The
SNARE of my soul’s Enemy is a misshaped
CHUNK of metal pinned on one side to me, like a
CLEAT that joins me to him. Praise God for the
TURBO jet power of Jesus Christ to release me!
Month: February 2023
Scamping at the Dump
SCAMPing at the dump in a polka-dot
SHIRT and red plaid skirt,
(CLASHing in more ways than one)
Yet no one sane would
REBUT her claim to all she unearthed and won: such as a
SNARE for critters looking like new; a
CHUNK of styrofoam busted in two; a
TURBO pipe all rusted through; plus a dirty old
CLEATed soccer shoe (pee-yew!)
2023-02-16 words
CLEAT, CHUNK, SNARE, TURBO
Two days’ worth
The
youngest SCAMP is AMONG those who have to
HALVE their SHIRTs (a bet) in order to join the
CLASH with the superior OUTGOing team:
‘REBUTting the GULCH’ is the name of this contest.
Unpolished
REBUTting you: yes, I am often late, I wear novelty T-
SHIRTs, I forget to pay bills. But why cite these? Why
CLASH? I am yours, wholly loyal. I do not glorify my faults. That
SCAMP you were with before was polished-and what was he worth?
2023-02-15 words
REBUT, SHIRT, CLASH, SCAMP
Youthful Follies
AMONG many mistakes was sliding down the
GULCH after the rain which would have
HALVEd my lifespan if I couldn’t
OUTGO my outraged mother.
Reverse Ezekiel 47
AMONG residents realization sickly takes hold: the land is dying: dry
GULCHes, reservoirs down three quarters, allotments cut. To
HALVE prior expectation now looks good. A reality so stark, you blink and blink, yet it’s still there:
OUTGO far above inflow. Praying for rain is all that’s left. And what of spiritual water? How high the levels?
Among the Hills a Bluff
AMONG the hills a bluff stands mightily,
HALVEd by an echoing
GULCH where downpours find their
OUTGO, roaring past water-worn walls that readily fall silent when the sun and river’s run have had their say.
2023-02-14 words
AMONG, GULCH, HALVE, OUTGO