Poetry Friday round-up is with Jone at Check it Out.
A week off to enjoy family, friends, and food. I’m sharing my week in verse.
Throw me somethin’ Mister!
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2018
Mardi Gras after the rain
Parades roll, beads fly,
Hands waving high.
Open doors,
chicken fingers,
Chili Fritos,
Costumes, blue hair,
hugs
and happy laughs,
Marching bands,
King cake,
Vodka and La Croix.
Come on in,
stay right here,
Bacchus is rolling soon.
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2018
Houston in the rain
heavy trucks spray
hold on tight.
Find a friend.
Sit a while
comfort in just being.
Glasses of wine,
flat bread pizza,
gather around the table.
Ukulele playing,
out of tune singing,
cuddles with the dog.
There is love here,
not over the rainbow yet,
but healing will come.
My friend Sarah is fighting the battle for her life.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018
Ashes to ashes,
we are but dust,
miserable wormness,
Yet now is the time
to reach out
to reach in.
Be alone with God
to realize you are
never alone.
Spread the fruit
of your solitude.
Translate cynicism to Joy!
I am but dust.
Life is a gift.
Existence is grace.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018
Japanese magnolia blooms
along my walking route,
sending pink fragrance into fog.
My mind wanders as I walk,
thoughts of children
whose lives were shot short.
My voice speaks to neighbors.
Can I trust my words
to be kind?
We are all wandering
on this lonely path
questioning God’s grace.
Find meaning in a moment,
Joy in a conversation,
Light in a dew drop.
Reflections on the Teche 
Margaret, I’m mooved by your pictures and words. Thank you for enriching my day.
Thursday’s poem is questioning and soothing at the same time. The last stanza brings hope.
Thursday’s poem is my favorite. Love the “light in a dew drop.” Thinking of your friend, Margaret.
These are some beautifully rich poems. Thank you for inviting us in to the variety of intensities that have made up your week.
I love each one, Margaret, loving and caring.But these really touch me: “Find meaning in a moment,/Joy in a conversation,/Light in a dew drop.” You’ve written my life’s mantra! Thanks for all the words & inspiration!
Your last poem is eloquent Margaret, such care and compassion in each line! From your Wednesday poem these words spoke to me: “I am but dust.
Life is a gift.
Existence is grace.”
Thanks for sharing your journey this week through your poems.
Margaret, what a love filled week from the fullness of Tuesday to the ashes and dust of Wednesday to the journey of Good Friday. A faithful and faith growing lent to you, my friend
I love how you use your daily life experiences to journal in poetic form. Nice poems.
Great way to chronicle your week!
Thank you for sharing your week, from the joy and celebration to the grief and heartache–and an eye and heart to find beauty in it all.
Moving words, Margaret, that chronicle living. “Ashes to Ashes” is soul searching. Favorite lines: “Be alone with God / to realize you are / never alone.”
My goodness, this is how I wish I could document my life, day by day, in poetry and art! I won’t lie—I still struggle with writing daily, though it IS something I’m getting better at. Thank you for sharing your week in such an inspiring way, Margaret.
Swoon. This is incredible. Writing each day is a goal for me. Thank you for sharing your week.
Prayers for your friend, whose heart shines with real light.