Tag Archives: spirituality

Poem: Wind And Rain And Pain

I went for a walkIn the wind and the rainTrying to escapeThe depth of my pain.Didn’t take longIn that elemental maelstromTo feel my soulBecome whole once more.Who cares thatThey’re soaked to the boneWhen their heart carries darknessDeeper than any ocean.As the night grew longerI trudged on and onWrestling throughMy doubts and my questions.Finding God inContinue reading “Poem: Wind And Rain And Pain”

Poem: All I Can Offer

I can’t offerA bodyMuscled in extreme.I don’t possessConfidence in abundance.I can’t promiseA steady jobOr money in perpetuity.All I can offerIs my love;My faith;My hope.I can promiseTo never give up;To always beWilling to listen;To ever beFully and completelyHonest and true.Is that enoughFor you toTake a chance on me?Can that get us throughMy darkness and my pain?AllContinue reading “Poem: All I Can Offer”

Poem: Simple Pleasures

So many menCrave adventureSeek thrillsSink their moneyInto adrenaline-rushing hobbies.Seeking virtual escapeEmpty powerHigh speedEmpty pleasure.I am a manOf simple pleasures.Give me a good bookTV show or movie.I’ll enjoy simple foodAnd simple drink.I’ll love long walksAlone in my mindUnder a starry sky.Nothing is betterThan time spentWith friends and family.Or getting lostIn simple mastery ofMy own body.I amContinue reading “Poem: Simple Pleasures”

Poem: The Best

I am notThe best at anything.Not swimming or runningSkiing or Tai Chi.I am notTop of my fieldNor top of my class.I am no expertNo guru.God knowsMost daysI struggle to surviveLet alone live.Yet I have a missionA God given purposeTo keep on walkingTo keep on strivingKeep on breathing.Show the worldThrough constant struggleThe meaning of persistence.I mayContinue reading “Poem: The Best”

Poem: True Victory

I was walkingIn the night.StumblingThrough the dark.I cried out to the LordIn anguish and despair.It seemed too muchMy heart wasFull with pain .The Lord reached outWrapped meIn Her embrace.I tried to shrug her offNot to be consoled.She said to me,“My dear childYou’re losing the battlesBut winning the war”.SuddenlyChaos became orderEverything fit into place.My heart wasContinue reading “Poem: True Victory”

Poem: The Right Fit

I am searchingFor the right fit.Looking to findA purposeful job.Hoping and prayingEndlessly yearningFor loveTrue and strong.Looking to fill my lifeWith communityFaithful and deep.I am seekingTo take the next right step.To find the balanceBetween work and playBetween time aloneAnd time with other.sI aimTo grow in strength;To listenTo the guidance of God;To improve my selfPhysicallyMentallySpiritually.I am strivingEverContinue reading “Poem: The Right Fit”

Poem: Time To Embrace

My heart achesWith loneliness.The painA constant reminderOf what I don’t have.ReluctantlyI concludeI must let her go.To love someoneSo muchThat you are willingTo let them goTakes strengthMost will never know.To do it againAgain and againTakes strengthBeyond imagining.I knowLordThe choices I have made.I feel the rightness.WhenO GodWill it beThe time to embrace?

Poem: When I Read The News

When I look at the worldWhen I read the newsIt’s easy to seeThe darkness and despair.To find reason for fearFeel angerFeel hate.KnowThat the world is broken.So easy to seeSo wrong it is.When I thinkHow far we have comeIn mere blink of an eye.When I seeThe people around meSmall and bright.I knowThe candles hold back theContinue reading “Poem: When I Read The News”

Poem: This Is Community Too

We stoodListening to the musicIn the warmDowntown night.I felt the urge to danceYet few had graced the floorPressure builtUntil I could wait no more.“Damnit I want to dance”I thought“To blazes with waitingFor just the rightNumber of people!”.So I strode onto the floorLet the music take over.Something happened thenSlowly and beautifullyMore and more peopleJoined the dancingContinue reading “Poem: This Is Community Too”