Fear Sparrow Poems

An old tree fell this evening,
Its ancient heart surrendered to the saw's cruel embrace,
The gnarled branches yielding to human ambition.
Nobody listened to the crying sparrows,
Their...

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A jaunty flutter
leaps from a precipice of air.
An ounce of bliss and fear
fixed upon a needful moment.
Common little sight,
sparrow bright,
sparrow blinking in and out....

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failing to see which road would be best,
not knowing how much i've really been blessed-
too much time on my hands with too much fear,
wishing you,...

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No snow has fallen yet,
daises still soak up sunlight,
no wind makes them shiver;
grannies gather outside and chat,
many have silver-gray hair.

Little sparrow afraid of winter
trembling and...

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I don’t know how many millions or billions
Of sparrows there are, but the Father does
How can he know when each sparrow falls?
He knows every detail...

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They are so insignificant a creature
seeing them as they are a mere sparrow
but created by God as are all His birds
scripture points with the divine...

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I THOUGHT, "A SPARROW?"

IT was with a bang 
that first I heard
a thought:  sparrow had hit the house!
my sorrow for sparrow so immense!
The second...

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Why would you waver in your way pulling off to the side
Why would you change your day giving back into pride
Surely, His eye is upon...

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Oh how I wish I was a humble sparrow
So cheerful and so free
Flying high through the sky
Instead of living in hell in constant fear
In a...

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(INSPIRED IN PART BY A SONG BY THE GREAT FRENCH 'SOUL SINGER', EDITH PIAF)


Should we praise the chanteuse
who sang "I regret nothing"?
Was she a saint...

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Part I.

Harvest time was winding down, 
I was taking lunch in town, 
After spending six long hours plowing stubble.
Washing up I met a man, 
Guessed...

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The sparrow left her nest in search of food 
Doing her very best to care for her brood 
Each flight a test as a worm...

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He called it love and his captivating way,
   She called it fear and longed for the day.
All alone she cried those bitter nights,
...

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