Relax it's only a cross
...Relax, count my breath up to 4
Recall how Jesus chilled on His cross
Pinned like a cool butterfly
Hung like a shroud on the line
The crown of thorns felt fine
The nails betwixt ulna and radius d...
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Categories:
annoints, easter, future, god, jesus,
Form: Free verse
She's More Than Gold
..."she's more than
gold"
In her haven I
reside for nine
months;
she sleeps and
wakes in pain
until my head comes
out her womb;
she shivers in the
rain
when she searches
for my ne...
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Categories:
annoints, mom, me, me,
Form: Blank verse
Sacred Soul
...Child I've heard thou reverent pleas,
Loathsome sickness please take from me,
Tortured lungs through which you barely gasp,
Toil in pain and through breathing rasp!
Weakness comes as you lay bedridd...
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Categories:
annoints, faith, health, hope, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Funeral
...You lay there cold, not moving
I want you to blink. Why won't
you blink? Why won't you breathe?
I dont understand. Should I
have understood? Should I have
known then just to grieve?
Should...
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Categories:
annoints, childhood, death, family, life,
Form: Rhyme
Herbar
...Mnt and sage
Refreshing infusions through the age,
Rosemary an evergreen
Chive th smallest onion see;
Basil for ice cream & sweets
Fresh Majoram for that special treat;
Bay leaves heighten any ...
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Categories:
annoints, nature
Form: Couplet