Category Archives: National Poetry Month '08
Amen
by Shari Lynne Smothers
Thank you Father, for everything.
For the flowers and the trees
and birds that sing.
For the cool, smooth crooning,
Jazz playing on my stereo.
For all the places You’ve taken me.
For all the experiences I have yet to know.
There are so many things
that I have yet to learn.
There are so many doors that You’ve opened for [...]
Oh, the Moon!
by Shari Lynne Smothers
Luminous full Moon with its
finely etched marble finish.
A beautiful lamp God mounted.
Looks like He put in
a brand new bulb.
I can see the gray markings clearly.
So brightly does it shine
in the cool blue sky,
it radiates out have its own thickness.
If I held up a paper
I could trace exactly
the picture on the side of [...]
Stopped
by Shari Lynne Smothers
Only the sun showed bright.
I couldn’t tell if it was doing it though.
The air was still
the clouds didn’t move
power lines didn’t sway
as there was no breeze.
A green S.U.V. in the
middle of the street
carried people who
didn’t move or speak.
The family dog at the house
across the street
had fur that seemed
to be on pause and [...]
What Could I Lose?
by Shari Lynne Smothers
What would
devastate me
should I lose it
in this lifetime
is nothing I
can touch by hand.
For if I can
touch it
someone else
could break it.
Or, I could lose
my hands.
It is nothing
I can see
or smell.
For I could
lose
those senses
as well.
It’s nothing
I could taste.
An edible thing
is transient.
And finally
that sense could
fail me, too.
What would
devastate me
should I lose it
in this lifetime,
would only
disappoint [...]
Poetry Just Because
You may be wondering what’s with all the poetry. Poetry is a lovely way to tell stories. And since it’s April, and writing poems is a joy for me, I thought I’d step it up a bit for the last few days of the month.
You see, April is National Poetry Month. It’s a time when [...]
Mine
I see in you
hopes and dreams,
mine —
sketched broad,
like soft brush strokes of clouds,
white on a mesmerizing
blue background;
Seedlings of a future,
mine —
tended by loving hands,
nurtured by warm sunlight,
blossoming into a fragrant garden
of beautiful flowers,
the sweetest fruit,
and gorgeous evergreens;
Friendship divine,
mine —
my heaviest moments are
spirited away
on luminous wings,
my brightest times are
enjoyed with you;
A promise,
mine —
that I am held [...]
