life is a gift
we know not from
where it comes
or goes
more precious than
iphones or hummers that
fade far faster
than this flesh
life is a gift
that we never could have
asked for
or imagined
take it for gifted
this life
in love
it has sprung
in love
in loss
in fear and trembling alleluia.
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After my previous post which spoke about issues of war, I found it remarkably coincidental that a Lit reading that I needed to write a short paper on was a war poem. More specifically, it is a shoking anti-war poem that exposes the reality of the trench warfare in World War I. Written by Wilfred […]
What can I say in half-ass prose
of Christ who came to save our souls?
He came on down from heaven’s glory
became a part of humans’ story
He saw a world enslaved to grief
and brought joy through mere belief
His heart burned with reckless love
He became flesh from God above
He taught us how to live life best
To change the broken lives we’ve messed
He came […]
What is Good?
It haunts me.
What is Love?
It haunts me.
Will I live Them?
It dominates me.
The above was an attempt to take a snapshot of my deepest places. I don’t do so well with reading or writing poetry, but there’s something about it that taps into stuff that words don’t say too well.
There are definite longings that are unsatisfiable. […]
