avalasse as the clouds covered the prairie waters receded overnight soaked as a sponge soil gurgles
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avalasse
avalasse; torrential downpour Aujourd’hui nous verrons une avalasse; today we’ll see a big rain.
Let Them Eat Cakes
Noncie had always made her cakes the old way, by hand. She had not an ounce of electricity or an indoor oven. No hand mixer or other modern kitchen tools, but Noncie was a lover of cakes. All cakes thrilled her, and she ate her own cakes. She said, “I don’t trust bakers who don’tContinue reading “Let Them Eat Cakes”
unlikely friends
unlikely friends grow us intricately, delicately weaving us into the fabric of their lives
Inveterate
Inveterate adoration keeps me coming to you, oh lord It’s your words of love that first drew me to you Inveterately, I stay with you as a best friend You permeate my being osmotically with infusion of your spirit reviving me to endlessly live life in your bountiful goodness Your love embellishment imbues me toContinue reading “Inveterate”
Alit upon a Tree
Beckoning me from my bed The bird sings a love song She sings of life upon a land, free and brave My beloved Cajun prairie Oh, prairie, love of mine I delight in your land sublime Inherited from forefathers with plenty of free-flowing water My life sustaining land With toes placed upon that land GrippingContinue reading “Alit upon a Tree”
One greater than she
Soleil shined bright through the darkest hours of her life. Her life filled with warmth and a glow of whimsical happiness through days filled with the heaviness of fog so thick she was saturated with its wet, heavy blanket. Soleil had lived through the trials of emotional non-homeostasis, debilitating mental challenges that often sent herContinue reading “One greater than she”
greater than myself
naysayers say it can’t be done i disagree slay those dragons fight those demons put on the armor of the man, jesus just to say he’s my stay without him i’m lost, tossed upon billowing seas he’s my stand so very grand not your everyday christian preferring ‘Jesus freak’ without him I’m loose sand justContinue reading “greater than myself”
You’re the Friend I Meet Each Day
Light upon my soul Oh healing lover of my soul Alight upon me with your heart Balm for my soul It’s you I’ve always wanted It’s you I’ve always needed Without your love I’m just an old man cast aside You make me somebody Always by my side No longer lonely My shadow you makeContinue reading “You’re the Friend I Meet Each Day”
elucidating darkness
a light shimmers at the gloaming elucidating darkness must be the Father a light of hope and love