Author Archives: Dave

[haiku] taps…the widow folds her lifeand puts it away Contact info: davebaldwin37@gmail.com

Our Love Love instantiates. Twain soulsset out: governed by gravitysliding scraping muscling through perilous rapids churning whitebending through forests and fieldsbeneath the bridges of twelve towns gaining girth and losing speedadding a tinge of toxic sludgeto a whispering flood a … Continue reading →

Rejection The same stone which the builders rejectedhas become the chief cornerstone. ~Psalm 118 The great American poet was gravely ill.Confined to home, he was game enough for an interview.As I was ushered into his august presence,I noticed letterhead papers … Continue reading →

Evening, Midnight, Cockcrow, Dawn Mark 13:35-36 Watchman, wake. Awake and rise!You must be ready when the master comes.Don’t let him catch you by surprise in the evening,at midnight,at cockcrowor at dawn. Watchman: this charge is yours to keep.The master comes … Continue reading →

When Jesus Saw the Crowds When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36 When Jesus saw the crowds,he felt the world’s pain—for the sick, the … Continue reading →

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard Matthew 20:1-16 I was an L.A. kid. My favorite sportwas baseball. The weather was always kindenough for a game. My friends and Iknew the batting averages and the earned runaverages of the … Continue reading →

[tanka] repair workon the damemptying outthe harmonyof water and mud

Dialog Between Athlete and Coach Hebrews 11:29-12:2 A duet: Athlete (alto or tenor) and Coach (bass) I ran my best, but failed to place.My legs were dead the entire race. I don’t have wind. I don’t feel strong.Tell me: What … Continue reading →

Dad Tips the Waitress For the first time in my life,I noticed how Dad paid a restaurant bill.I had been watching him silentlyon our long trip. We ate dinner in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.The waitress cleared the tableand came back with … Continue reading →

The God Guy Proverbs 9:10 Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.How is that?Fear is the feeling of terrorin a frightening event.It is respect a servant showsfor the master’s vision.It is reverence one feelsin the presence of greatness.Those … Continue reading →

Change For a memorial service The sacred sea definesour summed collective soul. Our infinite designsare in the sea’s control. We scarcely understandour fundamental start. We cannot comprehendthe sum of every part. As the aeons come and go,its silent flow and … Continue reading →

[tanka] my glass is filledwith dusk tonightI swirl the west and think of youand sip the starsdown to the stem

The Ark of the Covenant In the red morning on the umber sea,none of the tall ships, wind or lee,is lovelier than you, proud lady.O, wandering bark, come home to me! The storm is passed. Sailors rest.The People are safe, … Continue reading →