About Poetry · Writing

Thirty-One Summers and Counting – Poem

Thirty-One Summers and Counting  - Poem by Ama Danesi In your hurry, you left bones behind and the heat of thirty-one summers. Sunset's not the end of time - interrupts the rendezvous of a carved image. I feel your light upon my waters, I know you are in His. I pray your heart healed as… Continue reading Thirty-One Summers and Counting – Poem

About Poetry

Lessons

I am orphaned, how I need my Father near. This body aches from the sky draped on it like a million men. The waterfall from my knees grovels endless.   The dollar stretches permissions, unsecures inhibitions but has no model answer to anquished questions. Still under armor and a sustainable savings program, my heart is… Continue reading Lessons

Real Life · Writing

Pale Colored Shoes

I walked into my favorite DSW Shoe store at the Northridge Mall, with a very specific agenda to get new shoes -  black pumps for work. They had to have sturdy two or three-inch heels and be comfortable, as my job involves a bit of walking. After about two hours of browsing up and down aisles… Continue reading Pale Colored Shoes

Real Life

Barren Places

Sometime in the month of May, I prayed, "Lord, please keep me from walking in barren places" I am not exactly sure when, but without pain and the sense of loss, I believe the Spirit of God answered that prayer in the sweetest possible way. He supernaturally excised my appetite for worthless, sensationalized TV shows, listening… Continue reading Barren Places