What Happened Overnight?
Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash Written the morning of January 7, 2021, after the violence at the nation's capital building. Many of us went to bed last night full of angst and fear based on the events at the capital building yesterday. And many awoke this morning...
Yielding
Photo by Jeremy Perkins on Unsplash As writers, we continually investigate the nuances of words. If we choose one word, it may tweak our meaning a little too much in the wrong direction. So we search for the specific term to capture the essence of our message. It’s a...
Buried Treasure
Photo by Matt Hardy on Unsplash Confusion sleeps fitfully Subconscious mess Best kept buried In ocean depths To avoid a tsunami eruption The Diver knows What’s hidden and where He is able To submerge to the deep And uncover hidden treasure Worth...
Following
Photo by Jaime Dantas on Unsplash Your stride is long and swift Quickly you forge ahead I lag behind Still I follow sure and steady Watching where you lead The landscape’s larger from this vantage point I surmise where you are heading And when obstacles emerge I call...
The Gift
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...
A Prayer for the New Year
I’m not good at setting New Year’s Resolutions, never have been. I’m not a goal-oriented person, and even when I try to be I end up in a pit of discouragement since I am rarely able to achieve the goals I set. Goals scare me, to be honest, because the achievement of...