Through a Glass (Very) Darkly

The child’s eyes are staring at the fish swimming ‘round in little endless rings. Each time around the Beta tail will swish: the fish inside is pondering on things. He wonders why he cannot swim at all beyond the fish tank’s curve. He deeply sighs. His little head just plunks into the wall. He thinks […]

When I Have Nothing

holli gibbs When I have nothing, The treasures of my heart all gone, Crumbled into dust and blown away, The silence screams while endless space Crowds in from every far off place. I grieve the dying light of yesterday, Alone in a world I used to call my own. When I have nothing, The treasures […]

To Give God all My Heart

by Holli Gibbs I didn’t love You from the very start When what I loved the most was my own way, But now I live to give You all my heart. You made a promise—that we would never part, That You would love me always, come what may, But I didn’t love You from the […]

The Tree

by Holli Gibbs Hollow tree, but O was the bark blameless! Laid out evenly, Lined up perfectly, In an unbelievable smoothness. But the leaves didn’t grow and Every time the wind would start, The tree would shiver, knowing How barren its heart. Only God could fill the shrub, making Its true fruits come to […]

The Sun is Setting

Holli Gibbs Take down your flag. The rain is falling. The gentle drops that wash away the past Are falling all around us, falling fast, Eroding all the paths that led before. Take down your flag. The seams are wearing. The weakened threads of a forgotten age Have failed to stop time’s turning page. They […]

The Sky’s Goodnight

by Holli Gibbs Sometimes the sky is eloquent When it says goodnight, And the Day steals away On trails of amber light. The clouds break forth from their silence In the pinkest and purplest of tones, And thoughts of good things come to life In golden homophones. Words surge to the farthest horizon, And echo from mountains […]

The Future

I scrutinize the face of the future, But find no trace of knowledge in his eyes, Nothing but a blank look that stirs my thoughts. My mind winds forward: People spring to life, Places appear, scenes immerge—my story Evolves into a perfect narrative In a beautiful world where hope glistens like dew on the grass, […]

Mocking Grace

by Holli Gibbs Are those tears on Your face? I can’t imagine why. You think I’m mocking Your grace? True, my thoughts aren’t often praise But doing right—I try! So why the tears on Your face? A favorite thought, a treasured place, A wishful sigh Hardly mock Your grace. True, I don’t pray as much […]

A Pantoum

I thought that I was finished—I was wrong. A Headache night, a little sleep, a hurried day. Classes never ended, a week that lasted long— Waiting eagerly to eat and drink and play. A headache night, a little sleep, a hurried day Became my accepted practice all the time. Waiting eagerly to eat and drink […]

Puddles

Puddles, unlikely windows to the sky, Small, impure, vanishing with passing day, Trace a gaze-inviting glimpse Of the grandeur of the heavens. May the Grandeur of Heaven Trace Himself on me, making me, Though small, impure, vanishing with passing day, An unlikely window to the Sky.