Poem 8 – More of Me There was a time, I knew what I wanted out of Life, What made me happy and How to be happy. Unfortunately my life got caught up in; ‘We need more toilet paper We need to finish this We…

Yesterday is gone Today’s around the corner Tomorrow we’ll see

This unbelievable creature Is flying above the city Screaming at all winds To whoever will hear That the war is over   Know, my brothers and sisters That the one announcing the war is over Is already prepared for the next one   The one…

We need Denny’s to deliver breakfast We need scrambled eggs and roasted red potatoes with onions and sausage and peppers, ya know, their Ultimate Skillet We need Starbuck’s to deliver coffee, strong coffee We need ideas, maybe even useable metaphors (if we dare) We need to remember…

In your palm and I feel it when I hold your hand. In the baby’s cry and I feel it knowing the world goes on. In your voice and I feel it when you whisper good morning. In the dog tag’s jangle and I feel…

We need light rain every morning at five, lasting for an hour and a half so that we can go out that day without worrying about watering our lawns. We need an infinite supply of charcoal for weekend barbecues: we are sure you can manage the felling…

We need To just Let our words Flow out Without hesitation We need To love Without Letting our hearts Go too far That our minds Take lead When we should Just express Ourselves freely We need To follow What we say we need To drown…

They stand against the glass, eyes the color of cinnamon, curry, chocolate. Dusty, grimy, a decade’s hand-me-downs of bright pattern that cries of hungry mouths, of hungry bellies rotund not with satiety, mimic fecundicity. Tiny hands outstretched, eyes pleading, we need, we want, we desire. In…

Heartland Twin lakes of glimmering green shimmer reflections of sky. Crescent path to the south curves up or down. Forests of swaying, short golden leaves to the north—none beyond the lakes. She is down to Earth, gazing at the sky. Fields of cream-coloured rye outline…

We need you Jesus Every day We Need you Jesus every step of the way We need you Jesus as our Guide We need you Jesus by our side We Need him in the Morning We need him in the evening We need you to…