She is a song.
not the weaker,
but more fragile,
softer, sweeter
counterpoint:
to my melody
Monthly Archives: May 2008
An Italian Vibe
An italian vibe
Floats on the air at gittos
with wine and pasta
Anna Mae Thompson
she was strong
brooking no obstacle
as a woman and a daughter
a sister, a wife, and a mother
she loved her family
giving without sparing
wise, determined, deeply caring
by breath and unshaking faith
she was my grandmother
loving and deeply proud
leaving a legacy of grace
hope born of faith and love
Sound
in the stillness a quiet room
a broken deep, a silent loom
the dulcet braid, the complex wave
the deafening empty pounding rave
Meme
I don’t do memes as a general rule. I don’t know why. There’s something very stubborn in me that resists following the crowd (though I follow the crowd in a great many things, so the stubbornness isn’t really rational).
but today i felt like it. so here:
Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Bicycle Repairman
2. Painter
3. Janitor
4. Music Director
Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
1. The Princess Bride
2. Lord of the Rings (extended cut, Jackson version, all three)
3. The Shawshank Redemption
4. Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Four places I have lived:
1. The house in Arlington, Texas, where I got saved, and first kissed a girl (we were four, and i was gullible)
2. The house in Fort Worth, with the trails at the end of the block, with the stream where i cut my foot open and had to get stitches.
3. Missouri Baptist College Dorms
4. Manhassett Village, my first apartment.
Four T.V. shows that I watch:
1. Stargate Atlantis
2. CSI:Miami
3. Num3ers
4. Eli Stone
Four places I have been:
1. Galway, Ireland
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Soroti, Uganda
4. San Francisco, CA
Four of my favorite foods:
1. Chili (of any sort)
2. Steak
3. Lasagna
4. Fried okra
Four places I would like to visit:
1. Venice
2. A South Pacific Island (Samoa or one of the less populated islands of Hawaii)
3. Potsdam, NY
4. Rockies (the mountain range)
I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Traveling, somewhere
2. Autumn
3. A visit from the Bergeys (i hope)
4. this one I’ll leave a mystery. ;)
Mountains, Gettysburg, PA
Dusk
Softly the yellow dusk
Descended on the skyline
And golden light reflected
On the puddle after rain
Stricken
I am cut to the quick, I am stricken,
Undeserving of the mercy that You have given
How can I make for my life a demand
When all that I am is Yours to command
I grasp in my heart for what I deserve
I forget that my life is here only to serve
And I’m caught in between desire and love
Loosing sight of what waits for me above
Blood, Fire and Vapour
Blood, fire and vapour
Signs above and below
Wonders in heaven and earth
Darkness, and a blood moon
His Spirit poured out
His servants declaring
The great and notable day
His day, the day He comes
The day we are saved
If we call upon His name
– acts 2:18-21
