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Love Seat on the Front Porch
I come out here to get away, and sit
in the quiet noises of the neighborhood -
lawn mowers, power tools, birds, barking,
and greetings of power walkers on the road -
or the muffled sound of the kids fighting insideI come out here to sit in the warmth
of the sun and unconditioned outdoor airComments 0 -
Bearded Al Gave Us a Gift
I lie in bed in my Georgia home, located on Forest Drive
- my house really is kind of set in a forest,
in a neighborhood set in a Metro Atlanta forest -
and I hear him outside, close by, calling out, asking us
“Who cooks… who cooks for you… who cooks for you all?”
His call is deep, smooth, and purposeful.
And I think of the... -
His Back Will Carry Me
There are moments when
I feel ready to fly away from
the tyranny of human systems and
the tyranny of my body
the tyranny of this seen universe.My mind wonders about and
my soul longs for
greater beauty and knowledge and
the pure system of Jesus Christ
the Kingdom of God
which I am convinced is
new every morning, so to speak,
if there are mornings there
