delirium

the stars
out of focus
the wind strolls through the leaves
the moon taking the long way home
your voice rains from the clouds
my shadow leans
forward

Aging prayer

Dear Lord,

I suppose I will understand these things
that come with largeness, once darkness and death
offer to me freedom from my drying skin.
I'm not in danger (I do not believe)
of losing my reserved room in your mansion.
If you remember, I did not question
your will, when I almost died giving birth.
Nor when that arson burned my house to the ground.
Nor when GMAC repossessed my car
when I did not owe them a single cent.
No, Lord. I did not even question why
I was 28 with a dead husband.
I hope and pray, my name is written in your book.
I have asked for little but thanked for much.
But now I need to ask for a favor.
Lord, can you please tell me where my keys are?

Amen

"God has a sense of humor after all HE made me"

thank you for the gift of a beautiful black man

praise the Lord for the

gift of you
arriving on this most glorious day
the guardians of legacy and love
awaiting birth side
to shake your father's hand
to kiss your mother's face
how graceful the garden grows
the sun a reason to rise
your beautiful spirit visible
and so very much alive

thankful

if i never write another word
thank you Lord for the gift
of added syllables
to convey and share
the love in me you bestowed

Father,
thank you for the love
only you can give