History Giving Poems

   In the name of a certain Kennedy
     I hope you'll take me seriously

   Ask not what...

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Love's a mystery 
famed in history,
magic;
It's a great story
made with mastery,
mythic;
Sometimes comedy, 
sometimes tragedy,
epic. 

Heart of its longing
defies everything,
true love;
Peril is nothing,
for, love is flitting,...

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Unshakeable minds 
cope with difficult  life choices  with vast heat beneath the hidden veil of icy stares of lost glaring tearing foot first...

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Today is Christmas!
A day set aside
By Christian authorities 
To celebrate the birth
Of someone special 
Whose coming was foretold 
By the prophet of old
To  lead...

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I
If he forgave me, I got more than ever
Jesus not only forgave me forever
He loved me from Eternity
(or eternity past, Now, any Future)
He has not...

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The year 2020 was a year of adjusting to new realities dealing with the pandemic. A pandemic that affected so many people in many ways....

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She is a very noble, wise, and enduring person.
He was invited to her birthday celebration, and
Deciding a gift for her was not an easy task.
He...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Ever wonder what difference it might make
To relinquish a trophy for someone else's sake
Who needs a win in their life right then
When you have a...

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Dark -thirty

I don't know what time it is. 
I know work ended, 
at least the place I get paid, 
to do the things they need...

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Married into esteem, wet blood of rubies
Eighty one ladybugs jitter over decoletage
Prince winks at my wonderment, approving
Twinkle pink flashes, silk rhubarb mirage

His newest attainment suitably...

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Two sides of the same coin – the good and bad;
the dark and light; the yin and yang combined.
My future self, the history I’ve had.
My...

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Scales to Measure

We are not all equal. 
Some can dance on a wire...
above the crowd, 
Some can swim...
all the way to China. 
While others,
make food...

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A Blip Offering

I
we
they
and...

a show
a play
a picnic
an event

chaos
loss
grief
love
laughter

joy
connection
wisdom
truth

stranger
family
friend
soul mate

God


(free verse until it is no longer free...)...

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The History of Grown Children

When we are kids, 
we are told of God. 
It is easy to accept, 
a great Father in Heaven. 
No questions...

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