Rags to Wishes

The line of life is a ragged diagonal

between duty and desire.

William R. Alger

I must admit there are days that leave me ragged

When I did not leave my office

And I did not leave my desk

The problems seemed quite insurmountable

But I had to keep climbing over them

Only to find another on the other side

But there were friends along the way

and just like any other day

It was possible to find

some beauty

on that ragged diagonal line

and that's poetiquejustis

 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 

Matthew 6:33

A Touch of the Poet

I  look in vain for the poet that  I describe .

R W Emerson

I want every verse in life to rhyme

I want every flower to be eulogized

 for what they gave

I want every sunset committed to memory

and I want every life to be recognized for the meaning it has had

I want the Poet

to be as revered as the warrior

and the warrior to immortalized by the poet

 

That would would be the anthem we could all sing 

That is poetic justice

 

and that, in fact,

is poetiquejustis

Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and the power of His might

Ephesians 6:10

Don't Climb Every Mountain

 

One way to get high blood pressure

 is to go mountain climbing over molehills. 

                                                                    Earl Wilson

                     There are people who can turn a bowl of cold cereal
                                                   in to a three act play

everything is a crisis

 

a struggle

 They are always heading in to the wind

In 55 AD, the Roman historian Tacitus said:

We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, 

and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched.

 Knowing the difference makes all the difference

and that's poetiquejustis 

“For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

 2 Timothy 1:7

You-Niquely You

 

I like imperfections

Queen Latifah

A perfect road the holds no turns

 holds no surprises

 and what is life without a few surprises

A perfect face that has no lines

 perhaps has hosted too few smiles

and what is life without a thousand smiles?

Not everything that is beautiful would the world call"perfect"

Cookies from the store are perfect...all the same...all uniform...

and homemade cookies may not be

But they sure make the house smell perfectly homey while they are baking

 We have learned to love some things that are not quite perfect

 let's add to the list-

so that today does not look just like yesterday.....

I wish you a perfectly imperfect day

full of the little oddities that make each day

and you

Perfectly you-nique!

and that's poetiquejustis

What Tells the Tale

 

Success is the sum of the details

Harry Firestone

The little things you remember

To say

To do

To be

To love

Those are the details

That tell the tale

Of you

That's quite a story!

and that's poetiquejustis

He who is faithful in the least, is also faithful in much

Luke 16:10

Naturally

 

Human Nature is what we were put on this earth

to rise above

Katherine Hepburn in The African Queen

the journey

That which we understand

 and that which we never will

It is always best to rise above that which would

hold you back

and that's poetiquejustis

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

Colossians 3:2

A Good Laugh

 

"Laughter is the sun

 that drives winter from the human face."

Victor Hugo

Laughing takes courage

It tells the world you are brave enough 

not to be worried about being taken seriously

Laughter takes caring

It is spreading a little sunshine where it might just be needed

Laughter is a song that everyone can sing

It is a poem that everyone can write

It is a gift that everyone can give

Mark Twain said: The world has one really effective weapon and that is laughter.

 Today, arm yourself with laughter- 

and don't carry it concealed!

and that's poetiquejustis

You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. 

Psalm 4:7