I’ve grown accustomed to the immediate aversion of others toward my native place. Its been this way for a long … Continue reading Holding The World Together

If you pause knee-deep in crimson clover on a sunny spring day you will hear the buzzing of honeybees at … Continue reading May

I spend my days driving past Dollar General Stores and familycompounds made up of doublewide trailers interspersed with peanutfields, old … Continue reading This Place I Call Home

I plucked hornworms from the garden today They, having descended upon my tomato leaves Hatched from tiny, green pearls Abandoned … Continue reading Hornworms

Nestled between my old turkey decoy And the lawnmower I found a fist-sized owl Decorated with the lint of his … Continue reading Screech Owl

On the rare occasion That I find myself On the other side of the world I am reminded of The … Continue reading The Wren’s Song

When the life of a leaf is spent And its long day’s work is done The miracle of its life … Continue reading Miracle

I go to worship on Sunday mornings With a searching and thankful heart And when I see my girls beside … Continue reading Writing Poetry in Church

The light that was our lives That bygone past We romanticize And hope and long for Is still out there … Continue reading Like The Stars

Images taken from space Show the earth lit In a glowing blue halo But on a spring day Its hard … Continue reading Spring