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16 Apr 2013

This Time

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, home, ideas, poetry, time | 0

This silence is a welcome rest.This space is where I think.This time is like an empty cupthat’s filled up to the brink.

8 Apr 2013

Out of Place and Time

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, difficulty, home, poetry, time | 0

A place for everything and everything in it’s place. Where do I put the bag of baby clothes I washed and folded and packed and labeled the day before we heard about their miscarriage? There is no place for that. … Continued

5 Apr 2013

Louder

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, home, nature, poetry | 0

Louder every morning,the birds sing in the trees.They are louder than the chickens,and that puts my mind at ease.And they’re louder than the footstepsthat go across my ceilingand they’re louder than my worries,and that gives me a good feeling.

19 Jan 2013

Holding Pattern

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, home, poetry, redemption, work | 1

We’re in a holding pattern,not sure where to land,and we’re not just going to settlefor just any patch of sand.We’re not planning how to crash;we’re not running out of fuel.We are looking how to ground ourselvesto work towards earth’s renewal.

18 Jan 2013

Random

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, grace, home, poetry | 0

Thank God the state of my house doesn’t determine the state of my soul,because no matter how hard I try, they both are beyond my control.Interior design wouldn’t make me more alive, righteous or wise.I think I’ll label this shelf … Continued

7 Jan 2013

When We Get Back

by Rebecca | posted in: baby, daily poem, home, poetry | 0

Home again, home again,unpackity-pack.There’s lots of unpackingwhen we get back.And laundry, and emails,and four-hour naps. Home again, home again,unpackity-pack.

6 Jan 2013

Why Live Anywhere

by Rebecca | posted in: change, daily poem, family, friends, home, poetry | 0

We want to know where you will livebut you have no reply to give.You could settle here or there.You could live just anywhere. Why live, why live,why live anywhere?We seem to land just where we fall.It matters a lot, but hardly at … Continued

4 Jan 2013

Morning Coffee

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, home, poetry, work | 0

I hope you made good tips last night, because I sure missed you. And if you’d come home early, to be sure I would have kissed you. But here you are, my favorite sight, next to me by morning light. … Continued

17 Dec 2012

Jail

by Rebecca | posted in: daily poem, home, poetry, work | 0

Some people try to go to jail just so they can freeload.I’ve heard of that, and I’m sure it’s rarely true.Rare because, although we all hate to be busy,in jail we’d make escape plans just for something to do.

14 Dec 2012

Get Up and Go

by Rebecca | posted in: baby, daily poem, difficulty, home, poetry | 0

Our baby’s always on the move.She wants to get up and gobut no place is safe for her.We watch the news and want to move,to leave, to get up and goto someplace other than earth.

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