How much do we become
what others perceive us to be?
Intelligent thoughts are trapped in here.
People wait patiently
trying to understand
I feel handicapped, mentally deficient.
I’m still in here!
Archive for June, 2008
I’m Still in Here!
Posted in Poetry on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Autumn
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first touches of yellow
like highlights in the leaves.
A few gray strands
appearing in my hair.
The leaves proclaiming
a new season.
The gray hairs announcing
a new season of my life.
Both seasons, nature’s and my own,
are welcome.
Letting Go
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Plans being made
Meetings
The job goes on,
But I am gradually stepping back.
Preparing for the transition,
Doing the work,
Fulfilling the responsibilities,
But withdrawing from the passion.
This work I loved
Left to someone else
Plans being made
Meetings
The job goes on,
But I am on a different path.
Live in the moment
Posted in Poetry on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Live in the moment,”
Maria said to me.
In my head I knew what she meant,
but not in my heart.
I had my list to check off-
Jobs to do,
Plans to be made,
Life to be organized.
Then a hiccup, a diagnosis,
an interruption in my plans.
Music sounds sweeter to me now
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Stammering Tongue
Posted in Daily life on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My Bible Study leader said, “All of our circumstances are temporary.”
Isaiah 32: 4 says “…and the stammering tongue will be fluent and clear.’
I don’t remember having read that before. It just jumped off the page at me when I was reading something on the opposite page. When I read it I thought God was telling [...]
