We pray for the childrenwho put chocolate fingers everywhere,who like to be tickled,who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants,who sneak Popsicles before supper,who erase holes in math workbooks,who can never find their shoes. And we pray for thosewho stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,who’ve never squeaked across the floor in new sneakers,who … Continue reading A Prayer for the Children, by Ina J. Hughes
Poetry
The Joy of a Simple Life
There is so much joy to be found in the simplicity of life.
Embrace the Beauty of Summer
I'm ready for summer. Bring on the green! Bring on the vibrant beauty of flowers And fuzzy bottomed bumblebees Dizzy with delight. Bring on the blue! Bluebird days that melt into Marmalade sunsets And the fiery hues of a campfire Surrounded by friends and stories and Burnt marshmallows with chocolate drizzling down the edges. Bring … Continue reading Embrace the Beauty of Summer
Preliminary things
Anticipations I love preliminary things: The tuning-up of flutes and strings; The little scales musicians play In varying keys to feel their way; The hum-the hush in which dies; But most to see the curtain rise. I love preliminary things: The little box the postman brings; To cut the twine, to break the seals, And … Continue reading Preliminary things
He’s a King
He’s a King, so I thought I would need toWelcome with pomp and circumstanceCultivate the right momentSet everything in perfect orderBefore asking him to come.Clean and orderlyTable set perfectlyNot a hair out of placeBut my expectations- how I thought it should be -Just pushed our meeting back repeatedlyUntil I missed him enoughTo invite him into … Continue reading He’s a King
Every Age I Ever Was
I am every age I ever was Every stage rolled into one A toddler, a child, a teen And forty something years into the scene I’ve managed to keep a Wide eyed wonder at the world. I’m easily intoxicated With music And beauty And laughter of littles All because I decided that simple things would … Continue reading Every Age I Ever Was
