Progressive Poet

A Savior Turned Away

After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you…

On bended knee

When I was a child my parents taught me
To humble myself and pray on my knee.
A reverent position for supplicant love
Surrendering all to our God up above.

Modern-Day Diplomacy

She said what?!? That’s crazy, man!
Kick her out, right on her can!

Someone else, who’s on my side,
said the same? I let it slide?

Thoughts and prayers

Thoughts and prayers for all those killed, their families, classmates, friends.

Unless they don’t grieve the way we want them to or dare to speak their minds.

That is something we simply can't abide.

A word of thanks

I spend a lot of time here in this blog calling out those in power who I see doing harm to the most vulnerable in our society. This time around, I decided to flip that and take a moment…

Little birdie told me

Little birdie told me: 
world’s about to end.
Trolling Trumpelstiltskin 
can’t stop hitting send.
Tweeting about buttons.
“Mine’s the biggest one!”
Millions at risk now.
Hey, it’s all in fun.

My father's voice

Far back as I remember, my father’s voice was strong,
Preaching from the pulpit or belting out a song,
A joyful noise to…

Thirty bits of silver

Thirty bits of silver 
That's the going rate
Sell your soul down river
Make the country "great."

I’ve Given Up on Christmas

I was in a dark place when I wrote this, and I don’t just mean my bed.

I’ve given up on Christmas.
The good guy never wins.
The so-called season spirit
Sells greeting cards and things.