Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

Take time to seek out a better way, while exploring less traveled side roads along the path

Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

Entries Tagged as 'Poetry'

Rainy Days & Mondays

October 22nd, 2007 · 6 Comments · Perspective, Philosophical, Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized

 It’s raining this morning and then it’s supposed to turn cold.  Of course, cold is a relative term here in the deep south.  It’s what the rest of United States might call cool with warm days.   Be that as it may, it will be a nice change.  It’s been rather warm the past several [...]

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The Greatest Gift

October 16th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality

                        The Greatest Gift                  Oh God, in my striving to know you                     And understand you                What knowledge, what truth is there                      that I can learn                That has not already been learned       [...]

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Second-Story Window Room

October 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Second-Story Window Room Second-story window roomFull of trees and light.Sun and shadowBoth delightThe wooden floorBeside my chairWith patterns bright and movingIn the wind.I share them WithNo one elseThey are my own. This special place Pleases me.To be alone in companyWantingNothing back -Accepting me for what I am. Second-story window roomFull of breezes cool and clear.The [...]

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Shadows Fleeting Across My Vision

July 31st, 2007 · 11 Comments · Dee's Family, Inspirational, Perspective, Poetry, Reflections, Uncategorized

She moves softly around me as I sleep, shadows fleeting across my vision.  It brings back memories of my childhood when her caress was all that kept me going.  Her gentle, yet strong hand guiding me in all that was right and good. She is my mother. Her hands today are gnarled and bent, but her [...]

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Interviews Back Next Tuesday; Poem on the Fallen in War Instead

April 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Poetry, Reflections, Uncategorized

I’m still feeling pretty yucky – am not much better – and have a doctor’s appointment about noon, so haven’t had time to prepare today’s interview for you.  Instead I’m offering you something very serious and poignant to think about. This is a poem I wrote years ago and have used in several important positive [...]

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Finding God

March 4th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Inspirational, Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized

                      FINDING GOD                     I see a rock–                    a grain of sand                    And I begin to understand                             God.                     A little flower–                    wild or tame       [...]

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Journey to the Far Shore

September 17th, 2006 · 9 Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Philosophical, Poetry, Reflections, Spirituality, Tom & Me, Tom's Family, Wind Vane Stories

Not to be morbid here in any way, but if any of you are still around when this shell of a physical body I live in goes back to the earth from whence it came – dust to dust, ashes to ashes – and my soul takes flight, remember these words of mine today.  I [...]

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