My Poetry and Prose Blogology
My Basement Leftovers
“time to clean my secret escapes of time
old objects from young cinnamon days
strewn in dusty heaps of past adventures…”
Climate and Religion
“Our stewardship over God's creation includes at its pinnacle, a sacred duty to love, respect, and care for all human beings with whom we share the earth.”
My Dream Within Dreams
“I was nurtured by a loving family
buried in a hibernaculum of hope
held in a myriad of young dreams…”
Photo courtesy of my friend, Rod Sorenson. rcoakley.com
Names Really Do Matter
“and they will aid us in arduous steps
if we take some time
to get to know them by name…”
Redemption
“friendly ocean waves
swiftly expunge my footprints”
Photo courtesy of my friend Rod Sorenson rcoakley.com
The Mist
“I’m blessed to flow with such waters and drink
from their clear tonics of peace and reassurance”
Photo by my friend Charlie Lansche— lastchancegallery.com
Religious Climate
“learning to connect
God-given scientific minds
to devout hearts
is enlightening and brings
enduring joy and peace”
My Giant Balloon
“awkward paths of sky
move slow—ahead
of mysterious breaths
in dawn’s lonely air”
My Only Home
“evil minions of the grey and cold rule
within my hideout of emotional numbing
absorbing the season’s warmth and kindness”
Slow Trails
“…opening a door and your mind
to skies of calming and natural prisms
diffusing wilder colors…”
Photo Courtesy of Jessica Taylor Crystal
All The Lights Within
“And as I understand the divine Creator better, I rediscover the lost art of personal creation.”
Webb Telescope photo of Pillars of Creation courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
The Darkness Between Lights
“I am the forlorn spirit
a burdened dimension
shaped by wintry flows
of an invisible presence”
Webb Telescope photo of Tarantula Nebula courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
Transformation
“Dreams can Become”
Webb Telescope photo of L1527 and Protostar courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).
Foreign Lights
“all our cosmic miracles of science
fused together at illimitable costs
open apertures to dazzling visions”
Webb Telescope photo of Cartwheel Galaxy courtesy of NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI).