Family Shelter Poems

Together 

I reflect on the power 
Of being together
Of the joining
Of hands
Whatever the weather 

To be with those friends
On a road full of choices
With an...

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I’ve been sitting here for long lonely days
In this small space that I cannot escape from.
I am one of many other dogs in their own...

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Kris, so miffed having heard Blitzen say,

"You must shelter in place, Christmas day!",

drew a sip from his flask
through a rip in his mask,

then threw every...

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The blue sky with its bright light is moving over my head and the
wind is dancing in the poppy bed, the deers are scampering on...

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There’s an aged Eastern cedar tree
not far from the steps of my back door.
Enormous and quite old it harbors
a full range of flora and fauna
that...

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Sitting in the recliner her family
brought so she wouldn't have to
sleep on a cot, she wonders.
How long will she be here?
How long will the storm...

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How dare you show up 
unannounced
Changing the way I live
my best life
Coming all up and thru here
confining me inside the prison
of my own insanity
I want...

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Greetings to each of you my dearly beloved brothers and sisters. Please read these seventeen blessings rendered for you in God's grace:

I. May God’s love...

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Growing Up

We never had Disney junk, 
We never had phones, attached to our hands.
We never thought much of bullies, 
as there was often if not...

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I want to go back to the days when words meant nothing to me 
I can’t mis hear words if no words are being said...

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May you remember this note
 Always close all the windows
 Rest inside as the wind blows
 Really hard to shake the roof
 It's dangerous to...

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today I exist as a vapor then I am no more
some may equate logic for fear that brings nothing near
my chest is heavy and my...

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I know a place where people go
To look around for a special pet
They spend a few hours browsing
At big and small cages

In one room are...

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Massachusetts isn’t close
To Em and Henry’s farm
But still, a twister landed there
And did some major harm.

My bro-in-law got an alert
That shelter he should seek.
They hurried...

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I've Found A Shelter in Jesus!

Through the storms of life’s sea…
I found a shelter in Christ!  
He protects me!

He’s here to help me with
...

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