May 28. Twenty-eight words.

Not just a license plate,

but how it shields the grinding wheel,

a father standing over his son,

the shadow of authority,

a bystander,

unable to prevent accidents.

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May 24. Twenty-four Words.

So perhaps love is this way: high pressure

then afternoon rain, the fresh smell of arrival,

forgiveness, like regret,

staying face up through the cloudy

ablution.

  

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(link to Monkey. )

May 21. Twenty-One Words.

Fear never burned

with disbelief like the mouse,

forced headfirst

into the wind,

flight without feather or faith

to catch himself.

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May 18th. Eighteen Words.

Like a word misspoken, then taken back. 

We call it morning, with coffee

so strong it needs cream.

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May 17. Seventeen Words

 

 

 

She

huddles

against failure,

curls into yesterday, despairs,

stunned

that she was Chosen

for this moment.

 

  

 

   

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May 13th. Thirteen Words

 

Beauty’s indifferent to poverty, affluence.

My reflection floats on the surface

And wonders.

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May 9. Nine Strophes

Hoar Frost. You don’t need a picture.

Memory does it for you, imbedding words into being.

Yet there are also words with no visuals.

Abstractions like hot and smothered. Sigh.

How interesting that God describes Himself as the Word.

Covering both universe and nothing. 

God’s name is not Word, He is Word.

But He has many names.

Is there any honor greater than being named?

Apricot tree.

Magpie.

Ice.

A name,

being invited in,

winning the draw, finally chosen.

You are.

  

Billions of dirt brown birds,

 along with hairs and stars and sand on the beach

 and ubiquitous shreds of plastic

 gently rolling down a pitted street in Africa

… becoming something.  

The Word says I will have a new name in Heaven.

Names, unpronounceable here 

no doubt,  but  I imagine there

one syllable  in every name

to be yes.

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May 7 Mother's Day Weekend

Emptiness 

filled by likeness:

you in me.

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I miss you Mother.

Marjorie Carey Brosius

(1927-2004)

 

May 5

Even a gull can FLY.

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May 4

Oh, please, no dogs.....

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