Category Archives: Poetry

Through All These Days

We found we could not stay
in that Eden

but believed that Free Will
was worth the tilling of thorns and thistles.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged afterlife, free will, hope, humanity, immortality, mortality, philosophy, reflection | Comments Off

Although I’m not really a cold-weather fan, I think I’ve had enough of hot weather for a while… I’m ready for autumn. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Family, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged dark-fired tobacco, hot weather, lover, summer, tired, weary | Comments Off

The same rains that feed crops and livestock may also bring floods and devastation. There is both threat and beauty in the storms. Continue reading →

Maybe it’s not so important whether the glass is half-full or half-empty… at least the glass is not broken! Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, beauty, complaining, focus, griping, misery, optimism, positiveness, self-pity | Comments Off

Knowing when the time is right and when it is not requires great wisdom… and a bit of common sense. Continue reading →

The Flint Hills of Kansas do not yield the awe of the Rockies or mystery of the Smokies but they can bring a soothing healing. Continue reading →

Keeping the small child within us safe and celebrated is a key part of growing old in good fashion. Continue reading →

A seven-acre lake and a little time to take in the view on a summer day with a good breeze… this is blessing…
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Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry | Tagged cattails, country, Cowley County KS, Jay Warren, lake, Mabel's Winery, water | Comments Off

May the grace that is needed
on this good day
find its way into your work and your words. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessing, good day, invocation | Comments Off

A walk in the woods on a summer morning… there are certainly worse ways to start a day… Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Chaplin Nature Center, Cowley County KS, hiking, nature, old road, trees, walking | Comments Off