Best Sturdiness Poems

I see that acacia tree 
and I get vacuumed back to the past.

When we both had 
a different type of light in our eyes,
with the...

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I kneel to pray beneath an oak tree’s leaves,
where my journey began.
Broken limbs straggle over a patchy lawn,
a neglected place full of holes, 
shoveled from...

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for Granny Letchumi (b. fin 19th C. - d. 1978)

Once i was a prince in your highbeamed palm-thatched house
  timber and stone
  ...

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In a drunken state I lay here in bed with my notebook and a piece of pen, 
no one in my house not even family...

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whittlin' away
- an essay

I went to buy a pocketknife
recently for a preteen I know,
a small boy with wide dreams
and spaces to live in that match

The...

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“Within the fog, the distant mountains strain,
bruised in shades of lavender and forest green
each angle, decomposing in the rain.”

The lion roars; clouds morph into its...

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Just as clear as a whistle
Hear Her words of wisdom
Though it is but a whisper.

Just as clear as the Caribbean Sea
See the depth of Her...

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I awoke a clock and watched it countdown towards known silence,
I arose and given the floor the reason for its presence,
Day spent amidst the greenery...

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...inspired by 'Goodnight' by Seamus Heaney

From dark to black they staggered,
felt for familiar surfaces,
they groped until the lantern flickered,
faint glow resurrecting shadows.

Cold and flaggy floors...

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Entwined in perfection
Entangled in love
Trapped in dreams
Ensnared like a dove

Perfection that no 
dream can have
Sturdiness like no 
reality can provide
Safety with only
love as a guide

But...

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On the edge of a tear her world is bungled
so is her love life yet she feels alive

She doesn’t recognize what she’s feeling
Sadness deep in...

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Years ago, the straws we used
Were paper ones, some striped.
Then plastic ones took over,
Since their sturdiness was hyped.

My grandkids love the bendy-types
In neon-colored hues,
Especially when...

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By the inspired Word of God* revealing heavenly vision-record
We’re redeemed from sin-penalty’s cord
Assured of salvation so secured from eternal hell’s discord
With His love that granted...

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chit chat but no chewing
Nothing could be as safe as a two pronged apple cart rotating on a journey. Such sturdiness. If a single voyage...

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Even though you're hours upon 
hours away...

You make me feel like a 
whirlpool being fueled by the 
rain... 

Sucking up every word and 
hmmm that...

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