A Mending Shift

A shift in thinking and practice in order to mend what is damaged or forgotten

Wisdom From Shel - Deserted House

What I love about poetry is the interplay between the surface meaning of the words and the deeper meaning that lies within.  Shel’s poems have a way of seeming funny and light and innocent, but then, like a fresh breeze, his intended deeper meaning speaks softly and leaves you thinking…

 ENTER THIS DESERTED HOUSE

But please walk softly as you do.
Frogs dwell here and crickets too.

Ain’t no ceiling, only blue
Jays dwell here and sunbeams too.

Floors are flowers––take a few.
Ferns grow here and daisies too.

Whoosh, swoosh––too-whit, too-woo
Bats dwell here and hoot owls too.

Ha-ha-ha, hee-hee, hoo-hoooo,
Gnomes dwell here and goblins too.

And my child, I thought you knew
I dwell here…and so do you.

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Jeromy Johnson
Jeromy Johnson
I live in Folsom, CA, with my wife, Jennifer, and three kids. I am surrounded by and cared for deeply by some great friends. Their love for me is truly a moonlit reflection of Papa's love, and for that, I am deeply blessed and grateful.

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