Author Archives: Tom Bolton

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About Tom Bolton

I'm a Husband and Dad, a former Enterprise Systems Manager at the City of Milwaukee, and a Disciple and Lay Servant at First United Methodist of West Allis. As I study the Bible, sometimes I feel moved to work through my understanding by writing poetry. I also am continuing to learn in my dialysis experience and pursuit of a kidney transplant. Sometimes I just feel like writing about something that grabs my attention too.

Presence and Presents from 2014

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Last week, I re-blogged four of my posts that received the most hits in 2014. This week, I am going to re-blog 4 of my poems that most pleased me in 2014. In April, I was getting ready to have … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Tom Bolton

  I was thinking about the birthdays of friends on Friday.           Birthdays, Dreamed and Held Today I am celebrating birthdays old and new, Remembered and missed, Remembered true and made up too, Celebrated and passed through. I think of … Continue reading →

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Shining

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Matt 12:30               Sun Shined So filled with Spirit, can there be evil there? So filled, in the light, Love-alive, can there be room for any less? Is there perfection? Am I also blessed to be a blessing? In this community, … Continue reading →

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My Letter to Myself February 2012

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
When I was young, did I even listen to me? Sometimes I heard and sometimes I listened to some, and sometimes to me. I heard and tucked far back, because it hurt to listen, to hear.…

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Happy Birthday June Jentz!

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
? Today we are celebrating the 80th birthday of June Jentz, my mother-in law.  Happy birthday! Mother June, Sister June Of mothers lost and mothers found, and love learned and lived, I found mother June in…

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Starlight Mints

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
No. 10 Peppermint candy, Lovely Taste, Delicious beauty, A peripatetic dancer, Skipping,                     Hopping, Whirling around and around and around and Tickling my senses, Forcing lust, Casting blue-green shadows and Mighty images. i l – o –…

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Crucifixion by Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of…

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