It's just you and I here Once lost, but you rescued my soul Each time I drift, you never let me pass with the wind Your love catches me and chases me down Your Spirit arrests my spirit I am overcome by your presence Do not let me go Hold me tight, hold me [...]
Category: Poems
Oh Gratitude and Thanksgiving
Oh gratitude and thanksgiving Oh gratitude and thanksgiving The things I could say about you So much light you bring into each moment So much love you help us encounter The bright side The silver lining Life without you would be grey and gloomy On Thanksgiving Day, we acknowledge you more than usual Remembering that [...]
Not yet fully grown
Not yet fully grown Hips, boxy and bony Placed on a young girl not yet fully grown She looks in the mirror, over and over Why am I like this? She wonders She looks at her friends—skinny and small What is wrong with me? She asks She hates her body She feels misunderstood by those [...]
Come alive
Come alive You make the darkness tremble How majestic is your name? No storm too big No mountain too high You give ashes life Breathe your breath into me God Teach me, Lord, how to receive your love Without you, I know I can do nothing You go from glory to glory I don’t have [...]
Branches beneath our feet
She cries on the porch steps, A full grown child gripping her knees. She feels small like a newborn baby, Abandoned and given away. Darkness lingers. To open her eyes seems scary. She doesn’t know what lies ahead. Standing outside the forest, She can’t go through alone. Whispers of deceit encompass her pretty mind. They [...]
