Category Archives: Poetry

In Memory of Vachel Murphy

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the cruelness of cancer,
faith still holds in the passing,
shared lives still bear the blessing
of those who sleep in Jesus. Continue reading →

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July in Doniphan County

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even on a day so hot it could sap a dead pine tree, there is beauty in simple routines. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry | Tagged dusk, evening, heat, horses, July, summer | Comments Off

My First Poetry Book

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Doc Arnett

I am happy to announce that after thirty years of serious writing, my first poetry book has been published. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Christian poetry, comfort, empathy, grief, heartache, hope, loss, Poetry, solace, sorrow | Comments Off

Of Memory and Monuments

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Doc Arnett

It is not truly honoring those we have lost when we become more focused on our own grief than on those most treasured memories. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Poetry, Relationships | Tagged grief, healing, loss, memory, pain, self-torture, shrine | Comments Off

Topeka Rain

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Doc Arnett

There is a calm beauty in summer rain in the city’s night, a gentle soothing. Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Capitol Plaza Hotel, hotel, insomnia, KBOR Conference, KBOR Data Conference, night rain, rain, summer, summer rain | Comments Off

Jam Band Dance Pit

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Doc Arnett

the calming thunder of bass,

the stirring riffs of mandolin,

the crystal clinking of banjo,

mellow merging of flat-picked acoustic guitar

and the sweet careening of fret-less fiddle.
Continue reading →

Posted in Metaphysical Reflection, Music, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged acoustic, banjo, bass, dance pit, fiddle, Gillioz Theatre, jam band, mandolin, Music, musical instruments, Springfield MO, YMSB, Yonder Mountain String Band | Comments Off

Running on a Rainy Afternoon

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Running in the woods on a chilly, rainy afternoon in March brings unexpected blessings. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged cross country, Great Horned Owl, owl, peace, running, serendipity, solace, training, woods | Comments Off

Toward Home

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Doc Arnett

Even in the beauty of our blessings, even in our peaceful moments, we can be thankful and yet remember the challenges that others face. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged airplanes, cancelled flights, empathy, flying, frozen river, Illinois, Kansas City, MCI, Mississippi River, Missouri River, northwestern Illinois, snow, snow storms, storms, sympathy, travel, winter travel | Comments Off

Winter Invocation

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A cloudless dawning in winter brings hope, peace and serenity… if we take but a moment to focus on what is good, pure and lovely. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged attitude, beauty, dawn, Doniphan County KS, expectation, gratitude, morning, winter | Comments Off

Reflections on a Winter’s Night

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Doc Arnett

A three-quarter moon at the half point of night throws its bright light across the frozen grass. I walk out past the concrete sidewalk into the shadows of the birches crumpled on the leaves and small broken branches. A northwestern … Continue reading →

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