Devotion Dragonfly Poems

Pineapple Delight

Today is the first day, 
The rest will all just follow, 
and sometimes get in the way. 
There will be good times, 
bad times,...

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Humble Today

My friend is brighter, 
her tone stronger,
and her face...
clear. 
I can see her spirit...
peering out from the facade, 
of perfection.

She is in the center...

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America By the Square Foot

We here in this part of the country, 
love God and stand for the flag. 
We here in this part of...

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Solemn

As I walk alone, 
the path before me, 
long and full of pain, 
my thoughts are only on you. 
You went forward, 
when others ran...

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Your Sweet Face

The first thing I see
looking at me, 
are your eyes.
Like the deep of space, 
grabbing my soul, 
and sending it outward, 
beyond. 
Where...

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Gifts of Air and Water

A little more money, 
and I could buy…
exactly what my kid wanted. 
Yet I found, 
that it may not be, 
exactly...

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Amber Angel

Made of glass, 
from some far off place. 
Brown like gold, 
warm like fire, 
dance upon the logs, 
of every house pyre. 

Love and...

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Heaven Here

I stare at the photo, 
unbidden… tears fill my eyes. 
I can barely see. 
I hate that about me. 
You would laugh. 
You always...

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Ground Control

Let go. 
I can do this. 
I have been here in my dreams. 
I have prayed…
I have all that I need. 

I sit in...

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Standing in Line

Today I will shop, for food. 
I will buy what is needed. 
Beans, rice, milk, eggs.
These are…on the list.

The magic of what can...

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Freedom Lost (Hong Kong)

We had everything. 
We tasted the sweetness, 
of perfection. 
The chance to fly, 
The belief, that we…
could reach the stars.
It was real....

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The Angel Tree

In the mall there is a…
plain green tree, 
with tags…
It has names, without faces.
It has stories, with few words. 

Wishes and fishes that...

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Lawn Mower Facts

Briggs and Stratton is number one, 
Grandpa use to say…
They will last until the cows come home.
Then he dreamed a bit…

The Deere, Oh...

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Thank You, on one knee

I fall before you, first thing. 
Otherwise, why get up?
The world has turned to mush. 
Upside down cake that burned.
Too long...

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Yellow Bird

My little sunshine colored bird, I am so proud of you. 
You did not walk when others ran. 
You did not talk when other...

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