I awoke in a cold room, hunched on the floor beside a black and empty grate, the clock striking three, and the siren howling overhead.
C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
Waking from a winter’s dream Who was speaking to me then? Angels, bright, while demons slip Me thoughts on which they hope I’ll trip, Have guarded me again.
Linked to dVerse Poetics. Mish is hosting with the theme of quoting the last line of a book of our choice and writing a poem on it.
With roaring emotions fresh troubles may start. Soaring of insight warms a cold heart. Decide how this moment’s most fittingly spent. The iron of anger with kindness is bent. Doors opened outward bring shivers and cold, But sunlight, bright sunlight, though cloudy stays bold.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge where the prompt is “Outer Cold, Inner Warmth: The Comforts in Your Life”.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. What made me smile this past week with gratitude was the acceptance by Kids at Heart Publishing of three of my poems for their future anthology.
Also linked to dVerse Quadrille where De Jackson (aka WhimsyGizmo) hosts with the word “roar”.
Some elements are shiny, Others not so much. And some no matter how they try To hypnotize I don’t know why I’m charmed yet love their touch.
Linked to dVerse Poetics. Sarah is hosting with the theme of the periodic elements. If Og isn’t the last element, replace it with whatever is. Since I missed the Mister Linky deadline, I am also linking it to dVerse Open Link Night where Grace is hosting.
The turning of the calendar Drops decades in the past. It’s not enough to worry me. The present tends to last.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge with the theme “Welcome to the 2020s”. Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile to welcome cheerfully a new decade.
Do you hear the shepherd’s voice At the end of day? Come, rejoice. Each simple choice Lights your once dark way.
Filled to overflowing; Still not full enough - Stones protrude. With water Walk away what’s rough.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge with the theme of 2019 and to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. I’m posting a couple of photos from this past year that made me smile. Happy New Year tomorrow night.
The poem is based on the difference between being filled and being full as described by David Pawson.
Christmas light, Starry night, Winter dazzling Angel bright.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge with the theme “Show us your Christmas”.
Also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. It is nearly Christmas. Although there has been waiting and perhaps much else, what’s there not to smile about?
Reality is wonderful, Terrifying, too. What seems so weak, so powerful, Is filling all of you.
Linked to dVerse Meeting the Bar. Bjorn is hosting with the theme of Christmas gift poems.
Gehenna is a garbage dump From where those there could see Heaven, new Jerusalem, Above, majestically. I saw it on the sidewalk, A rusting, one-edge blade. I picked it up and wrapped it up And threw the blade away.
Linked to dVerse Poetics. Mish is hosting with the theme “New World”.
Happiness will help one glow. Happiness may not come though One does what one thinks one should do As colors blend with others new Cycling through the ever same Rebuked, reformed then round again. Winter’s whiteness stays a while Awaiting one more happy smile.
Linked to K’lee and Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge. This week the theme is ‘Color My World’.
Also linked to dVerse Quadrille. Lillian is hosting with the word “glow”.
It is also linked to Trent P. McDonald’s The Weekly Smile. This past week the answers to a couple of questions on Quora suddenly made sense to me. There is nothing like understanding something (finally) to make me smile.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 