Category Archives: Poems

Trust (IV)

You can do it –
You can get your shoe on
by yourself;
You can go down the steps
on your own;
You can find it
without help;
You can jump
and land on your feet.
I have faith in you.

I can do it –
I can say I’m sorry
when I yell;
I can start the day over
when I am too cranky to smile;
I can let go of my agenda
when I find selflessness;
I can stop
and look for the biggest picture.
God has faith in me.

Waiting (II)

My eyes are closed
and I hear little feet
coming with questions,
questions about outside water play…

The sun has been up for hours,
but they wait for me
to pop out of bed;
they help me serve breakfast;
they enjoy a movie
while I cut Dad’s hair…

empty the vacuum,
fill the dishwasher,
empty the dryer,
fill the washing machine,
open bananas,
close cups…

Now the water table is filling
with cold broth for “nature soup;”
the buckets and sponges are out,
the teacups and spoons in,
sunscreen is on…

The waiting comes
with waking…
and the baby is fast asleep.

Waiting (I)

The baby of the family
has fallen asleep
on the living room floor
in the middle of playing.

I set the table
with beef stew,
toasted onion bread,
cheese.

The kids and I gather ’round the table
and wait for Dad to sit before we dig in.

Pieces of cheese and bites of bread
make their way from the plate
close to hungry little mouths
then back to the plate.

It is hard to wait.

The two year old gobbles up
her tiny cubes of cheese, smiling,
while we talk about waiting for Dad.

It is hard to wait.

Finally he sits;
we pray;
we eat;
the kiddos finish first
and now they wait for me –
dessert comes
when I am done.

It is hard to wait.