Category: Poetry
Posted on October 9, 2015
Picking Through Gray Days – And Finding Treasure
This poem uses a personal reflection of delicate work on fossils to illustrate points about work, success, and life in general. It’s written from the author’s experience working on fossil field jackets – essentially big chunks of rock …
Posted on April 8, 2015
That Beautiful Storm Cloud Blue
When rolling white clouds grow dark, And no one ventures to the park, The sky is with its shade marked, That beautiful storm cloud blue In the calm before the storm, When dark skies begin to form, Comes that …
Posted on February 23, 2015
Window
In every soul is a window, An opening in every life Through which our moments show Mysteries hide behind those windows, Travelers see but a moment of life That from the opening flows A …
Posted on June 7, 2014
Crossing Paths
Lately, I have been thinking back on some of the people I’ve met over the past few years. Some I met through college and others I encountered on my adventures around the country (like the Kansas dig and Grand Canyon …
Posted on February 23, 2014
More Than Anything Else: A Simple Poem
This simple little poem just came to me this weekend – hope you enjoy it. Don’t worry though, there will be more articles in the Plate Tectonics series soon. More Than Anything Else ————————————— So many things call for my …
Posted on December 6, 2013
A Beautiful Poem
This is a beautiful poem that a dear friend of mine wrote. She gave me permission to put it on my blog, but asked to remain anonymous. It is a poem about the heart of woman. I hope …
Posted on May 4, 2013
Spring in My West Texas
Different parts of the earth are beautiful in their own ways. Some places have rolling hills and soft, flowered meadows, while others have colorful creatures hiding in dense vegetation. Some have breathtaking purple mountain peaks, and others show …
Posted on December 22, 2012
Morning Prayer: A Poem
As I rise to greet the sun, My daily duties thus to run, I pray for God to let me be, Useful today in His service free, Lord help me be, A servant to Thee! ****************** This world …
