Category Archives: Poetry

Morning Benediction

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Doc Arnett

May the grace of God’s good hand
be upon you
and those you love
on this day
that he has made. Continue reading →

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Holding the Rare Moment

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Doc Arnett

This animal could kill me
with a single kick
but he doesn’t even twitch
as I kneel beside him, Continue reading →

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For a Daughter, Five Hundred Miles Away

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Doc Arnett

How I wish that the peace of this night
could somehow soothe your heart
in the midst of this agony of betrayal and loss; Continue reading →

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Light and Shadows

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Doc Arnett

A muted moon fades through
the upper veil,
swelling slightly in the night’s soft covering. Continue reading →

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Brent Young, Rider for Christ

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Electrocution,
fibromyalgia,
divorce,
addictions,
disabilities,
and an even longer list
should someone want to twist
the meaning of his life
into the past fifty years
instead of the future. Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Even small things
must be done carefully,
else the good we intend
for those we love
will seem more like cursing than blessing. Continue reading →

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Rain Dance

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Doc Arnett

For such a rain as this, we should offer sacrifices in the temple.
Continue reading →

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Seasons of Refreshing

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Doc Arnett

There was a fine feel
in the unseasonable coolness
of October air sent into summer,

like the moving of the Spirit
in a soul sensing the nearness
of its exhaustion, Continue reading →

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Fishing with the Grandkids

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Doc Arnett

I have long been mesmerized
by the magic of fishing,
spending long hours alone as a child,
contemplating the mystery
of what happened beneath the surface, Continue reading →

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A Softer Dawn

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Doc Arnett

Maybe it’s the lack of harshness
that seems to soothe my spirit,
nothing stark like sunlight
on the white boards of the barn,
nothing sharply defined like gravel and grass. Continue reading →

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