Treat

 Cuddles 

With the pup

A blanket

Mozart

And my favorite sweet treat

Trees

 Beauty lies

In the trees

In the leaves

In the air

In the seas

In the clouds

In the streams

And in between

Love it so much

 A little tiered dress

With ruffle trim

Braces on

Custom shoes

Diamond studs

Dinner party alfresco 

Steak-frites

Perrier-Jouet

Bringing France

And my guests

With crusty baguettes 

And creme brûlée’s 

True

 Cleane me

Redeem 

The sinfulness 

I can’t escape 

The truth 

I can’t admit

I’m awash

In fear

A dull ache

That wreaks havoc

With my witness

And love

For thee

Gift

 Lazy days

In the pool

Rainy days

And rummy 

Late nights

And Milano cookies

Raiding your jewels

And shoes

That didn’t fit

An ocean view 

That brought

A tear with

Beauty

Man couldn’t replicate 

But the memories 

Of you

Are the 

Best gift

I can’t replace 

You told me

I’d miss you

It isn’t until now

How much

Truth

Can be held

In a few words

Keb Mo

taking a long 

soak in 

the garden tub

hermes soap

to awaken

my senses

a little hotel

shampoo

and a 

Sancerre

and dark chocolate

await me

as i listen

to Keb Mo

take me

to places

I'd rather be

Met

 Swimming 

In a sea

Of tulle

Ribbons

And bows

On the 

Steps 

Off to the Met

Eating canapés 

And admiring

Monets and Manets

In heaven 

Dreaming

Of the city

That never

Sleeps

tears

 God 

wipe 

these tears

of pain

of anger

sadness

and disdain

We humans

have a compassion

deficit

and it shows

off to listen

to Brahms

and get

lost in 

a book

holy dissatisfaction

 Regine

i keep

telling myself

you can't change

the world

only your opinion

we fail ourselves

when the witness

i proclaim

is nowhere

to be found

within me

Christ followers

if we are to 

Proselytize

We must

first examine

how much

needs pruning

first

I'm grateful

God still

does miracles

because

as much

division

as i see now

we need

holy dissatisfaction

in every soul

right now

rest

 My soul

needs respite

like an ocean

waves kissing

my toes

Scooping up sand

God is in

the granules

of my hurt

lost expectation

Trying not

to resent

what I 

can't control

God

 Man may

fail me

but I 

will

Praise

You

Carmen

 Dressing up

in pink sequins

With Bizet's

Carmen's suite

to brighten 

my mood

on this 

Rainy day

pond life

 down by 

the pond

leaves rustling

trees swaying

fish swimming

I'm rowing

and the

only thing

I feel

is unending

love

for 

blessings

i don't 

often

appreciate

a little Pollyanna

but who cares

spring in

my step

because

of joy

in my

bones

Bach

 Taking a nap

in the sun

being lulled

to sleep 

by Bach

kissed by 

Autumn breezes

and yellow leaves

heart

 Strong coffee

Willing heart

Praying soul

Open mind

Happy today

How are you?

let it go

 you see 

my heart

stop straining

for affection

in wrong places

and different spaces

Principalities

don't control

your reality

thank you

for your blessing

in spite

of my 

doubt

you reign

i just 

have to

decide

when

folks

be nice

is it 

that hard

then again

anything 

with power

necessitates

effort

Christ

i represent

you

the cross 

is on 

my neck

so I will

refrain

from what

i want to say

it is no longer

eye for an eye

though old habits

slowly fade

it's a journey

to love you

i must love

the mirror's reflection

man is

not God

though he seek to be

Dios

Dios

Si quisieras oirme

Dejame derte

Las gracias

De conocerte

Fijate que

ahora en tiempo

No entiendo

el mundo

Pero

tengo la guarantiza

Que no tengo

que entender

solo necesito

fe y nada mas

mi primera lengua

es el del Senor

Con un corazón 

de amor

Me ganare todo

baseball

 Ump

Calls balls

And strikes

foul balls

and out calls

Batter up

hit it out

While i enjoy

a frankfurter

From Ball Park

I want 

the works

Nachos and

a pretzel

while

we're 

at it

an evening

with chewing gum

spit out

by my 

favorite player

Mary Janes

 kicking

up

my

manicured 

toes

a

saucy

burgundy

in

a

pair

of

mary janes

from

Tabitha

Simmons

balletic

 take me 

to the ballet

black tie

musky air

tutus

pirouettes

intermission

graceful

interludes

and 

my 

favorites

breath mints

provided

by

my 

seatmate

Penpal

 Spending a morning

grateful for

penpals and friends

Alike

that allow 

me to 

globetrot

in a way

I never realized

I desired

Thank you

for expanding

my horizons

from my cozy 

Couch

Mastery

 It's a day

of classical music

to soothe 

what ails

While taking

a journey

back to

The Hapsburgs day

talent for days

and an appreciation

for cultural

and artistic mastery

Lord

 Lord 

I’m here

At the only

Feet

That leave

Me still

Even as 

My mind

Spins

Good

 COVID 

Thank you 

For forcing me

To use my imagination 

If you don’t use it

You lose it

Before 

You know it

Thanks

Breeds

The good

My soul needs

be

 you take me

Places i 

didn't know

i wanted 

to go

John Prine

on my mind

under the tress

in the weeds

and anywhere

you are

is where 

I'm meant

To be

Paris and Prada

 Thank you

for every day

confirming

that these 

Words

make a difference

i wonder if 

my dreams

are to fanciful

or frivolous 

in these times

of so much 

Suffering

Am i 

out of touch

or just tired

so if 

i wax 

poetic

about Paris

or Prada

it means

temporary happiness

despite acute pain

vineyard

 dreaming 

of vineyard hopping

wine sipping

and a gathering

of the old 

and new

to set my

heart ablaze 

Sunday

 Soaring into Sunday

with a dash of mercy

a splash of confidence

and an abiding love

that goodness

Will prevail

love and grace

to all

dear friends

and confidants

evangelize

 i miss church

in person

hugging 

every soul

looking 

for jesus

and a mornin

full of praise

you made it

another day

i dream

of sunday lunch

with the neighbors

at Red Lobster

cheddar biscuits

and more evangelizing

before that 

became a bad word

we can't discuss

without starting wars

these days

it seems

i should get

off the soapbox

before I start one

lively debate

and banter

an art form

long gone

I'm afraid

dirty hands, clean heart

 falling for you

sixty and shining

leaves caressing

my shorn locks

and for awhile

I'm awash

in the purity

of God 

and His creation

The dew

cleanses

the dirt of sin

and I'm grateful

because the reminder

of grace

is knocking

at the door 

of my heart

you must 

be near

dear Lord

because 

I'm surrendering

The key

Blessed

 Be a blessing

Dear children 

Someone

May

Need 

It today

reign

 as seasons change

i hope i do too

i want to see

the world

full of love

hope and purpose

to give

not only receive

smile

reciprocate 

look up

divine blessing

reign down

on every human

Pizza Hut

 Pizza and coke

Friday night treat

For reading 100 books

What a memory

I never forgot

Thanks to Pizza Hut

scarred

 i realize

i settle

for too little

because I don't

believe

you can

see beyond

the scarred body

red

 Tromping through

the woods 

for my favorite

red leaves

pick them up

smell and examine them

the grandeur of fall

in something 

so small

summer days

 eating ice cream

strolling the boardwalk

ocean waves

my radio

i miss easy

summer days

where the weather

was warm and sticky

instructions

 take 

one day

at a time

stay present

child

it will

work out

imagine

 down that

country road

brings back

memories

of hay and

John Deere

baking in sunshine

and basking 

in dreams

of seclusion

for a former 

City girl

in a world

she imagined

me

 God

be with me

today

everyday

and forevermore

God

 God

it's me

again

how you

don't tire

of me

is beyond

my comprehension

why I worry

about things

that don't matter

and can't enjoy 

them

i confess

this sin

Father

i need help

with tears

i repent

and relent

days

 I miss

the days

of pogs

and pogo sticks

hitting a tennis ball

against the fence

and a time

i wasn't tethered

to my smartphone

Terre Battue

 Twitter

and the 

Terre Battue

love to hate it

yet I'm

hooked

and can't 

look away

joy

 With you

joy is

inevitable

and 

inescapable

holiness in you

 Am i wholly holy

and loving of

others who

test me 

at every turn

do i understand

that i am 

a reflection

of the Creator

not my fleshly

desires

truth

 Truth

is essential

in the condition

of the human mind

i don't care

how you find

the one thing

God provides

i need perception 

changed 

i free myself

when others

can do 

The same

I'm continually 

being taught

once i stop 

teaching

i cease to learn

to give a darn

and that is 

apathy in action

hope exists

 you know

growth is

when you

are never 

more glad

than to 

be proven 

Wrong

I'm humbled

As much 

as humans

disappoint

i am glad

this weekend

i was shocked

in the

best way

Possible

hope exists

folks

Sweet

 Sweet greens 

Pimento cheese

On the 

Menu

For this 

Southern belle

To enjoy

Rose

 Grateful for

Rose 

And a

Dirty dish

Use your imagination 

And you 

Know why 

🧡

 Love and hope 

The joy I have

Is found 

In righteous

Action

Wait

 Wait

In the still

I provide 

Restoration 

😃

 Pray

And

Be still

My soul

answer

 Jesus

it's me

you know

Regine

the girl

with so many

questions

because 

they're more fun

or so it seems

answers are boring

or hard to accept

i think i just

had a revelation

sometimes

i don't like

the answers 

you give

to my queries

that's why

i keep asking

i may 

be human

after all

Ode to Trader Joe’s

 Dreaming of 

A day 

With pleasure of 

Grocery shopping 

In Trader Joe’s 

Without a care in the world