Child Quintain (English) Poems

I marvel how touch touches deepest chord, 
That rest of senses scarce can ever match, 
Time heals old wounds, touch stays on for long stored,...

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"Our seasons in life, like chapters in a book change, ebb and flow:
but, a light deep within us, though dim at times:  always...

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Dear mother, I have not come for awhile,
and got lost in the rows searching for you;
and can sense your laugh and smile !
Things I...

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“Oh holy night…” “All is calm, all is bright…”
Divine hymns echo soothing chimes of grace
Reverberating hopefulness’ delight…
Amidst miraculous truth, faith does embrace
Christmas is the Lord’s...

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Christmas,
Is a festival of will.
If you are a child , your will is getting gifts .
If you are a adult , your will is making...

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In dawn's aura, mountains glistened with snow.
Rooster's crowing proclaimed the break of day.
December's frosty winds began to blow
as clouds shadowed a sullen shade of gray,
and...

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Submitted Dec. 9, 2022


Wooed by the Spirit's Immaculate Grace,
The Blessed Virgin Mary couldn't say 'No.'
Well, she could've, but the Incarnate Embrace
let her choose to love...

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What would happen if you embraced the possibility that the God of the Bible really did create the world and really does care for you?

Allow...

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To love, to joy, to that verdant spring day
To catfish, Ruth, Penny and Tennessee
And even the monster that got away
You have always been there to...

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One of my favorite things on Christmas Day
Is sitting in my comfortable recliner chair
Watching the grandchildren as they play,
Running hither and yon, here then there
Teaching...

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“To what avail are scriptures etched on stones?
If it’s true, we must feel it in our bones”

Try to erase a page of history and you...

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Once again my thoughts run wild
Against the currents of commonality
Free and unfettered like a child
Ranging from bizarre to banality
Trying my best to cling to normality....

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Do not tell tales of wars to children,
Tell them stories of universal love;
May costumes of a charming war patron,
Be restored by physicians true cure shove;
Lasting...

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Glittering prettily in the sky
His light reflected on the night
Spirit of love borne with a sigh
Joy and peace so brilliantly bright
Dancing on the fallen snow...

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I’m thrilled to have my students joining me
for milk and cookies on this lovely day.
For fun we will pretend it’s scones and tea.
The maid has...

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