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01 - 8/21/2023

I Imagine

You appear, appear first in my sight;
Then a glimmer, passing only, only on my right.

I imagine, yes imagine your thoughts of me;
What are they, what can they be?

I search, oh I search for clues;
Yet I find nothing, nothing of you.

I call, I do call your name;
You hear, but hear only Rue Jean de la Fontaine.

I run, run away, forward towards you;
Still, missing roads anew.

I swim, though drowning, swim for you;
But away I drift, the current strong,
No more thoughts of me,
to you belong.

You appear, appear again, but only in the night;
So I try, try, but with less than my might.

With relentless thoughts of doubt,
You fade, oh my dear, you do fade out.

02 - 8/28/2023

Augustus Gustafson

Gus, my furry friend, where are you?
Where have you gone?
I am looking for you now, in Oregon.

Your howl sings like the gray wolf, and calls the wild within.
Yet I miss your playful gait and your commanding bark.
Even the trail you must always mark;

You tell me you love me by your canine kisses,
Thinking I don’t already know.
But you need not, for I see in your eyes what you bestow.

You selflessly protect the innocent, shielding her pain.
Rendered weak I pause, left only with a melted heart.
Gallantly, you so well have done your part.

You know no malice.
With humility you accept my scold,
Now winter is approaching, we are both old.

Though you are lifeless now,
I keep you with me, refusing to let you go.
Until it is time for me to also go.

I remember now your kind heart, your furry coat warms my soul.
I imagine you there at my feet,
Snug, and content you sleep.

Old Alpha, your life was so short.
How then am I to proceed?
Does God know I miss you, that it’s you I need?

03 - December 2023

Disappearances

I visit the abyss in my youth
Depths known only to me.
I visit again with my years
Now darkness with greater depth, and I cannot see.

An angel appears, but only four years
I offend her, yet she saves my sole.
Then leaving only loneliness, at least 40 years
It’s my wonder the angel stole.

Alone, scared, I turn to face death,
Surely to be devoured.
Where does my courage come from?
Light again shows through the showers.

Now at such depth, never to be seen again,
Then with a flash of lightning you appear.
Then gone, but not forgotten
You leave me at depth, engulfed in fear.

04 - September 2025

A Talk With God

GOD: Hi, I was thinking of you.  How are you?
Me:     Hi, thank you for asking.  I am ok right now, but sad at times.

GOD: Why sad at times?
Me:     I'm not sure.

GOD: Do you remember that special gift I gave you a long time ago?
Me:     Yes I do, I remember it very clearly.

GOD: Do you still have it?
Me:     No.

GOD: What did you do with it?
Me:     I threw it away.

GOD: Why did you do that? I loved that gift and I loved that I gave it to you.
Me:     I know you loved the gift.  I don’t know why I did what I did.

GOD: Oh I think you do!
Me:     Ok, yes, I do know.

GOD: Then tell me.
Me:     I felt that holding onto the gift was too inconvenient for me.

GOD: It might have been, but why didn’t you give it to someone who would take care of it?
Me:     I believed at the time that I didn’t know anyone.

GOD: How sure are you of this?
Me:     At the time, I felt like I was sure.   And I felt like I didn’t have the time to look for someone.   I believed I was under great pressure to relieve myself of the burden of that responsibility.   But I should have looked with more of the perseverance that I have had for other, lesser important things.   I know now what I did was wrong, and I’m truly sorry.

GOD: So what am I to do knowing what you did with my gift?
Me:     You should be angry and dissolve your trust in me, and never entrust me again with another gift.

GOD: I choose not to do that.
Me:     But why?

GOD: Because I love you more than I loved that gift.
Me:     I don’t understand.

GOD: To replace your sadness with joy, I will give you another gift, and yet more.   These I want you to take care of.
Me:     But what if I fail?

GOD: I know you’ll do better.
Me:     What if I still fail?

GOD: I’ll still love you.
Me: