Poetry and Beauty

a dealer in trash i find treasures in thrift stores. A collector of beauty a dealer in trash. God finds treasures in prisons, drug houses, and ghettoes. Sign in to see full entry.

and his mom and dad's, too. We have a certificate that says it. Born a crack baby, and take away from his mom and dad. His dad named him with his own name But went into prison before he was born. His mamma lost him to crack cocaine. Born addicted he never stayed with her. When he was four months... Sign in to see full entry.

you are, but you were a crack baby, placed in the crack baby nursery, so you could weather withdrawal. You have a smile that could melt the meanest man on earth. You show delight and wonder at all the good things in this world. So sad to think that your mamma couldn't stop shooting it in her viens... Sign in to see full entry.

Deuteronomy 10: 11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, "Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?" 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, "Who... Sign in to see full entry.

Genesis 50:15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?" 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: 17 'This is what you are to say... Sign in to see full entry.

They were to inmates in the Yakima jail, trying to survive. When conflict came They opened up their Bibles and read. Somehow, they read something that gave Guidance, peace and understanding for that day. No the Bible isn't a book of chance that with one glance gives the answers, but yes, there is a... Sign in to see full entry.

Warm winter means disaster for farmers, but it sure is nice to walk outside without a coat. The daffodills will soon be out, So early for the beginning of March Easter comes early too. Sign in to see full entry.

I do not climb mountains or hike in the woods. I never learned to swim, or ride a raft upon the river. I used to run a mile around the track, broke my fingers playing basketball. Kicked a soccer ball away from boys. And actually hit a softball. But now it is an effort to sweep the floor and mop It... Sign in to see full entry.

God's love is freely given To both friend and foe. God's mercy if freely given To the good and to the evil. God's justice is freely given To rich and to poor. God's guidance is freely given To wise and to foolish. But me, I am just a woman, Do I put up with enemies, criminals, beggars, and stupid... Sign in to see full entry.

I left the european holocaust and became an American citizen. My husband and I bought a big house in the American suburbs. We sent our children to private schools. We bought a big American car. But our children would ask in the quiet of a day. What happened to your mommy. Where is my grandmother... Sign in to see full entry.