A Poem A Day - David McNair

[Larry Robinson]

You are most welcome. Many blessings.

Sent.

> On Oct 18, 2014, at 9:50 AM, Bette Acuff <ba4art at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> What an eloquent acknowledgement of Larry's contribution to
> our lives!  Although I lack David's eloquence, I too am so
> grateful for the time to begin my day with a poem.
> Bette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PoetryLovers
> [mailto:poetrylovers-bounces+ba4art=gmail.com at lists.sonic.net] On Behalf Of
> Larry Robinson
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 8:24 AM
> To: poetrylovers at lists.sonic.net
> Subject: A Poem A Day - David McNair
> 
> A Poem A Day
> 
> I got another poem today
> Just like everyday
> A miracle on the internet
> Sometimes I read them
> Sometimes I'm too busy
> Yet they still come
> A poem a day
> 
> The sender doesn't know
> If I read them or not
> Its his Yoga
> He says it keeps him focused
> A poem a day
> 
> Some of them are beautiful
> Sometimes I scratch my head
> What was the writer thinkin'
> Some touch me deeply
> Some I don't understand
> Doesn't matter what I think though
> They keep comin'
> A poem a day
> 
> Today's poem
> Cracked me open
> Like a vase of water
> Dropped and shattered
> Its all about Jesus
> Buddha
> Sages who came to heal
> Down home wisdom
> Elegant and eloquent
> Mind engaged then
> Dragged straight to the heart
> Sobbing at my computer desk
> Tears on the keyboard
> With a poem a day
> 
> My dog
> With the compassion
> Of all those sages
> Wags her tail at my tears
> Puts her nose on my knee
> Looks soulfully up at me
> With loving brown eyes
> Is the dog a poem
> 
> The cat also
> Comes and jumps up
> Rubbing his head on my leg
> Is the cat a poem too
> 
> Maybe the dog is Jesus
>   Always loving
> 
> And the cat is Buddha
>   Always reaching up
> 
> Just for me
> 
> A poem a day
> 
>    - David McNair
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