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Louisiana Morning Before The Rain
Poems From The Porch The field is glowing purple and yellow this morning. Distant thunder punctuates the dove’s gentle coo. A young duck...
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Apr 15, 20211 min read
What Wildflowers Do
Poems From The Porch Lavender wildflowers withdraw in the afternoon. It is in the morning that they offer themselves fully, rain or...
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Apr 14, 20211 min read
Love's Benevolent Gaze
Poems From The Porch Only a small patch of yellow is illuminated by the morning sun. Nearby, the purple wildflowers are a spectacle of...
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Apr 10, 20211 min read
The Paradox
Poems From The Porch Look ahead. From all the myriad of possibilities, what outcome do you choose? Love is the creator, sustainer, and...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
Love's Benefaction
Poems From The Porch The world is alive with sound this morning. Even a surprise owl is adding his voice to the day’s song. Sweet smells...
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Apr 8, 20211 min read
Jesus
Poems From The Porch It is a sunny, spring morning, happy cat warming in the early rays, flirtatious flowers swaying with the kiss of the...
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Apr 2, 20211 min read
What If?
Poems From The Porch What if all things are possible with God? What if God is love? Then all things are possible with love. What if love...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
In Potential
Poems From The Porch There is a quiet stillness in the air this morning. The grass has adorned herself with splashes of white, yellow,...
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Mar 31, 20211 min read
A Bit of Reverie
Poems From The Porch An affectionate strawberry-blonde kitty hopped up on my lap this morning, offering a deep, rumbling purr. He is...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read
Nothing Else Required
Poems From The Porch photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash.com The wildflowers are waving excitedly at me this morning, their exuberance a...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
The Choice
Poems From The Porch I saw my first butterfly of the season today, a rust-colored fairy dancing among the wildflowers. The musical...
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Mar 27, 20211 min read
Grace Upon Grace
Poems From The Porch My lap is a habitat for cats, one after another hopping up to say, “Good morning,” offering a purr and a kitty...
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Mar 25, 20211 min read
How Does Your Pattern of Thinking, Feeling, and Acting Keep You Trapped?
The Pattern of Objectivity, Detachment, & Subjectivity in Enneagram Types The fundamental proposition of the enneagram personality...
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Mar 23, 20213 min read
The Greening of Hope
Poems From The Porch Yellow wildflowers in the field Blooming clover, a dance of white and green Smiling daisies glowing pink, yellow,...
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Mar 22, 20211 min read
A Forgiveness Practice
Positive Mental Health photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash.com Self-Forgiveness Practice I acknowledge that I was doing the best I could...
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Mar 20, 20212 min read
A Deep Dive
Poems From The Porch The rain is dancing on the tin roof this morning, at once the gentle presence of white noise, now the heavy landing...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read
What Lovers Do
Poems From The Porch photo by Tyler Nix on Unsplash.com Today is a good day to fall in love, so I think I will start by falling in love...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
To the Skeptic
Poems From The Porch photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash.com The duck pair flew from one oak to the other, making their presence known...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
By The Breath Of The One
Poems From The Porch Little, white wildflowers are announcing the impending change of season, their delicate petals like dots of glory...
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Mar 1, 20211 min read
Sweet Surprises and Tender Gifts
Poems From The Porch A duck just flew low in front of the porch, and a bright, red cardinal alighted on the bare crepe myrtle. The air is...
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Feb 28, 20211 min read
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