Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 0 2015

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Waterboarding = Torture 2008-02-06 16:03:00 Waterboarding is torture - always!There is no process that makes it anything other than torture.America must never use torture.America must never use waterboarding!I am horrified that members of our government have engaged in waterboarding and I am even more horrified that people in our government are working to justify it, both before they did it and now.You do not fight terrorism with terror.How can we demand that other parties follow the rule of law when we do not?http://people.howstuffworks.com/water-boarding.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding ...

A Herd of Footprints 2008-02-05 08:42:00 A stampede, a herd, a huge wavewent before us, a herd of footprintsin the new-fallen, wet, thick snowsome overlapping, some pristinein the dense slushFootprints of eager childrenwalking, running, stomping to schoolfor another day of learning,right around the corner from homea wave of children, crashing on the gatesbringing giggles and bagsinto the schoolhouse doorsFebruary 5, 2008 ...

In His Talons 2008-02-04 10:51:00 Okay, so I don’t know it was a male hawk;but “in its talons” didn’t sound as good;but I digress.The well-stripped carcass, meat exposedthat so recently was beating fleshback against the ice and snow below.A raptor eating its prey in the side yardin February, in the cold.Yellow eyes staring at me, watching me,slithering on my belly across the snow,in a second pair of jeans, to capture more shotsmore pictures, intrusions on his mealtime.Little bits of down fluttered in the breeze,clung to the hawk’s wet beak, its own feathershuddled against himself, to stanch the coldEagerly completing its lunch,ready to soar again“if this stupid human would only leave me alone.”Point taken, sir.February 4, 2008on the hawk I photographed a year ago,reminded of him yesterday by the new carcass remainsin our driveway ...

4 years of blogging 2008-02-04 06:33:00 Today, 2/4/08, marks the 4th year for this blog, with 2,171 poems now posted, with 1,088 in the last year. I hope you like what you find here. ... Blogging

Pools of Living Light 2008-02-04 06:26:00 Drink from thesedeep pools of effervescent lightendless springs of living waterdip your cur, your chalicequench your abiding thirstwith the water of life, light to the worldthe ministry, the forgiveness,the redeeming through the Son,the way back to the Fatherdrench in the water, the living lighthope to the worldfor a better homeafter this work is doneFebruary 3, 2008 & February 4, 2008 ...

In Brilliance 2008-02-04 06:15:00 In brilliance, He was transformedradiant white light, shimmering on the mountainGod revealed the holiness of the Christthe beloved Son of the Most High, of manchanged on the mountain, fulfillingwhat was begun in the Riverwhen out of the water he roseand the Spirit fell upon himnow, in brilliancethe law, the prophetsfulfilled, revealed, in communionup on the mountainthe light shone in himin preparationfor the final journeyFebruary 3, 2008Matthew 17:1-9 ...

Captive Roses 2008-02-01 11:34:00 beautiful, long stemmed,perfect blooms, captive bloomsin the vases, of gifts of lovefrom her, from me, from themgiving in love, captured onthe digital screen, the memory card,the ether emulsionof this new ageimages of beauty,preserved in the camerato be shared, rememberedinto the futurelong after the bud fadesFebruary 1, 2008 ...

A Quick Call 2008-01-31 06:43:00 My phone ringing, too early for worka quick call, bringing a smile to my faceMy wife, calling to wish me well,a good day today, a promise of a quick returnfrom grad school this afternoon“I love you’s” exchanged over the airreaching eager heartsa quick call changing my day, for the betterJanuary 31, 2008 ...

Using Our Gifts 2008-01-30 18:10:00 spending time in the vineyard, the field,the orchard, using our gifts, to be messengers,to be brothers, sisters, to be hands and feetto be the light in the world, the light to the nationsin our time, in our place, to be the word, the handsof the savior, the loving hands of God, healing,lifting, comforting our neighbors, all of them,lending a hand, a kind word, good works,and the message of redemption, of saving graceusing the gifts we have been given, all importantto the work of the church, of spreading the good newsto all the nations, all the worldJanuary 30, 2008 ...

Daggers of Ice 2008-01-30 12:01:00 A cascade, a crescendoa waterfalla torrentdaggers of ice,hanging from the rustyfire escape, menacing, hangingfrozen fury, captured, preservedon the metal rails, the black paintpeeling under the stilettosnot quite vertical lines, frozen motionyearning for the groundangles from the wind, the stormsound too frozen, in the drip, drip,staccato in the melting,of the daggers of iceJanuary 30, 2008from a memory, a photograph long lostof the old fire escape at the rear ofThompson Hall, UNH, Durham,removed long ago ...

The Bush – haiku – 1 2008-01-30 11:52:00 non-consuming flameGod spoke from within the fire -Moses listenedJanuary 29, 2008 ...

Parted – haiku – 1 2008-01-30 11:52:00 seas gave way, partedchosen people were set freetheir enemies drownJanuary 29, 2008 ...

The Ark – haiku – 2 2008-01-30 11:50:00 Two by two they cameinto the ark, safe and drywatched by NoahJanuary 29, 2008 ...

The Ark – haiku – 1 2008-01-30 11:49:00 Gather two by twoall the animals come nighsafe in the ark; Flood!January 29, 2008 ...

Sacrifice – haiku – 1 2008-01-30 11:46:00 The Lamb died for meHe bore all my sin, my shamesacrifice of loveJanuary 29, 2008 ...