19 Winter winds
Jazz & Candy come what may
On Valentine’s Day
19 Winter winds
Jazz & Candy come what may
On Valentine’s Day
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An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels (Proverbs 31:10).
To know you may freely bare your psychosis and weep for a while without ostracism, and cry out for help together, and suddenly see undeserved forgiveness. To play silly childish games, without shame, laughing for a day in the bright sunlight. To know you may live like eternity is a breath away, and yet to go to sleep forever will only be a refreshing nap before you are together again, hand in hand in the sunshine, walking streets paved in gold.
Copyright © Donald Lindsey
12 February 2022
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Dawn's drip drip drip drip Early winter snowmelt sings The herd's lullaby
lifelong loyalty imperishable moments with each breath taken
The allure of trees
Refuge and store of the earth
Weapons of the storm
Sunrise in the East
Scorches life yet begets life
With purpose and love
Photo courtesy of Tanya Vyshegorodtseva
one sunshiny day I caught
streptococcus pneumoniae
God rescued me
Springtime quarantine
Summertime bring out your dead
Eat soul cakes in the fall
Longfellow's famous poem "I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day" contains a stanza we can hang our hats on, no matter how difficult things are in our lives:
"And in despair I bowed my head; 'There is no peace on earth,' I said; 'For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!'” I'm grateful to the The Gospel Coalition for leaving this morsel of truth. It altered my perspective and softened my pragmatic heart this past Christmas season. It made me see how small my difficulties are. Sometimes we read or listen to poetry blindly, without bothering to look into the circumstances of its conception. I urge you to select the link above, read Longfellow's story and his poem, and think about the impact that Luke 2:14 had imprinted in his consciousness. The truth is that there never has been peace on earth. The world has never been free of the bonds of hatred. But pure joy & peace comes from a source outside ourselves.
Longfellow shows us how to overcome our circumstances and find grace in the most unlikely space and time, and perhaps the most ironic situation imaginable.
Peace among those with whom He is well pleased!
Icy blue wind bites
Cuts to the bone and balls freeze
Shiver me timbers
A force of nature
Her name: Great Legs Michigan
The gams that girl has!
Photo courtesy of Donald Lindsey
Hole in the ozone,
blood dripping from both eyes,
while my lungs implode.