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. |
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Ignoring Precedent
2007-09-08 10:20:00
My blood boiled,my eyes rolledat the position they tookthe wall they createdto entry, to rightsClaiming their argumentin spite of, ignoring,denying precedentOh that doesn’t apply,this is so different,they are individuals after all…But in their piety,their overstated certainty,a child is barred fromrights stated, in repeatedrepeated decisions, in many courts,all stating they are wrong,or so I will arguebefore the next tribunal.Next stop, stare decisis.September 7, 2007 21:14 ...
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Site visited by all states
2007-09-08 09:56:00
As of today, Poetry Where You Live has been visited by someone from every state of the United States (and the District of Columbia) and by people from 92 other countries. ...
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To Everything
2007-09-05 12:12:00
The seasons of life,The moments, parsed out in timeTime for everything,everything under heavenmetered out by the creator,given as free will, for us to choose,within the bounds of the creation,a time for this and for that,shared and alone,we walk this pathso we can reachour destination,return to our heavenly homefrom whence all beganSeptember 5, 2007 13:09Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11http://www.biblesociety.ca/free_scriptures/escriptures/ecclesiastes3/ecclesiastes3.html ...
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Devotionals
2007-09-03 19:43:00
Daily time spent with you in the wordEffective way to center me for my dayVehicle for communing with the CreatorOpening myself for the wisdom in the wordsTaking time out to reflect on my purpose, your willIndividual messages in the pages of the bookOne with my sister, my wife, sharing words for usNew day, here I am, use meAnswers to prayers in the story, in the thoughts to live byLove in the scripture, your love oh my LordSend me your spirit so I may do my partSeptember 3, 2007 20:42 ...
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In the Potter’s Hands
2007-09-03 14:06:00
I am clay in the potter’s handsMold me, shape me, make meWhat you will of meUse me for your purposesImbue me with the skills, the spiritTo serve where you would have me servePerforming the services you would intendWherever you would send meHowever you would will meTo send me forthFrom this space, this placeInto the worldAs your servant, your sonYour child, in your image,The image of your son,Our brother, our example,Our savior, like us clayHeld in the potter’s handsSeptember 3, 2007 15:05Jeremiah 18:1-11 ...
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A Converted Zealot
2007-09-03 07:54:00
What better advocatecan serve a mission,a calling, a purposethan a converted zealota true believerone on the other sidethe opposing argumentA changed soul, by blinding lightby a plea from a deityon the dusty road to DamascusEpiphany in an instantpurity of words, synthesizedboiled down for the retellingRepentant, forgivenand send on his missionSeptember 3, 2007 8:17am1 Timothy 1:12-17 ...
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On the Potter’s Hands
2007-09-03 07:48:00
Molded, shaped, reshapedin the potter’s hands,imperfections worked out,pulled from the clay,balance, symmetry,made useful by his hands,by the yielding of the clayto the potter’s touchtransforming a lumpof inert clayto something wonderful,useful to the potter’s purposesA bit of clay stillon the potter’s handsSeptember 3, 2007 8:10amJeremiah 18:1-11 ...
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A Sermon on Ruth
2007-08-29 17:00:00
If I could write a sermon on RuthWhat words would I use, what would I say?to tell the world about RuthHow would I convey the person she is?to share what I know, what I have learnedWhere would I turn, where would I look?to find the words, the right wordsWho would I ask, to help me in the telling?the inmates, the pastors, the sisters in faithWhich of these would lead me to a fuller story?explore the nuances, the linking of her life to her namesakesWhy would I spend the time to find the words to share?Because there is a sermon to share about Ruth,A story of loyalty, of fealty, of love, of servanthoodworthy to be told, to be heard, to understand.Who she is, why she does the things she does,where she feels called to be, what she hopes to achieve,and which sandals she is willing to wear.And the answer to when is why not now.August 29, 2007 17:55About Ruth and the Book of Ruth ...
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God’s Will
2007-08-29 14:37:00
At the end of our prayerbefore our partingafter the words, the request for wisdomthat my mouth wouldfind your words, oh LordClosing with the prayerthat Your will would be donethat the outcome, the decisionalways, would be Your will,that your justice would be doneat the end of the day, the end of the processthat my gifts, given by You,would serve Your will, Your purposesthis day in this place ...
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Stewards of the Garden
2007-08-26 12:27:00
We are called to maintain,to protect, to tendthe garden, to weed, to water,to prune, to care, to plant,to harvest, to till, to feedto respect the garden,to leave the gardenfor others to enjoyAugust 26, 2007 13:26 ...
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Touching Her Face
2007-08-25 07:18:00
Like gloved handsat the summer cotillionso were the petals of the suntouching her face,oh so delicately, so demurelybrushing her face, as in a whisper,pensive pose, thoughtful girlwatching perhaps for an appropriate suitorgetting the vaporsat the sight of himAugust 25, 2007 8:15 ...
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Drawn by the Fragrance
2007-08-24 19:43:00
A flurry of motiondescended on the ripe flowernew, open, uncovered nectarfragrant bloom blazing yellowPlate of color, expectantlaying a welcomefor the buzzing crowdAugust 24, 2007 17:04 ...
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The Petals Unfurled
2007-08-24 19:41:00
The sun began to shinethe petals unfurledprecise order, sequenceregimented, controlledsynchronized bloomingset down in the genetic codethe grand designthe flower, before it was bornordering the moments,the shutter clicksdisciplined precisionof its regal awakeningAugust 24, 2007 16:22 ...
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Out of the Moist Rich Ground
2007-08-24 19:35:00
The ferns, the moss, the grassrise up, in the shadowed placesup out of the moist rich groundadding color, shape, and formto the fallow lee of the wallthe edge of the foundationrounded, muted forms,ancient plants gaining a footholdbreaking down the soillow growing plants, out of the wetup out of the groundAugust 24, 2007 15:52 ...
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