Pondering pandemic

The mind
Rattle the cage
Wake the beast
It's there
Taming my thoughts
Is something
I need to do
It's unpleasant
But the soul
Needs pruning
To be whole again

Ice

I want
An iced coffee
And croissant
People watching
Then strolling down
The avenue

Woke up

Woke up
Thank you Jesus
As I start
Another day
At home
I have
To practice
Grace and gratitude
Because if you
Want for nothing
Complacent behavior
Shows up
With ferocity

Shower

Showering
In the
Joy of simplicity
Releasing the bitterness
I never fully unpacked
In pandemic
I'm having
To forgive myself
For lapses
In judgment and alacrity
Praying
It's not
My demise
I appreciate
The candor
Optimism rules
The fact is
It's not
Like a faucet
I can turn on
Or is it

keep

Every day
A struggle
Battling myself
Optimism is
Keep going
Anyway

sandy

The sand
And surf
Bring
A feisty
Flirty side
Kissed
By sunshine
And optimism

calling Coligny

Back to
The coast
On Coligny
White
Buttery
Sand
Lathering
My toes
In nature
And its remedies
Followed by lunch
In a hidden treasure
Serving the best
Truffle fries

Understanding

What I wanted
Understanding
From others
God wants
From me
Truth and
Obedience
Do I believe
And put
Into action
What faith
Teaches me
Or is
My faith
A farce

Praising

Unearthed memories
In photo albums
Bringing the past
Into present
Thank you Lord
For a gift
That turned malaise
Into praise

Prayer

Please Lord
May You
Guard my lips
Because
I'm ready
To explode

France

Ordering books
That take me
To France
And Amalfi
My heart soars
And hopes
For better
Days

😍

Thank you
For a reminder
That You
See and know
It all
Before
My lips
Ask

Inside out

I am learning
That privilege
Is a gift
The scars
A gift
The best doctors
Are mine
The places
I go
A gift
In pandemic
I praise
For God
Still
Is constant
Despite
My own
Willful ignorance

☀️

Vitamin D
And Vitamin C
Are making me
Scream hallelujah

Everything

It’s one

Of those

Nights

Silence 

Is the answer

Because my heart

Aches in ways

I can’t explain 

pure

I'm having
To check
Myself
Every day
And see
That a
pure heart
Remains

Offend

God’s teaching me
That I’m easily
Offended
And
I need
To understand
I’m not
The only one
And I’m
Only learning
This because
I’ve been offended

Permanent

Love me
Like I
Love you
I hear
God saying
I’m  falling
Because
I’ve fallen
For temporary gladness
Instead of
Eternal permanence

God

God
Teach me
What to share
And what
To keep
Stowed away

Guard

You make me smile
Laugh
And yearn
To hear
The voice
That calms
My heart
And give
Thanks
For a joy
That’s long
Been guised
As a mask
I guarded
With my life

Lost or found

Am I lost
Or found
In your
Strong embrace
Do you
Make me blush
A woman
Who is
Exactly
As He intended
Fully known
And seen
As she is
Without alteration

Splat

Writing
Is a crap shoot
Throwing words
Around
Some splat
Some fit
And at
The end
Of the day
Do these words
Tell a story
Or make the difference
Between a smile
Or a frown

A blessing

In the early morning
Still dark
The light
Has to awaken
My mind
Gives way
That to
Get up
Is to
Start again
A privilege
I never
Fully appreciated
Before
Current events
Made gratitude
A blessing

Thank you

Gospel music
My soul rejoices
In reverence
To the Risen Lord
Getting lost
With enthusiasm
In the love
That doesn't judge
And let's me
Exhale
And breathe
In a song
Of expectancy

Open face open heart

Fighting everything
And everyone
To find peace
I’m afraid
I write happy things
To brighten my spirits
I’m learning suffering
Is not for weak
Or meek
Or maybe
I
Am that
I have  just hidden
Behind the covering
That shields
My heart
More
Than it
Does my face

Easter

Good Friday
Comes Alive
On Resurrection Sunday
Happy Easter
Readers
Blessings
Holy Day

Good Friday

Painful
For you
This day
But redemption
Is coming
For us
Who believe

listen

Speak
Listen
And
Then
Let go

Wheat fields

Wading in wheat fields
The only sounds
Are when my feet
Meet dirt
A feeling
So sweet
I feel
Anger lifting
As gratitude
Becomes
Paramount
For my own
Healing
I need
A minute of
Your attention
To redirect
Mine

Tired

My fuse it lit
Exhausted
From
Lack of empathy
Jesus
I wonder
How many
Times
You look
At your children
And say
Proclaiming my Name
Is worthless
Without action

Salty

The sun shines
On my pale skin
The bird chirps
I hear nothing
And soon enough
I taste
Salty sea spray
And the ocean
Waves
Are my radio
In nature
Dreams
Become
Reality
As I awaken
From
Peaceful sleep

Entering

The only
Safe place
To hide
Is in
Your prescence
I can no longer
Trust a world
In which
I feel lost
Your arms
Provide assurance
That government
Once held
Or so
I thought
I’m grateful
You continue
To welcome
My entrance

London

A novel
Set in London
Is my companion
For today
Finding joy
In authors' words
In distance
I find kinship
In the escape
Of hypothetical journeys
I've not taken

King

Strolling on King
In a happy daze
Passing by Hampden
I’ve loved them
Ever since
I saw them
In Vogue
Thanks Anna
For an introduction
Into fabulous
Fantasy

french

Coffee
French toast
Tube
Dog
UPS
And repeat

Stay safe