For my wife’s birthday on Thanksgiving, 2007

On a day I count blessings
I count you,
a physical grace,
of unmerited favor to me.
You picture love’s definition
patient, kind, not jealous,
never boasting, appropriate always,
self giving, not provoked,
not keeping records of my wrongs,
bearing all, believing all,
hoping all, enduring all.
Today Thanksgiving Day
I give thanks to God for you
this date of your birth.
The beauty of you in every way
growing [...]

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Blindness to hope

I could not see the world
for all the problems around it
standing like a forest of destruction we had made.
I could not hear myself talking
for we all stood in stoney silence
shocked at the devastation we had made.
I could not concentrate on my thinking
for all the noise of folks shouting
pointing and blaming.
I could not see hope
for the [...]

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The Wind

The blows where it wills:
No one knows from where it comes
nor do they know where it goes.
It comes rushing up from the sea
through the streets up the hill
blasting us with sand
lifting up all things not fixed.
It presses against me
hindering my way, blocking my advance,
pushing me back to the way from which I came.
I put down [...]

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The Day’s End

The sun sets but natural beauty I cannot see.
Behind a mountain it does not set
Casting remaining rays on a valley green.
Behind apartment building tall the last light fades.
The day comes to an end bringing sweet relief.
 
I long for quiet. I long for peace.
I long for my parking space to be free.
I long for an [...]

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