Of Three in One Day: To Gain, Renew, and Lose

1.
A wall of cold
Was I too bold
For you and rolled
The wrong way, but sudden you grin, not mad
At me, and use my name, I'm glad.

2.
I saw you out there, confused and hurt
We pulled you in and said it's okay to cry
You became one of us, heart and soul, eye to eye
Fun, Mother spunk, you could make a story fly
But then she died, cold and dry you became,
Distant you existed, I missed your eyes for their flame
For those seven other kids, mom and sister the same
But tonight you bounce in
And ask for a pen
We're getting you back for another round, 'nother try.

3.
Strange emotions tugged my heart
Those glorious moments in the dark
But scared of my wrong, I pulled back and wrote
To tell what I meant and to borrow your coat
We came back, it was good, were my fears just a fart?
But we're better off separate and not in the same boat
Tonight the last straw, I hear the last note.

All
What have I lost? What have I gained?
Communion anew, though some motion strained
I've learned and I've loved; stuck my hand in thin air
and saw what it means to just show that you care
I know I will fail and others will too
But nothing beats love; love tried and love true.

In the end, it was God; God is love, He has proved
Everything's changing, but it's me He has moved.

Poems

Full Circle

Seeds scattered
A life transplanted
She serves Him, seeks
Him, sees Him, knows
Him, and is known
To be of grace and
Gentleness, it seems
That all is right and
Perfect family and
Friends, shown and proven
Character, the values
Embedded of a life
Dedicated.

Surprise and good
Talks to him ever
Seeing more and yet
Not seeing past the
Present which he makes
Of strings, nice strings
Strings feel good, needed
She was; always leading
Keeping silent of her yet
Giving out the wrong parts
Ended up yelling but
Only near his face
Was always there
Deadicated.

Ever to never more
Shore is reached for
In despairing, halfhearted
Attempts where she sees
And shares, unlistened to
Frustrated, then placated
Ever come back to strum
At this fish once more
Than needed, now to
Sever, hurt and pain
Loss or no gain? Strain
Another time around the circle?
Dreadicated.

Sovereign brought in dear
Came along, a moment of perfect
Time and space to cry
And die and try and
Stand that dear stood for
Her strength to lengthen
The days running alongside
Of her endearing she
Took comfort of the faithful
Full prayer, warmth, seeing
The mighty clearly works
His hand for love which she obeys
Dedicated.




Hawk

A brilliant white
A shocking swath
Streaking down, crossing sight
Bearing bellies black as night.

Brazen will
Blazing strong
Across the air, tipping tops
Struggle seeming, never stop.

A sudden slide
A bomb nose dive
Slipping silent, almost thoughtless
Feathers rippling, wings with tautness.

A hawk alone
Hunts by day
A flock of hawks seems out of place
Connecting lives from time and space?