Poetry
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A Poem for the Faithless (I understand.)
more than once Ibentthe vineto make sure therewas life(oh ye of little faith)and then one day whilelooking awayit bloomed,of course it did.(Lord, help myunbelief.) -S.V.F., Faith read more: The Heart of Hugh – launching this spring Hope is a Gangly Thing – words for March The Grace of God in Seasons of Pain Continue reading
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A Poem for What It’s Like Being a Mother
There goes my son sailing down the slide with sword and shield raised high, soaking his jeans thanks to the earlier rain. Here comes my daughter with arms outstretched running to me squealing “Mommy!” on a plain Tuesday morning. There’s my baby girl crawling to me as fast as she can with a grin I… Continue reading
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I Learned to Love the Wind – the poem that started it all
All my poetry is deeply personal, reflective, rooted in my faith in Christ, and very inspired by nature and each of the four seasons… And some of these poems are just begging to be made into fuller stories.✨️ Published in 2023, Swan Song of a Scarecrow holds the legend of the daisy which never bloomed… Continue reading
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The Wedding Arbor Still Stands – Us, too.
When we were visiting family over Christmas I got a photo of Ben and me under the wedding arbor that’s still standing a decade+ later. (Us, too.❤️) We burst through Mojave. Wind in our sails. Walked to the creek with our dreams. Yellow on walls in our first kitchen. Yellow after the graveyard shift. We… Continue reading
