Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Perfect Poet
They shout from sky and land and sea
For who on earth has ever heard
A purer form of poetry?
The poet of this humble sod
Could not one stroke of beauty pen
But for the poetry of God
Written on the hearts of men
Janet Martin~
You Are Not Alone
Friday, January 13, 2012
Love's Parting
There is parting, in love
But never good-bye
Though its force like an ocean
May flow from our eye
Sweet, ever sweeter
Its memories gleam
Caught in the current
Of Time’s hastening stream
There is pain in love’s parting
And an ache in its thought
But love overcomes
What desire cannot
Though oft, for a moment
A tear dims the eye
At the thought of love’s parting
…but never good-bye
J~
Moments are like bubbles..
we cannot catch them, but simply marvel at their
delicate beauty as they pass.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Revelation
Tango
Legion of sorrow
Tonight we dance
and weep tomorrow
Never once
did it enter our minds
that both are intricately
Intertwined
Janet
Blessing...or Curse?
http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2012/01/thursday-think-tank-80-choices.html
Choice…the blessed curse
Wake or sleep?
Coffee or tea?
Toast, eggs or cereal
Or all three?
Milk whole, skim, low-fat, no-fat
Hair-style, straight or curl?
Or an up-do in a clip?
Mother-ish or girl?
Flats or heels?
Skirt or jeans?
Black or denim?
Dirty or clean?
Wing it alone?
Or, pause to pray?
Say, Good job, son
Or have nothing to say?
Consume longing?
Or be content?
Seek or observe?
Music or silence?
Hope or despair?
Foolish or wise?
Laughter or self-pity?
Truth or lies?
Peace and deliverance
Or anger and strife?
It’s up to you, my friend
But we get only
One life
Janet
We become the choices we make!
Life is a sequence of choices.
Choice is free, but consequence is inevitable.
Choose, this day who you will serve...Joshua 24:15
The Clear Winner...
http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.com/2012/01/thursday-think-tank-80-choices.html
Prompt: choices
H-m-m-m
To write or not to write
An addiction is never
Really a fight
Unless we desire to over-come
I’m addicted to the love of word
So writing wins
Every time
Janet