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Glitch
aeropuerta by kmlsflights are grounded
my wings are clipped
i need to wait a little
longer to start this trip
my future connection
could be in jeopardy
it might be a while
before we're set free
the whims of the divine
are all part of the plan
my life's trajectory is
not in my hands
so i will wait patiently
for the Control Tower's nod
and match my flight to the wind of an all-knowing GodAugust 15, 2015
#clippedWings #ContemplativePoetry #controlTower #delayedJourney #discernment #divineTiming #Faith #flightMetaphor #Flying #futureUncertainty #God #GodSPlan #grounded #Hope #Journey #lifeTrajectory #Obedience #Patience #pilgrimage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Prayer #Providence #SpiritualJourney #SpiritualReflection #surrender #Travel #Trust #TrustGod #trustingTheProcess #Waiting #windOfGod #Writing -
Dusk
i had such grandiose plans
another day to spend
from the bank of my life
to reap the dividendsomewhere i went awry
i lost track of the sun
when i turned around again
the day was almost doneso now i pin my hopes
on the fading light
i watch the creeping shadows
and make plans for the nightAugust 13, 2015
#Aging #ContemplativePoetry #Disappointment #endOfDay #evening #fadingLight #Hope #lifeMetaphor #lostTime #Melancholy #Mortality #nightfall #reflection #regret #resilience #secondChances #shadows #SpiritualReflection #Time #unfinishedPlans #Writing -
Worry Wart
The troubles of this passing day
weigh heavy on my head,
until I join the hollow-eyed,
the weary walking dead;
I stumble through the crumbling streets
where nameless fears are bred,
consumed by temoral things
and this mortal dread.
O, that this wart of worry
might be lifted from my head,
this small, persistent torment
on which my fears are fed;
that I might cease rehearsing
each bitter word unsaid,
and stop imagining sorrows
still waiting up ahead.
O, let me quit resisting
the road where I am led,
and trust the ground beneath me
though shadows o'er me spread,
for life is more than trembling
before the things I dread—
perhaps the path I fear to walk
leads to trust instead.August 8, 2015 (exp. 2026)
#Anxiety #burdens #ChristianPoetry #ContemplativePoetry #dailyTroubles #faithAndDoubt #Fear #Hope #innerTurmoil #LettingGo #mortalDread #PeaceOfMind #poeticReflection #SpiritualPoetry #spiritualStruggle #surrender #thePathAhead #Trust #walkingDead #WordPressTagsWorry #Worry #Writing -
The Sodden Astronomer
They say, Do not look at the stars,
or you will step into holes
and sink your shoes in mud.
So you can keep your eyes
fixed on the ground,
safe from puddles,
safe from falling,
and miss the lights
burning above in the dark—
except for a stolen glance,
a hurried sip of heaven.
Or you can throw
caution to the wind,
lift your thirsty face
to those bright jewels
sewn into black velvet,
and stumble on
with wet feet.October 27, 1988 (edited June 2026)
Curridabat, Costa RicaPart of the continuing Respectful American series, a selection of writings from my travel journals from Central America in 1988
9.927128-84.082012 San Jose, Costa Rica #1988 #astronomyMetaphor #awe #Beauty #blackVelvetSky #CentralAmerica #ContemplativePoetry #Courage #CreativeWriting #dreamers #Dreaming #earthAndHeaven #HereAreSomeWordPressTagsForThePoemSoddenAstronomer #Hope #Imagination #jewelsInTheDarkness #lookingUp #mudAndStars #mysticalPoetry #night #NightSky #poeticImage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #ProsePoem #Risk #SpiritualReflection #stargazing #stars #symbolicPoetry #walkingByFaith #wetFeet #Wonder #wonderAndCaution #Writing -
in landscapes unfamiliar
In landscapes unfamiliar,
when the destination shines in the distance,
the path does not always reveal itself.There may be no signpost,
no worn road beneath the feet,
only hills rolling into shadow,
fields bending under strange winds,
and the far glimmer of something hoped for
calling from beyond the unknown.But if one keeps walking,
if one remains on the journey,
step after uncertain step,
with dust on the shoes
and questions in the heart,the way appears.
Not all at once,
not as a map unfolded in the hand,
but as a clearing between trees,
a break in the stone,
a small light on the water.And at last
the fisherman reaches the lake,
stands quietly at the edge
of all he had been seeking,and makes his first cast.
July 11, 2015 (expanded June 2026)
#ChristianReflection #ContemplativePoetry #destination #faithAndPerseverance #firstCast #fisherman #hopeInTheDistance #journeyPoem #KeithLyndaker #lake #natureMetaphor #originalPoem #pathAppears #pilgrimage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #Slowmover #SpiritualJourney #spiritualLandscape #trustTheJourney #uncertainPath #walkingByFaith #WordPressTags #Writing -
in landscapes unfamiliar
In landscapes unfamiliar,
when the destination shines in the distance,
the path does not always reveal itself.There may be no signpost,
no worn road beneath the feet,
only hills rolling into shadow,
fields bending under strange winds,
and the far glimmer of something hoped for
calling from beyond the unknown.But if one keeps walking,
if one remains on the journey,
step after uncertain step,
with dust on the shoes
and questions in the heart,the way appears.
Not all at once,
not as a map unfolded in the hand,
but as a clearing between trees,
a break in the stone,
a small light on the water.And at last
the fisherman reaches the lake,
stands quietly at the edge
of all he had been seeking,and makes his first cast.
July 11, 2015 (expanded June 2026)
#ChristianReflection #ContemplativePoetry #destination #faithAndPerseverance #firstCast #fisherman #hopeInTheDistance #journeyPoem #KeithLyndaker #lake #natureMetaphor #originalPoem #pathAppears #pilgrimage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #Slowmover #SpiritualJourney #spiritualLandscape #trustTheJourney #uncertainPath #walkingByFaith #WordPressTags #Writing -
in landscapes unfamiliar
In landscapes unfamiliar,
when the destination shines in the distance,
the path does not always reveal itself.There may be no signpost,
no worn road beneath the feet,
only hills rolling into shadow,
fields bending under strange winds,
and the far glimmer of something hoped for
calling from beyond the unknown.But if one keeps walking,
if one remains on the journey,
step after uncertain step,
with dust on the shoes
and questions in the heart,the way appears.
Not all at once,
not as a map unfolded in the hand,
but as a clearing between trees,
a break in the stone,
a small light on the water.And at last
the fisherman reaches the lake,
stands quietly at the edge
of all he had been seeking,and makes his first cast.
July 11, 2015 (expanded June 2026)
#ChristianReflection #ContemplativePoetry #destination #faithAndPerseverance #firstCast #fisherman #hopeInTheDistance #journeyPoem #KeithLyndaker #lake #natureMetaphor #originalPoem #pathAppears #pilgrimage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #Slowmover #SpiritualJourney #spiritualLandscape #trustTheJourney #uncertainPath #walkingByFaith #WordPressTags #Writing -
in landscapes unfamiliar
In landscapes unfamiliar,
when the destination shines in the distance,
the path does not always reveal itself.There may be no signpost,
no worn road beneath the feet,
only hills rolling into shadow,
fields bending under strange winds,
and the far glimmer of something hoped for
calling from beyond the unknown.But if one keeps walking,
if one remains on the journey,
step after uncertain step,
with dust on the shoes
and questions in the heart,the way appears.
Not all at once,
not as a map unfolded in the hand,
but as a clearing between trees,
a break in the stone,
a small light on the water.And at last
the fisherman reaches the lake,
stands quietly at the edge
of all he had been seeking,and makes his first cast.
July 11, 2015 (expanded June 2026)
#ChristianReflection #ContemplativePoetry #destination #faithAndPerseverance #firstCast #fisherman #hopeInTheDistance #journeyPoem #KeithLyndaker #lake #natureMetaphor #originalPoem #pathAppears #pilgrimage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #Slowmover #SpiritualJourney #spiritualLandscape #trustTheJourney #uncertainPath #walkingByFaith #WordPressTags #Writing