The Gift

The Gift

by | Poetry

Photo by Ranier Rideo on Unsplash Have You known all along how feeble I am? How timid my strength, my resilience so frail? Did you know that the tests of my proud, selfish heart would serve just to prove how often I fail?   How I want just to earn a small part of...
Morning Glory

Morning Glory

by | Poetry

Oh waking morning glory arrayed in colors bright, Like me, a weed of tangled path just searching for the light.   Your opening eyes of color are looking for the sun. Once light is found, your colors round can rest, the search is done.   Persistent in your...
Reflection of His Love

Reflection of His Love

by | Poetry

Looking in the mirror,Staring myself down…Hurling condemnation,Beaten up with accusationI’m a fool and I am weakLooks like there’s no hope for meThe face I’m seeing eye to eyeMakes me cringe and want to hideThis mirror’s not a friend to me. Looking in the...
Baptism

Baptism

by | Poetry

Photo by Matt Hardy on Unsplash Every fountain of delight springs up from your life within me! — Psalm 87:7 This place where yearning faces fear,Vulnerability asks for a full embrace,Inclinations stripped and thoughts laid bare,And every hesitation gone.Can I let go...