Friday, August 15, 2014

Nobody








Who reads blogs anymore? Apparently nobody!

Today started like any other with the exception that it is my mom's birthday. I got up just as the sun was rising, dressed and grabbed the usual breakfast of apples and a banana which I ate in the car on the way to work. As I drove eastward, I noticed the color of the sky and noted how beautiful the sunrises have been all summer this year. I plugged my smart phone into the car stereo and opend the pandora app which quickly brought the sweet sound of contemporary christian music to my ears. It was good to just listen for a change and absorb the rhythm of praise combine with a glorious sunrise.The morning dew had been wiped away by an old memory as each passing car emerged from a dark grey horizon and faded into past light...and then I remembered that I was a nobody headed toward an unimpotant job seeking nothing but an audience.


Saturday, August 2, 2014

Midnight Thunder

Like my life, just another work in progress...

Riding that lonesome road
Weary from my daily journey
Wore out from my worldly woes
The sun began to set before me
and storm clouds began to show.

Rain drops and wind conspiring
I saw god-light shining through
and tear drops fell on shame
as distant memories returned
from a life I hardly knew
On dark nights working unawares
of trouble just ahead.

Then comes midnight thunder rolling
foretelling of heaven's coming
horsemen and trumpets blaring
Sent me into a blank stare
Ears ringing with despair.

Nearing my final destination
Cleansed now as I exclaimed:
“God help me save my soul,
as the nighttime is rising
and I know not where I go.”

Midnight thunder
My delight
Seeking shelter
in morning light
Facing a soulful hunger
when I was so much younger,
finding nothing but anger.
Seeing hope just out of reach
knowing “I'm sorry” does not keep
the soul from wondering far from home
on a lonesome highway in the darkness;
thunder tolling.
Good night.