August 13, 2014
The afternoon sun
Sings a song and I hear it.
I long to just be.
The world is rushing.
Busyness and rushing and...
Why can't we just be?
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Brevity is nice.
Sugar and spice and concise.
It's the soul of wit...
I like the haiku
Because it forces me to
Decide what to say.
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Anonymity:
It is driving us apart,
Even in a crowd.
I am guilty too,
But I strive to be better.
Love those around you.
August 16, 2014
Ting of the banjo
My world, it seems new today
Fall breeze on my mind
Your warmth, refreshing
I think about your smile
Peaceful, I wonder
August 24, 2014
Pondering her life,
She dreams of new adventures
Which have yet to be.
A chance to be new...
Opportunity awaits
Just beyond her fears.
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Feeling somehow new,
God is real guiding me.
He dares me to move.
August 25, 2014
O hey, Twitterverse
I'd like to write you a verse
Facebook fasts are fun.
Old heartaches made new.
History rhymes, doesn't it?
A funny ol' world.
I yell needtobreathe.
I breathe smiles and drive fast.
Interstate of mind.
My eyes on the goal,
God, my face is set like flint.
Feet, don't fail me now.
Praise God for good friends
And a place to run home to
Over the big bay.
Summer rain, rain, rain
Eases pain and washes clean
My saltwater heart.
Watching the lightning,
Clouds racing across the sky.
Porch-sitting rainstorm.
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Late night Tim Hortons,
Sweatpants in the library,
Jazzman's paninis
St. Pete's on Sunday
Yogurt-covered pretzel snacks
Pittsburgh adventures
Robinson for Moe's
Wand'ring around IKEA
Swedish fish for Trey
Elen's for my breaks,
Holy professors and snow,
God is present there
I hated the snow
Yet I kinda still miss it.
K, maybe I don't.
Off and on my own,
Homesick but becoming me.
Learning some lessons.
What a strange feeling.
Nostalgia isn't quite it.
I want to go back.
August 26, 2014
Friendship is funny.
Love, dear, is stranger than that.
Not feeling but choice.
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Go go run run run.
My adrenaline pumping.
Make me who I am.
Transformation Tues.
That's what's happening today.
Dormant grace wakes up.
August 28, 2014
Your eyes were so blue.
I hadn't noticed before.
They matched your blue shirt.
September 1, 2014
The future is bright!
A mystery, adventure!
Will you be there too?
September 6, 2014
Fried shrimp and sushi,
Moonlight walks down by the bay,
Caribe jazz and home.
September 7, 2014
The weekend flies fast,
But I need more time to think,
More time to just be.
Vanity, O vanity!
Everything is vanity!
O God, you teach me.
September 24, 2014
A classy black dress
"Cultural experience"
Let's discuss the art
Symphonies and books,
Paintings and plays and a drink.
Smiling and lovely.
I was wearing pearls.
The building was beautiful.
You told me I was.
Let's go exploring.
Churches built when art was real
Stand tall and pointing.
One day you'll be here,
And all the past will be gone
The world will be new
October 2, 2014
Waltzing and waltzing
Round and round the spinning room.
No one here but you.
October 4, 2014
Wind chimes are chiming,
Cool breeze blows across blue skies.
Those Roman Street jams.
A breath of fresh air,
Fall is finally here on
Saturday morning.
October 5, 2014
Some days you wake up,
And the sky is clear and blue;
The world is alright.
The station is Swing.
A smile and kick in my step;
The world on a string.
October 8, 2014
Why is the bed soft
And why are the blankets warm
At 6:22?
Surely it should be
Crimes against humanity
To rise this early.
December 19, 2014
Rain and the heartbreak
Come 'round every now and then.
Jon Foreman tunes help.
December 25, 2014
Human and divine,
He's not a God of boxes.
Oh the irony.
January 26, 2015
Praise God, my Mem'ry.
I so often forget You.
So, You remind me.
February 2, 2015
Rising 'fore the sun
Feels like we're jumping the gun.
Unnatural, no?
November 21, 2018
Oh, twitter exists.
I had almost forgotten.
So here's a haiku.
January 31, 2019
St. John Bosco says,
"Reason, religion, kindness."
Would that we'd listen.
Truth and Love cannot
Be separated because
God's not divided.
February 2, 2019
Sunshine and blue skies,
Coffee and podcasts galore:
Saturday morning.
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God is Truth and Light.
There is no darkness in Him.
Superstition, cease!
True faith seeks the Truth
Because love seeks to know
The belov'd's nature.
Never stop learning.
Truth for Truth's sake is the way.
Learn because you love.
(Inspired by the Clerically Speaking podcast)
February 3, 2019
Super bowl was dumb.
O idols, fall down quickly!
Yes, we don't need you.
America dies
In strange ways looking for joy;
The Saints have more fun.
February 9, 2019
I'm not owed a thing.
What I'm given is a gift.
Praise then, soul! And love!
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Heaven, so hidden,
but I have seen You before
in glimpses of Fire.
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Love never slumbers.
Upon his terrible face,
A secret smile.
February 10, 2019
Grey skies in winter,
Rife with anticipation:
Spring is coming soon.
Difficult waiting,
But Hope, she knows the promise.
He'll make good on it.
February 26, 2019
Lo! The joyous cry!
Brass... and beads and moonpies fly.
Behold! Lent is nigh.
May 5, 2019
Big, billowy clouds
Sailing in the summer sky.
Turn up the sunshine!
May 16, 2019
Safety in wombs, boats.
But earth's thy ship, says Therese.
Heaven's arrival.
May 26, 2019
Evergreen branches,
Misty mountaintops great us.
Seattle, hello.
June 23, 2019
Redwood cathedrals,
Aspen chapels stretch skyward,
All singing Your Name.
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Your heart spoke to mine.
Humility is beauty
I cannot forget.
August 4, 2019
Broken hearts and souls
need the tender gaze of God,
broken for their sake.
Unless I know mine,
I cannot see nor be salve.
Come, Holy Spirit.
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