Tag: Lakewood
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MicroPoem 6
Drained for dam repair I walked through unaware Of the life still teaming there
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Wake Up Calls
If I had to be woken up early I guess I’d rather it be by owls Their long Os are soothing to me This really happened one day Once when my wife woke at 3 am In order to teach her online class, yay The second sound was jarring, ah My wife’s alarm sound is…
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Poem or Song?
I’ve been working on this piece for a while now and can’t determine if I want it to be a song or a poem. For now, it’s set up as a song, but I can see it going either way. Let me know if you think it should be a poem or a song in…
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Christ In Me
Contemplation upon my face Reflects my soul’s current state Witnessing the One who lets me be Welcoming actions not taken by me
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Watching
While trees are still green, The lightest of all breezes Pushes brown leaves gently Over the roof’s edge to be seen.
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Adaptive Work
Last year, I read Leadership Without Easy Answers by Ronald A. Heifetz. The following poem was part of me processing the main thrust of the book: adaptive change. There’s so much more I could write, but for me, this suffices for now.
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Spent
Outside, there is a breeze, But it is over eighty degrees. There’s a crick forming in my neck From the day’s strenuous yard work.
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World Tension
Boundaries and vulnerabilities – the world Is certainly set up to hold these in tension.
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Exclusive
Were we acquaintances sooner Would I’ve desired your number,
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Beckoning
Sitting for a moment On the curb to reflect In the adjoining parking lot Of the shopping strip of you name it – Kroger, Goodwill, that Mexican joint – Starbucks and Little Caesar’s the closest I hear a wrestling Perhaps just wind Or a small creature Of a tiny wooded area I don’t know…
Hardtack Rat 