Cloaked traveler on a rocky path toward sunlit mountain peaks as beams break through storm clouds; dark evergreens line the valley, cinematic and mythic mood.

If you’re on a barren road,
walk with me on a journey towards wholeness.

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  • I am excited to announce that my latest chapbook of poetry is now available on Amazon in both kindle and paperback formats. These poems have gone through many edits, and I’ve invested lots of time…

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  • Feathers The weight of the world is a feather in the hand of its maker. It does not burden, break, or bury the one who reigns outside of Time and Space’s domain. Our behemoths are…

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  • Is It Bad To Be Codependent?

    If you’re waiting until you have everything together and not going to bring any baggage or negative energy into a relationship before you look for one, you’re either going to die single or you’re a…

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  • The Tragedy of The Parable of the Prodigal Son

    No single sin disqualifies you from the love of God, but your pride disqualifies God from your love. It is the deadliest and most serious of all sins. Yes, even worse than murder. Maybe not…

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  • Contemplating and Discerning God’s Will

    We can never know with absolute certainty what God’s will is; we can only do our best to keep an open place in our mind and heart for the Spirit to speak to us, constantly…

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  • My First Collection of Poetry is Free!

    The kindle version of my chapbook, “A Voice in the Wilderness”, is currently free on Amazon through Sunday. I would truly appreciate you leaving a rating and/or review 😊 You can find it at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JHC5Z8N/⠀

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  • Summertime Poem

    SummertimeClementine nectar drips down the chin.Summertime angels swim through the air again.The crack of a bat under the lights.Kaleidoscope fire explodes in the night.Root beer floats, cotton candy dreams.Capture the flag on neighborhood teams.July heat…

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  • Poem about the Power of Words and Poetry

    Words are a Holy FireWords surged from the penstaining, soaking everything like spilled paint.Wood pulp thirsty in a stateof mad-eyed hunger.Paper ravenous for a glorious taste,elated to gobble up and digestthe things that time can’t…

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  • Light Wielder Poem About Bringing the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth

    Light WielderCrystals hang from the heavenly chandelieron the city upon the hill.Catching light and doing for the eyeswhat wind chimes do for the ears.     A rustling.     An awakening     of an ancient force     that remembers,     that…

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  • The Chair Poem About Grief Death Dying

    The Chair Poem about Losing a Spouse The sun woke, stretched, streamed upon an early, April mourning. Birds arrived at the feeder chirping. I watched, sipping my steaming coffee. For a minuscule moment distracted until…

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  • The Town Mouse and Country Mouse Love Poem

    The Town Mouse and Country Mouse I was in love with the country, and she, in love with the city. We were in love with each other but were split by the hand of destiny.…

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  • Seaing A Poem

    See the sky like a searolling with crescent wavescrash into the dawn of day.Aurora’s tide making the darkness flee.See the puffy islands of whitefloat like buoys ina no-wake zone emerge behind the curtains of night.See…

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  • An Outstretched Hand Poem About God’s Grace

    An Outstretched HandGrace waits patiently for everyonelike Charon beside the River Styx.But Grace requires no coinagefor sin’s payment has been nixed.The sound of a boulder’s rumble,louder to the soul than deafening thunder,is the receipt for…

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  • She is the Sun Love Poem For Wife

    She is the Sun She is the sun rising in the east rousing me from the heaviness of sleep. Kissing my eyelids open wide with her light. Restoring my sight when I’ve grown blind to…

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  • Good Friday Inspiring Reflection Poem For Church That Rhymes

    A Christian poem for Holy Week / Good Friday / Easter about the crucifixion and who Jesus is.

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  • A Poem About Crows – Mysterious Birds of Intelligence and Wisdom

    Crows have long been revered in Native American folklore, as well as in many other cultures throughout the world. These black-feathered birds carry a sense of mystery, melancholy, and have been seen as omens of…

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  • Happiness is Fleeting A Poem About Being Content with Life

    Happiness is FleetingIf happiness is your goalyou’ll never be whole.Always be rolling on a raging riverof emotion completely out of control.For happiness is fleeting, receding like the waterson a creek bank after a storm,never even…

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