POETRY March 5-11, 2014

This week, I determined to write poetry about subjects that bring me joy. I wrote about man (women too) made in God's image, and my oldest granddaughter's and my son's birthdays.  

Poem #1: Prompt starting "Every life needs a. . ."

EVERY LIFE NEEDS A MIRROR

Let Us make a self-portrait

Humanity alone will reflect Our nature

Humanity, but not a man nor a woman

Every person born is a fleck of paint

Drawn by Us in unique detail

We’ll embody ourselves in nature so they will hear

Our voice echoed in its rhythm and song

We’ll imitate Our dimensions so they will see Us

From hummingbird to Everest

Families and sex epitomize Our love

Like a funny house, they distort Our image

We were the Word before we gave them minds to learn

The words we use to represent us

Every vision is seen through a dark mirror, broken

Until Our light replaces the sun and we meet face to face

Every knee bowed, Our portrait complete

TO JARAN

For his 34^th Birthday

Eager, ignorant, me a greenhorn

No harm, all good, to adorn

Gabriel, blow your horn

My first-born

Thrill

I say Lennon, he says Cobain—growth’s thorn

Zenith passes childhood’s morn

Gabriel, blow your horn

My first-born

Fill

New-found love explodes, no longer lorn

Apron strings returned, though torn

Gabriel, blow your horn

My first-born

Still

Form: Triquint

FOR SAVANNA’S 18^TH BIRTHDAY

THE DAY WE MET

Dancing on the street

Daring water jets for fun

I knew I loved you

OF SAVANNAH

Child of love not blood

Passion, beauty, wits, bold strikes

Unlimited hope

Form: Haiku