“You’re an accident waiting to happen!”
“And your bubble’s about to be burst!”
But your own point of view
Doesn’t have to be skewed
By your “friends?” who are thinking the worst!
—
A little truth in humor for day 26 of NaPoWriMo. This is not a
Limerick,
but takes a similar tone and rhythm.
I put your number in my phone just yesterday,
Not knowing I would be so grateful having it today.
I took a different way than every other time,
A crisis made a blessing by a covering divine.
God gives and takes away, a gift in either case.
His Spirit comes in many forms and in the darkest place.
I sit in wonder at the work of loving hands
And thank the God who keeps me safe and living for His plans!
—
This 25th day of NaPoWriMo I’m grateful to be writing, walking, thinking, living! I was reminded today that God works in mysterious ways. Mysterious for sure, but God is at work nonetheless. For this we give thanks!
I wanted love to fill my empty cup.
But little did I know the cup was poor.
When love came brimming over, how it broke.
As all my old beliefs and feelings broke,
A brighter Spirit formed a better cup.
And now I see myself no longer poor.
A great desire shows us we are poor,
A hope, a dream, a chance, a cycle broke,
When we accept the willing, filling cup.
Each cup so poor is broke to make us whole.
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It’s day 24 of NaPoWriMo. This poem is a
Tritina.
If you received this post by email, click the URL to hear this song.
1. I know a guy in a cowboy hat.
Now who can measure up to that?
He’s tall and handsome, funny too.
No worries though. He isn’t you!
Refrain:
2. The women on the morning show
Have everything and shout it so.
But maybe that is not for me,
And I can live in grateful peace!
Refrain:
3. For different people, different things,
Other drums and bells that ring.
Just hear your song and sing it out.
That’s what you measure up about!
Refrain: (Twice)
You measure up to be your best.
Now play to live, and leave the rest!
Refrain:
God gives you measure, sets your time,
And writes out your life so you can find
You measure up to be your best.
Now play to live, and leave the rest!
Gaze on the blessings already at hand.
Admire the fragile and strong.
Imagine the best; of your thoughts take command.
Appreciate life: and move on!
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My Earth Day acrostic for day 22 of NaPoWriMo.
I gave you my words.
It felt like nothing,
free for the taking,
willingly given,
no sacrifice required.
But you received them
like the parched gulp water,
and the hungry devour a crumb,
and like the lost who find direction.
My humble words,
so naturally shared,
with no expectation
except to cheer…
And cheer they did!
You were lifted
by a Spirit not my own,
but everyone’s,
and all by a few simple words!
—
I had the privilege of singing at a senior home today. I was nervous! Most of the residents didn’t know me, and because I’m a singer/songwriter, they didn’t know the songs either. But I received at least as much from them as they did from me. Minds were opened, spirits were lifted, hearts were blessed, and bodies forgot their pain–at least for a while. What more can we ask than to be a blessing to each other?
Written for NaPoWriMo day 20 and shared at
dVerse OpenLinkNight #194.
Just catching up on some reading
where folks tell what it’s like
to be in their shoes.
It seems I’ve worn some of those shoes.
Just listening to a song
that came from someone’s heart,
touched by another.
It seems I’ve felt that touch.
Just enjoying the breeze
sent to cheer the day
and lift the birds to new heights.
It seems I’ve flown that high before.
Just catching up
on the life you’ve given me
to remind me of the beauty
I don’t seem to remember enough.
And just saying thank you!
—
Written for NaPoWriMo day 19.
I’m poeming here in the land of sun
With birds and flowers, sweetness and fun.
The only thing better, it’s perfectly clear,
Would be poeming with your laughter near.
I’m singing here in the land of love
With all of these blessings straight from above.
And the greatest one I’ve seen so far
Is the Light that shimmers between our hearts.
With me you go; with me you stay,
No matter where you are today.
Tomorrow you will come along
In heart, in soul, in poem and song.
—
A short (enough?) postcard poem for De’s prompt at
dVerse.
Come travel the world with all the amazing poets this April, and join in. We don’t bite!
For Lent we’re giving up the giving up
And sacrificing sacrifices due.
We’re pouring out the pouring of the cup,
Uncorking every cork to try the fumes.
But drinking now is not a drinking binge;
It’s taking for the taking of a rest.
For those controlling self-control to win
Have not the need to have not all the best.
So give up all your giving up I say,
But keep your learning learned, as well you should.
When breaking free at breaking of the day,
You moderate in moderation good.
Lent helps us as a fast, we fast forget,
But from the wine and wining of regret!
—
A Sonnet for NaPoWriMo day 14, with no disrespect to all those–myself included–who made Lenten sacrifices!
When we choose next year’s Lenten activities, let’s remember to fast from things that truly harm us, things like gossip, self-criticism, complaining, defensiveness, and other negative mental, emotional, and spiritual behaviors, as well as physical things.
Did you get your free coffee today?
‘Cause tomorrow they’ll tell you to pay.
And you can cross off
Opportunity lost…
When it’s given, receive it with grace!
—
Another Limerick
for NaPoWriMo day 13. And it’s free coffee day at Wawa, folks! Getcha one!
Mystical Strings 
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