Category Archives: Poetry

Cold Early Prayer

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Coffee long gone, cup dry-stained, and Frost etching across these thin-paned portals, We hear voices, poems clearly ascribed across years. Three o’clock high, and pain crushes his spirit, fragile bones dropping him to boyhood lost, and found. Will the sun … Continue reading →

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My favorite Posted Poems of 2012

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Tom Bolton

These were my favorite poems from 2012 (at least as of today): 5. Abba, Thank You Today October 30, 2012 4.  Peace, Not Alone April 22, 2012 3.  Brother Paul, Father Paul April 28, 2012 2.  Word, Law and Life May 8, 2012, the … Continue reading →

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Top Posts of Poems in 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Tom Bolton

These were my poems in 2012 that received the most views.  I’m not sure how significant this is though, since I don’t actually have many followers: Manna in My Life, April 25 Peace, Not Alone, April 22 My Sons, Who Please Me, … Continue reading →

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Fear Not

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I am reprinting a poem from January 2011. See you next week! No Worries Today I am grown, I have listened, I have faced terrors with calm and boldness. And yet I fear this day. I fear that I may … Continue reading →

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Remembering John

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I have been remembering my old friend John. John, in Days Gone Far Away This John seemed like some harsh philosopher when I first met him hiking home in sixty-nine. In those early days, I rarely saw him smile. But … Continue reading →

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I Hunger

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I am repeating a poem from last August. I Hunger Away from the paths I usually walk, I hunger. My mind clear, grains green all around me, I open my heart, my mind, my soul today. Fill me up. (C) … Continue reading →

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My Sons

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Tom Bolton

It is good to be pleased with one’s sons, I think. . . . . . . . My Sons, Who Please Me Will I sound blasphemous to introduce My Sons: These are my sons, in whom I am well … Continue reading →

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