Sign Language for Dogs

i am aware of your perigee………the orbit in which you come to me…..in your presence i can see the way you have prepared for me…………….. tis a beautiful thing to be in such company of the Savior who died for me……………that through His Guidance and His love i can ascend…

a young boy ran to his Father and was in a state of concern… seems all his friends were off to school and his time had not yet come………………….. i have no one to play with, the poor lad was quite undone……. His Father replied, ” I think that’s not…

today i will be a poet…………………tomorrow i cannot say…..but seems to me if you are one……………..it never goes away…….and you will continue to be coaxed from a warm bed in the middle of the night………. to record these thoughts that cannot wait….perhaps to be lost with the first rays of…

a prerequisite to becoming an accomplished writer…..whatever avenue you choose is the skill of listening……….hold on………………..without thinking…… if you think you are a good listener because you don’t interrupt or wait to ask questions after someone finishes talking………………..great, you’re halfway there…………..now the hard part….. the other half is not trying…

the evidence is clear to me when i look at my face a myriad tale of choices made……..some good and some i use to call mistakes………. time has come to my rescue and i no longer view it as foe…… for it has turned the mistakes i’ve made…….into lessons i…

mordecia jones was a black man knew, i mention his color although it made no difference to me……………….it did to him………………………and maybe to you…. we worked on the docks unloading cargo from ships …………at lunch he read the Bible and i would listen to Him……………….. he had a strong back…

Rilke wrote………………..”but for the sake of a single verse”…………..eluding to if he were able to capture the nuance and emotion……….of a single event or occurrence………………his many attempts to do so would be worth it………… to hold that group of words in one’s head long enough to record without interfering thought…

i was talking to a friend about some ”end time signs”……and she ask me what i thought was going down……………….i have spent time wondering if God is ready to pull the plug……..take back the world He started and take His Believers back home…………… it’s a confusing situation……………………………. if we let…

heading towards the mountain top to get closer to the Lord….. my load is getting heavier with each step i take…….. i stop to rest and for water and i here a voice from above……. ”I am please that you should seek to learn of my sacred ways, spending time…

my space is verse or the refrain in a song…………….the peace that words give me……..strength to carry on…………..i have watched painters paint and i have watched musicians play and they get lost in the gift that God gives them to display……………. consumed when that power comes over me to jot…

The Son of God went ahead of me an blazed a trail so all could see….. the path to follow after Him………………………………for those who long for the great ”I AM”……………. He left a Map[Bible] and His Card [the Cross] so that finding Him wouldn’t that Hard……. i have been blessed…

not the sharpest tool in the shed……..but i can take a hint…….’bout tired of everyone………seems they are tired of me……………………time to be quiet and decompress……………………might as well be talking to myself……… i give in, let the world spin i’ll be sitting in time out…………….just out of sync an invisible man…

the ”thing” that makes everything else work……………..is ”spirit” i call it God…………….and i don’t care whatever works for you…………..and it isn’t hard to see if you have a relationship or if you are on ”auto-pilot”…… the ”thing” is the most valuable possession you could ever want or have……..and it is…

i know in my heart and mind……..i will return to the highway in time………maybe not for extended undetermined spans…………..but a week here and there is in my plans……………………no set destinations a flip of the coin…………………..to again join the wanderers, the lost and forlorn………..for those are the only ones who can…

a summers day………………..45 years ago………….young man with a frisbee going to the park……………………a few joined in and we played for a bit…..took a break to get some sun……………………you came over and sat down on the bench and introduced yourself…………..Nadine we took a walk around the Lake and ducked into the…

a seer once befriended me…………….he said he had a gift for me that if i would let go of the hold this world had om me He would teach me to dream with my ”eyes wide open” he continued the ”choice is up to you…………………i offered to show you this…

all in…………………………………all out it’s that space in the middle that makes me doubt…………………….that happy medium seems boring to me……………………..not looking to be on the edge everyday…………………..but i would be kidding myself and lying to you if i didn’t confess it’s good every so often to come unglued……………… see if we…

the longer i live………… life still amazes……………i see things that just can’t be but they are………………………. things that seem would never work do…………………..people that are total opposites that seem to enjoy their differences……………… there is a thing that surpasses and supercedes everything else……culture, beliefs, social status, wealth and even health……………..love…

i will not offer an apology that i am a Christian…………and if that offends you too bad i will not go out of my way to confront or condemn you……not my place………….but you will not hamper me with your political correctness………which is b.s…. the major problems we have in this…

my Father loved to tinker, mend and make things like new………i marveled at his patience to see a project through………when he would get to a sticking point…. this is what he would do, instead of forcing the issue………..he would consult someone who knew………. i can remember but a few times…

through no fault of our own, school has been cancelled and we were sent home…..the teacher misses the teachers you see before i made this my career the desire to learn was always there……and it became obvious to me that being around others that wanted to learn was were i…

we have culled the herd and got the size down…………..so all can graze and get better care……………….these is a reason we invited you here……….lets just say it’s a reckoning……………………. at this place in my life i have adopted a practice of at least thinking twice……….and if you question why i…

i’m sure it was an oversight………what you say about wrong and right and how Jesus [forgive me Lord], tucked you in last night , when you were sleeping with another man……….not your husband……. i’m not your judge………..no not me but when you profess something so loud and so proud……………i think…

the button came from your coat it came off on the train……………not sure why i put it in my pocket them……..but i suppose i know why today………….. i was a younger poet then and my first book was carried across the pond………….you liked my work and wrote to me and…

i would prefer to be alone………..i got sober and the the goblins occasionally come by…………..but they don’t hang around…….because i no longer hide from them…….i confront them, and they don’t like it………….. i take my friendships seriously…………my friends know what i ask of them they can ask of me……………i don’t…

if you need it………………….i’ll give it you, because it was given to me that’s the way it has to be……….that’s the only way it can work for me if you need it i’ll give it to you not the best listener but i’m learning as time goes by…………..people need to…

after several attempts to stem the flow reality stepped in and i had to let go curious thing that allowed me to finally see you would rather bleed……………………… i have seen and heard of some incredible things that people will do to keep the attention on themselves but wasn’t prepared…

THIS PRAYER IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COURAGE AND TRUST IN THEIR CREATOR Dear Lord i come to Thee Humbly ask that You teach and guide me Show me the path You would have me take Give me strength and courage to follow that way When the terrain gets treacherous…

my concept of God goes something like this: i board a spacecraft and it is launched…….. we travel for the rest of our lives and we are still in Gods’ domain GOD IS ALL

mention the word ‘fixated’ and most respond with negative thoughts of being consumed by something or someone…………………….i understand that… however i can think of one exception……………only one……………and some would argue with this………………..fixated on a relationship with God………… that relationship if it is right doesn’t exclude the world around us rather…