CREATIVE NOTE: December 19, 2019 was our 10th anniversary with WordPress.com. If you wish, see the Achievement post at Poems from Oostburg, Wisconsin. We began this site, Poems From Psalms and Nature, in July 2010. These 10 years hold a lot of life, a lot of hope. I always feel I am just beginning . . . thank you.
I published these poems as I wrote them on my blog, Poems From Oostburg, Wisconsin. Today they are here, in one post, in honor of Mother’s Day. When I helped with her care, for many years a long time ago, my mother often asked if I was writing. Then I was not able to write, as often, for many reasons. Now my heart is overflowing.
My study of haiku influences my poetry in general. And my goal is to offer hope. There is a lot of rest around my posts, and the new WordPress editor makes it easy for me to create posts like this small collection today.
Hope you enjoy the poems, and perhaps one or two especially. And when you are unable to create, the work is still growing, as I have learned. Health must be the first priority. Thank you.
grey stillness
evergreen branches are a painting and I can see the shape of each branch
Easter lily continues to bloom and fragrance blesses the room
where one person may see an empty building I see the store that was there before and where I shopped for my mother
the road may look grey with rain today yet I remember this road on all kinds of days over many years and seasons
bookstores may have closed yet shelves of books to look at and perhaps buy exist in different places thrift stores and other stores library discards too
one step at a time a new life can grow and sometimes later we may realize that we are more at home than ever before
resilient some broken branches interesting shapes shelter for birds
the years show and they are beautiful as they bless today
May 10, 2015 (with some revisions today in the visual presentation of the poem). The WordPress editor inspires me to try new ideas. The original post may be seen here.
Poems From Psalms And Nature 