A Street Called Parallel

January 15, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

When I was a girl, in small-town America, /
There was a street called Parallel, /
Where we Protestants ran alongside the /
Catholics – an historical microcosm of /
Our ancestral nations.

Our National Church

October 2, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And then, we watch our evening shows
Where bullets fly, and people don’t die,
But miraculously rise again
To record the next
Most-watched season!

Reapers

September 25, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Reap to the edge,
Destroy the fence-row.
Make more crops
From which money grows.

Polarity

September 18, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You spoke of oranges and pomegranates, and moonlight on the Sea of Galilee…

Eternal Cycles

September 9, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

I am becoming a blade of grass,
That grows and withers, yes.
But also, as it does so,
Develops some perfect Kelly green stalk…

Color Me Crimson

May 20, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

As history’s mundane toil, and epic battles ensue
It’s clear no race is exempt
From ways that are imperfect, unkempt.

Charity?

April 29, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You were so thankful, and my friends
Were so proud of my gracious
Charity, seeing
I had aided
You…

Communing With the Eternal

April 1, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

A meal’s prepared,
The Spirit waits to welcome them there,
Or here,

Making Maids

March 27, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

I fell asleep thinking about swollen river banks – it’s
Rained for two days straight. Overnight,
Thunder rolled outside as I rolled over
In my sleep, and woke
Thinking of Moses…