Consequences

Shattered jar --
fragments

Torn fabric--
pieces

Closed door--
stuck

Exposed --
tarnished

False start --
penalized

Misstep --
wounded

Traffic jam --
trapped

Broken compass
lost

Wrong turn --
dead end

Some journey ...

Oasis

Be still and know that I am God
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know
Be still
Be

desert oasis
water for my thirsty soul --
rest for my road-weary feet,
my heart is stilled
bathed by the river i am --
i become able
to be

Sunset

Hurrying to the shore
to pray away the daylight
and welcome the enfolding twilight,
we missed it -
the big red fireball,
sinking fast behind the trees,
playing peek-a-boo,
and disappearing
like an exhaled breath
beneath the haze-covered horizon.

We missed the view
which we earnestly pursued

Disappointed yes,
but not --
for while the sun slipped silently away,
the deer held us in their gaze
and we beheld them
young
bold
fearless --
daring us to think them more spectacular than the setting sun.