Pain the Earth

Pain the Earth

Pain the earth;
Hope the seeds;
Death the winter;
Sorrow; grief.

Snow the searching;
Ice the hate;
Sleet the trudging,
Lonely wait.

Rain the wisdom;
Love the sun;
Faith the sprouting;
Winter: done.

Joy the growing;
Peace the shoots;
Goodness budding;
Courage: roots.

Change the seasons;
Life the field;
God the grower;
We the yield.

Grace the flowers;
Mercy: fruit;
Love the harvest;
All things: new.

Day is Done

Day is done
Silent bed
Darkened house
Heavy head
Blanket warm
Pillow deep
Drooping eyes
Time for sleep
Busy week
Hungry day
Mostly work
Bits of play
Circles run
Pages read
Day is done
Time for bed.

Thank You, Husband

Thank You, Husband

You're curled up in the dark
Breathing soft and slow.
Your warm and quiet presence
Is a mystery even now.
How many years did I sleep alone?
Now I never do.
You chased me down and caught me up. You made me your bride.
My blanket is heavy and white.
Yours is thin and quilted dark.
We lie side by side,
Two silent pea pods.
What would we ever do with silence?
Your ugly fan keeps it away.
I've grown used to the whirring.
It is part of me, like you.
How many nights have I laid down
Taking you for granted?
Your quiet presence
Chases loneliness away.
Thank you.

Fickle Heart

Fickle Heart

Oh fickle, unknowable heart,
How long have I lived with you,
Yet a stranger you are.
Yes, stranger and stranger
With depths and twisted chasms.
Puzzle maze chambers
Lead me, a wanderer,
Through the mystery
Of your aching inconsistency.
You rise and fall
Lurching, unsteady,
Dropping me from
Feet to knees to face
As I seek to know you.
Baffling heart
Puzzle pathway
Leading me from
Childhood to maturity.
With uncertain steps,
I journey on.