Husband Thanks Poems

I wrote this poem around 2000 and won in the 4th Prize category of the Christian Poetry Association Competition. My poem was published in their...

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How much I pride this wreath of gold,
now vanquished in my war-torn soul
asunder from that once lost flesh,
receiving veil and fashioned mesh.

Oh God, you’ve heard...

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Thanksgiving is a time of year 
To give thanks to those both far and near. 
Be it family, friends, husband, or wife
Or someone else who...

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Into blind rage he flew again
  His neck veins bulged, his fists he closed
His wife could not remember when
  She'd seen her man...

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Strong arms, to lift our children.
Strong arms, to hug me tight.
Strong feet, stable mind.
Ginormous patience,
kind words.
Hours late working for us.
How tough must be a father,
brave...

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Though not exceptionally
famished, I took one bite
after another until tureen
licked clean to the delight
of zee missus, whose tasty

two stuffed peppers numbered finite
adequately apportioned appeased
served December...

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For the family from whose roots I came;
for the children that my spouse and I begot;
for the children that our children too begot . ....

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So many without work, losing hope.
I have a job, as does my husband. 
We thank thee O Lord for our work blessings. 

So many have...

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Devotion Poem Seven, The Unknowing

(Written for Jim Eslinger, as I face complex surgery)


The difficult coming days shall combine
Into a memory of run hours.
And the hours...

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a runaway train 
blowing a warning
blasts me from my dream state
my heart is beating
as wildly as any antelope being eaten by a cheetah
I am weaker...

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There for me in my hour of need
      surprising me with a small gift

How blessed am I …
  ...

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"When we put our problems in God's hands;
He puts his peace in our hearts."

Inspired by The Gospel According to John 16:33
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Fishes From Heaven

I’m sorry to leave that dear husband of mine
But Ted will be fine with his rod, reel and line
His love for his fishing...

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I was at my desk when in he came. 
His hair was dark, his eyes the same. 
Excited, I blurted, almost a shout. 
"Hey you,...

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Our cupboards are full of junk no one would ever eat.
My husband has this little buy-too-many groceries problem.
Especially if they are on sale.
"I'm saving you...

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