Udderly

04 February 2015

 

I speak,

usually,

from regurgitation,

chewing and swallowing again,

like cows.

 

And yet,

rumination

is an essential part

of getting nourishment from life.

Smart cows.

 

jungle

04 February 2015

 

My machete’s sharp.

I blazed trails, none existed

through my own jungle.

 

I jungled into

a deep, dark silence, and yet,

I never got lost.

 

Some explorers do,

some return changed, richer for

their experience.

 

Finding your way out

is often the beginning

of exploration.

Ode to a Robin

04 February 2015

 

Ode to a Robin

 

An unmistakable song,

shadows seen, prove Winter’s strong,

six more weeks of hope deferred,

red-breasted faith, Spring’s assured.

 

Remembering how to sing,

join the choir living brings,

Death’s sting, O grave defeated,

joyful news, oft’ repeated.

 

Spark returns, a simple choice,

resurrect me Robin’s voice,

emerge from this empty tomb,

Life’s my Bride, and I, her Groom.

 

Three remain, the greatest still,

if lived, would all things fulfill,

I preach what I do not see,

by grace, by faith, I believe.

 

Like the Robin I will sing,

not of Winter, but of Spring,

of Tomorrow yet to be,

sing my soul, please sing to me.