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 2207

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Superbowl Haiku - 2 2008-01-26 15:00:00 Nineteen and zeroJust win one more, PatriotsTeam of Destiny!January 26, 2008http://www.onlyagame.org/ ...

Superbowl Haiku 2008-01-26 14:53:00 Superbowl haikuPatriots, Patriot scoreUndefeated, Yeah!January 26, 2008http://www.onlyagame.org/ ...

He Called Me 2008-01-26 14:15:00 There I was, with my partners, my brotherworking, as we had for years, toiling in our boaton the Sea of Galilee, fishermen,that is what we were, until that dayHe was the one, baptized by Johnin the Jordan, or so was the storyabout this man, JesusHe called me, Me,to follow Him,to be fishers of men,no longer in my boatdoing what I had always knownHe called MeAnd I followed HimJanuary 26, 2008Matthew 4:12-23 ...

The Weight of the Dove 2008-01-26 08:17:00 He was forever changed,the weight of the dove, the spirit of Godresting upon him, still upon himits impression visible, transformingas he walked the shore, as he called the brothers,the brothers in labor, in ministry to comethe fishermen, James and John,Andrew and Simon, the rockBefore the ministry, before the transfigurationat the very start, his life changedwith the weight of the dove upon himJanuary 26, 2008Matthew 4:12-23 ...

Following the Master 2008-01-26 08:12:00 Before he was known, before he was seenhealing, teaching, he walked the shorefresh from his cleansing, the anointing by the Spiritthe weight of the dove still upon himHe saw brothers, fishermenThere on the shore, he called themto follow him, to walk with him,to fish for men, the hearts of mento turn them toward God,a right understanding of loveof heavenly righteousnessHe called them, and their lives changedno longer were they fishermenon the shore, in the boats, mending netshauling their catchThey were called to different workfollowing the MasterJanuary 26, 2008Matthew 4:12-23 ...

Just how far have we come? 2008-01-24 14:02:00 In this week when we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I am forced to wonder aloud, “Just how far have we come”, as a nation, as a people, in reaching Dr. King’s dream?I observed a troubling scene this morning. I was just an on-looker. I do not know what was in the hearts of the children. Any conclusion is merely my own, based on how it appeared.Two young boys, one tow-head white and one ebony-black, likely a refugee child from Africa who may not yet speak English, were waiting in line to go into school. The black boy was ahead of the white boy in line. The white boy was just a few inches taller, heavier. He was facing the other boy. He had his right hand held on the front of the other boy’s throat. It looked to me like the way a pit-bull, or other similar dog or a big-cat grasps its prey, immobilizing it. The other boy, facing me, did not move. I was struck by the scene. It may have been about 10 seconds, at most, before I stepped in to stop it.The staff moved in at the s ...

In My Arms 2008-01-23 04:18:00 The savior of the world, the one we had hoped for,the Messiah we prayed for his coming,held in my arms, falling into the water togetherbaptized with water,right next to me, as we came upout of the water, the Jordanthe Spirit of God shone down from heaventearing the curtain, heaven and earth oneAlighting on him, the Spirit of GodWake the neighbors, the Savior Lives!January 23, 2008John 1:29-42 and sermon,“Witness”, by Reverend Peter Hey,Wesley United Methodist Church,Concord, NH 1/20/08 ...

Ruby Slippers 2008-01-22 20:17:00 A pair of ruby slipperssequined and well-wornOld friends gingerly placed,lovingly left for another dayI don’t know their owner;but I have seen the smiles, the gleeI can imagine, from my own princessesand their joy in dress-uptime when their wonder, magicrubs off on meOh, I can imagine her so welland the giggles that erupteach time she slips them back onJanuary 22, 2008 ...

Casting Their Nets 2008-01-22 20:13:00 Casting their nets into the seaseeking their food, their livelihooddropping their nets, their livesat the word of the carpenteroffering them bigger game, bigger stakesif they would follow himJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:18-20 ...

Repent – haiku – 7 2008-01-22 20:11:00 Repent, confess sinwashed clean in the rivernew creatures in ChristJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...

Repent – haiku – 6 2008-01-22 20:09:00 Shed your old skin, selfbe a new creation, livejoy in the morningJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...

Repent – haiku – 5 – v1 2008-01-22 20:07:00 Reverse the course, flowembark on a new pathwaythe straight and narrowJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...

Repent – haiku – 5 – v2 2008-01-22 20:07:00 Reverse the course, pathfollow a new directionthe straight and narrowJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...

Repent – haiku – 4 2008-01-22 20:05:00 Love God, not mammon;be born anew, adoptedTurn from your old selfJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...

Repent – haiku – 3 – v2 2008-01-22 20:04:00 Wash with the SpiritBe made clean in your true heartset your trust in GodJanuary 22, 2008Matthew 4:12-23Matthew 4:17 ...