EARS TO HEAR

Chamomile tea

          email

distraction

                  

                              value

At some point

the value stirs its way

toward attention

1975

Harrison, Arkansas

old-timers on green park benches

set upon even greener grass

Small hills of cedar shavings

          nestled

at their feet

Old-timers

          whittling away more than time

Earthquakes-Tsunamis-Tornados

-Hurricanes-Floods-Fires

roads split well in two

causes and clauses and bears, oh my

Pause to look at

Old-timers  

1975

stories among the wood

stories among the shavings

Could you hear?

          Could you stop to hear?

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A Single JackeHammer City Council Endorsement

Endorsing a political candidate, especially a Springfield City Council candidate, is an action you will rarely see coming from this particular contributor of JackeHammer, however, unapologetically, I offer my endorsement of Fred B. Ellison for Springfield City Council. 

Fred Ellison, who is running for a general City Council seat (which means every Springfield citizen has an opportunity to cast a vote for him, regardless of the zone in which the citizen lives) is the real deal. He genuinely cares about representing the citizens of Springfield through a true understanding of the facts and details surrounding each item on each agenda of the City of Springfield.  Ellison understands the process, and as a personal friend of Fred's (as disclosure) and as a previous free lance writer who covered the Springfield City Council for almost two years, I can tell you he DOES understand the issues. If you are a Springfield voter who wants a compassionate, listening representative sitting on your City Council, one who can explain the Council process and would take the time to discuss important issues with you, you could do no better than Fred Ellison.

Since I have moved out of the city limits of Springfield I cannot vote for Fred.  I need you!

I would really appreciate your vote for Fred Ellison on April 5.  

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"Grace"

I was in dire need of some grace this morning.  I found this quote which I liked:

"The Christian graces are like perfumes, the more they are pressed, the sweeter they smell; like stars that shine brightest in the dark; like trees which, the more they are shaken, the deeper root they take, and the more fruit they bear." -- Beaumont.

I trust God will give me the grace I seek to make it through this day. I know He'll provide anecdotes for me to tell in my Sunday School class this week, that's for sure.  Praise Him that He cares, praise Him that He wants to teach me. -- Now, I'm off to work.

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Winnowing Spirit

You are lost because

it is quiet

There is no sound

only still air

There is no rustling of leaves

no ripple of the water

The tree has not fallen, and

has borne no witness

You are lost because

it is pitch

black overtakes the light

white noise bears no beacon

There is no siren, no alarm, no psalm

to shepherd the maze

Lost life

No spirit left to salt and season

No spirit left

to shelter from impending chaos

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