She Dreams
In the dream that turned out to be her life, she slept by springs of living water, clothed body and soul, in the water’s skin, attended to by buttering angels carrying all she needs – protection, ...
She Thinks
She wasn’t always so fluid, she thinks. This is a desperate thought. By desperate, she means she captured it from a large crowd of vying thoughts. By fluid, she means she fears leaking out of. ...
She Dreams
In the dream that turned out to be her life, she slept by springs of living water, clothed body and soul, in the water’s skin, attended to by buttering angels carrying all she needs – protection, ...
Begging, Bargaining,
> Beseeching God to Fulfill My Desires – “‘The messenger of the covenant whom you desire, Will come,’ says the Lord Almighty.” – Malachi 3:1 Begging God for Mercy – “For in You (Christ Jesus) the ...
Displacement
Displacement During the lonely night of universal disagreement, I listened to the coyotes’ wincing cries. I considered our divided histories of moons waning and moons waxing, and still, no peace ...
Veteran’s Day
As you can see by this magnificent image, my cousin David Eckels TREAT YOURSELF is a skilled photographer. This year we’ve engaged in a serendipitous dialogue between his images and my poems. ...
Mute We Waited
When The Great Archer stood upon the uppermost crag of scrambled complexity He stood not alone. Nearest the elbow holding the bow — the Begotten One to send ahead. On opposite flank — ...
C.S. Lewis Addresses
We desire what we have never known. “In speaking of this desire for our own far-off country, which we find in ourselves even now, I feel a certain shyness. I am almost committing an indecency. ...
Ours Is A Story of Repair
Ours is a Story of Repair Ours is a story of repair. We came to it broken. Torn images, missing scenes. You remember a red butterfly. I remember yellow angel trumpets. We wanted honey. Bees were ...
Who God Designed Me to Be
Song of a Bruised Camellia Whether I’d like to admit it or not, I’m not the flower everyone thinks I am. I am not the flower. I am not her. Not that one. I am another one. Whether I’d like to admit ...
Intents and Purposes
This is an excerpt from my book, Intents & Purposes. Learn more about Intents & Purposes here. Yellow. The suitcase is as close to yellow as any other color. For a surprise, the sisters wrap ...
Intents and Purposes
She knows nothing. Less than nothing. This is what she knows. She has agreed to what she does not know, to what she believes will be easy. Something black. Something white. Knowing she knows nothing ...