by Deb Farris | Feb 9, 2023 | Musings
I open my eyes and wonder what Words await while the sound of rain on the porch roof catches me by surprise. Listen, wait, putter, putz. The open umbrella left to dry billows like a chest taking in air. I inhale, exhaling as the truck idles beside the sidewalk out...
by Deb Farris | Feb 4, 2023 | Devotions
A breath, a breeze, a wave frozen in time. A seagull sketched above the horizon then erased. A thought, a word. A memory lingers and fades. Morning walk, the eye— the lamp of the body as Nature speaks, distilling Deity. A trunk, a twig. A nest rests precariously. In...
by Deb Farris | Jan 28, 2023 | Devotions, Poetry
I sometimes forget about you You are abstract Love has it so much better Doesn’t she? But who is Love Without you? We can see Love In her eyes In her smiles In her tears We can’t see you But Hope seen Is not Hope! Love needs you, Hope Don’t disappear...
by Deb Farris | Jan 26, 2023 | Musings, Poetry
Eyes clear, ears open. Each stone a stepping stone, not one impedes your progress. The veil discloses gray forms, edges and outlines only, yet above and beyond, energy—ever-active, inventive, protective—in and around us, comes. This chance at Life. The yearning for...
by Deb Farris | Jan 22, 2023 | Devotions, Poetry
Drenched in water too weighty to rise, teetering on a precipice above the currents of the deep, Elements floating, stirring, are swirled into perfect harmony– Out of reach, a prayer remains Unanswered. One move too soon, it could sink. So we wait. Buoyant in...
by Deb Farris | Jan 12, 2023 | Devotions, Haiku, Poetry
Why Jeremiah? I woke up thinking about Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet. He Was all ready to quit when God asked him something Like this: do you want To race with the crowd or run With Horses? What does That mean? I doubt it Was about fame or fortune. He was weary. Yet,...
by Deb Farris | Jan 10, 2023 | Devotions, Mental Health
I don’t know about you, but I need to breathe in a soothing scent. Coffee it is. The water is boiling, our cups are set. I’ve opened up His Love Letter to us. It’s over here on the table, come sit with me? There is this section that I keep thinking about. Look with me...
by Deb Farris | Jan 7, 2023 | Devotions, Haiku
Twenty-four hours, That’s all we have. What’s past is Gone. Do not try to Carry it with you Along the path forward. We Have today and just Today, to live with Peace, to experience Joy And To breathe in Love. Set to task. Only You can do what is being Asked...
by Deb Farris | Jan 4, 2023 | Devotions, Haiku, Nature
He flings veils across The year to come and tosses Shadows across the Past. We learn to stand With grace in between, like trees Absorbing the...
by Deb Farris | Jan 2, 2023 | Family, Musings, Pets, Poetry
In the dim light of Dusk, following the season’s First snow, Todd unloads The dishwasher. Stacks Of ceramic, handfuls of Silver are gleaming And put in place. I Lie there, listening. Moments Are measured. Cupboards’ Metal magnets snap Shut from shaky hinges while...
