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Category Archives: Poetry
Lenten Haiku
In 2013 as part of the season of Lent at my church, members were invited to create haiku expressing their thoughts and experiences of the season. I ended up only writing the one, but it was an interesting challenge.
Night Fog in L.A.
I had been driving back home from work in Culver City late one evening, which happened to be one of the rare nights when fog lay over the whole of Los Angeles. It wasn’t that unusual in the beach communities, … Continue reading
God’s Gifts
I’m thankful for the gifts God has given me. Not wasting them is a challenge.
Moonlit
This poem was written when I was thinking about the decline of the Space Program. The idea of reaching the Moon, visiting it, is very inspiring. I feel that we have lost that inspiration, and also the more imaginative, romantic, … Continue reading
The Forsaken
I wrote this poem for Good Friday several years ago, but didn’t manage to get it uploaded to the website. I often think about what if felt like for the Disciples for that period between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. … Continue reading
In the Now
This is a memorial poem for my friend Jack Gilbert. I met him in Premise. A true gentleman.
The door God shuts
Written for a friend who was going through a terrible time of loss.
A Matter of Faith
Written when I was an undergraduate, about an experience during a fellowship group retreat.
Holy Ground
Religious poetry, especially if it is about “sacred spaces,” usually focuses on nature as the godly place. But I don’t think the Lord is absent from the city. And where the Lord is, the ground is sacred. And of course, … Continue reading
Bowdlerizing Revived
(The following was originally published on my LiveJournal blog. Transferred to ScribblerWorks on 4/4/2017.) Beyond the reach of modern prudery The wealth of Shakespeare’s words lies safe, secure. And yet within the ranks of noted scribes Lurk those who would … Continue reading
