Turning Five

No longer the same little girl
or is she, the same, really?
An impish grin, cunning, negotiating
a better deal for herself, the sisters
in a moment she is the same; but
running to the school house,
out of our hands
serious about her learning
clever in the repartee we banter
give and take, or isn’t that such a good idea
negotiating with a five year old
who holds more of the cards
than we like to admit
but whose fooling who,
as if we had a clue
of that growing girl
with the attitude
who now is a big
high five

December 23, 2006 22:26


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Princesses Galore

A house of princesses
greeted our three
on the return from the church,
the pageant practice a lost memory
as we pulled into the space, saw the door
and its allure
This was a place for princesses,
and I a mere coachmen
posters, and bows, ribbon and balloons
cake and signs, plates and tablecloths
the six princesses festooned every spot,
every jot, for the girls to see, to drink the
smell of princesses
for a five year old princess, and her older
sisters two, a friend, and adults too many
to name, to assist mom and
stay out of the way
It was her day, in regal glory
and fidgeting majesty

December 23, 2006 22:20


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Three Candles

Candles of Hope, of Faith, of Joy
burning bright, waiting for tomorrow
with the candle of Peace
only a few hours more to His candle
the light entering the world once more
the ritual lighting of the light
bringing the good news to hearts afresh, anew
telling the old story, reaching new hearts
young hearts, with eyes of wonder
drinking in the story of the baby come
to save our souls, all of us
in a manger bed

December 23, 2006 22:12


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Blogs of Note

Blogs of Note - Have their own page - http://blogsofnote.blogspot.com/

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Boston 1775

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Being Her Village

A family, coming together
to help him, cheer
send him support, love
But, the village,
extended family, friends
and more, must,
must hold her up, pick up the slack
share her load, her cares, her toil
so she too can achieve
succeed, excel
as we all desire

December 21, 2006 20:23


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Compromise

Tears of frustration
welling up, from deep down
down within the soul, a tremor
a quake in the psyche;
innate sense of self
lost however briefly in the parsed,
the stitched, woven words
of compromise

Is agreement better
with support
or fight to the last
which is the greater costs,
to decide, remember her choice,
not my own,
I the pen, the scribe,
the advocate still

December 21, 2006 13:17


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Cypher

A cipher, nullity, a phantom
stood before them
unknown and unacknowledged
time lost never to be regained
lives turned, away
Left adrift, unfulfilled
unmerited and unheralded
without reference or rudder
crashing on the hidden shoals
the unseen rocks, day by day
below the waves, the sands of time
an unrecognized face, a forgotten voice
only an echo of a specter remains

December 21, 2006 13:08



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Remembering This Sacred Day

Two years ago today
the day we wed
on the stone bridge
in the park
in the snow

A handful of friends,
our daughters, our God
and the cold wind

Your blue dress,
my snowflake tie,
a beautiful silk bouquet
out in God’s creation

Words we wrote together
given by You
to share

Holy scripture with deep meaning
From the Book of Ruth
for us, to read together
through the tears
Speaking your servant’s words

Two rings, a kiss, a toast
promises declared in covenant
sealing the moment
we wed

December 13, 2006 22:07,
edited and renamed 12/17/06 19:26
(during the Rejuvenation service)
December 17, 2004

                                                                   
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