Category Archives: Poetry

A love Tale

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I’m sharing another poem I wrote in 2013, and I honestly had forgotten this one completely. When I read it Tuesday, it was as though it was brand new to me, and I had to read it many times and … 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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Memories

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’m celebrating memories from 2012. Finding Home Again Where will I find my home when I have forgotten how to walk home? Where will I find my home when I no longer know my door? Where will I find my … Continue reading →

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GROUNDED

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Grounded in Prayer No longer am I bapfuye behagazi. I am restored, bright-eyed in this community. And yet, wide-awake, I am disturbed too often. The call of Christ is welcome, and I grab it as shelter, and yet, There is … Continue reading →

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Sons and Daughter

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I was struggling with some things in September 2012, but it was a joy to have both sons and my daughter-in-law at home on Friday and Saturday and some of Sunday. I was blessed by their presence.          Loving My … Continue reading →

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Repeating On Word, Law and Life

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Tom Bolton

This was the start of my meditation on Psalm 119, which I started in December 2011.  I finished in Spring 2012, but I have periodically been drawn back to this piece over the past few years. Psalm 119 How blessed … Continue reading →

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A Joyful Day

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’m still recovering from surgery and a bit tired yet, so I am sharing a poem from October 2013 today. I hope to be up writing again soon.                       Laments and Joy And in this day we still complain just … Continue reading →

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