Tuesday, September 6, 2005
What It's Like to be Poor
As the New Orleans devestation worsens my thoughts turn towards poverty. I think of the burning anger and confusion that is part of poverty. I think of my own experiences. My family is dirt poor. Aside from a few good years we have been all my life. There is an indignant anger I carry on behalf of...
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Sunday, September 4, 2005
Trail of Poverty Left in Katrina's Wake
I recently read a statement made by the Lousiana governor that made me angry. She basically made a blanket moral judegment. Aa far as she was concerned all of the looters were immoral. All of them looted out of greed and depravity. I've got news for her. These people have lost everything they had in...
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Monday, August 29, 2005
Bilbo's Poem
I sit beside the fire and think Of all that I have seen, Of meadow-flowers and butterflies In summers that have been; Of yellow leaves and gossamer In autumns that there were, With morning mist and silver sun And wind upon my hair. I sit beside the fire and think Of how the world will be When winter...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
The Lost Hero
The Lost Hero He slipped on the stones, Stumbled through a shallow creek, Toes poked through cracked leather, Water leaked into gaping holes, The stranger fell down at last, Fell on shattered dignity. The man had sworn he’d never crawl, But his limbs refused his plea Sent him crawling on his knees....
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Scarlet Wings
My Love Kind eyes smile in Mine, Hugging scarlet wings In soothing safety. I soar with the eagle’s cry Into the endless sea Of stormy love. Your face I imprint In my mind’s eye. Your soul I embrace In the fire That is my fortress, your heart I chain to mine with scarlet links of love.
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Saturday, August 13, 2005
Just for You
You may be a long way from here but there's a prayer for you. You may be lonely and lost, But somewhere a candle's burning just for you. There will be stormy nights and hopeless causes, your heart will break in two. But there's a raindrop falling just for you. And somewhere, somehow someone's...
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