thank you, God, for this orange day splashed with sherbert shades of joy citrus-scented monarch morning. Thank you, God, for this orange day brewed with wisdom alive with song wrapped in warmth mandarin spiced. Thank you, God, for […]
Window on Writing: Ode to Yogurt
It’s another T.S. Poetry challenge. What can you find for 99 cents? Take a picture. Write a poem. Ode to Yogurt We met at the crossroads of the coolers in the middle of the aisle you so strawberry sweet thick and creamy smooth a ninety-nine cent bargain culture in a spoon.
Window on Writing: The Hoosier Cabinet
At the end of chapter 12 of God in the Yard, L.L. Barkat suggests a writing exercise. Begin with a simple jotting of the objects and people around you . . . Choose just one of the images and make a second list, focused particularly on the item’s attributes . . . Next, try […]
Window on Writing: More Poems-in-Waiting
I admit it. I’m hooked on Wordles. So here is a continuation of yesterday’s post. From Karen’s There-Isn’t-a-Story Wordle: Life sank low gathered skin smothered death Hope. From Karin’s Wordle-ing Poetry Frozen layers brittle heart splintered love cradled gentle warmth surrendered joy released. From MaryAnn’s Collected Poems Wordle: Morning flowers wreathing time ancient skies […]
Textures of Text: Poems-in-Waiting
Last week I texturized a year of my poetry in Wordle form in response to a T.S. Poetry Press challenge. And L.L. Barkat found a poem-in-waiting within those words: Now find love gentle sweet, like blue expectations attached to grace. She found other poems in the Wordles of others, too, and featured them as well as […]
Textures of Text: A Year of Poetry in a Wordle
T.S. Poetry Press extended an invitation to create a Wordle using “some kind of poetic grist” for a linkage and possible feature over at the Tweetspeak Poetry blog next week. A Wordle is a toy that generates a “word cloud” from input text. “The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the […]
Window on Writing: The Tenderized Heart
Heart tenderized pounded thin and seasoned with sadness marinates in grief swells with love and drips compassion. Tenderly, Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each […]
Window on Writing: Periwinkle Poem
Royal carpet spreads velvet stars and brittle leather sun kissed in the morning chill. Shadows dance on light dappled nest for weary and wrinkled spirit. No minor beauty creeps along brick wall to swallow weeds and wrap thirsty soil in trailing vines lush with lavender blue promise. Dedicated […]
Monday Meditation: The Middle of Midnight
A Roman-sealed stone could not hold Him. God unwrapped in Jesus. Grave clothes shed. Death defied. Prison break. Freed to free. Forever fourth day. ******** Plummeted in darkness. Possessed by my possessions. I follow phantom gods. Arms outstretched, He calls my name. Nails mend shredded heart. He rolls away the stones. And in the middle […]
Fuel for the Weekend: Seize Today (A Poem)
It’s been a crazy day. Part of which was spent househunting with my son and his fiancee. So I have reached back into the archives for today’s meditation. Seize Today I will seize today for it is shiny and new sparkling with promise a gift wrapped with possibilities and ribbons of delight. Anticipation. I […]
