Author: colleenrjantzen

When Your Dad’s an Electrician

When your Dad's an electrician

And has a HUGE ring of keys

To every door

(Every)

At the university


He’s obviously in charge

(Obviously)


And when there’s a storm raging outside

And the power goes out

And your Dad gets called in

And he goes 

In

To save the world


Obviously

Eight
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Taking some vacation time to rest and reflect. Peace and grace to you on your way….

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Thank you

Just wanted to give a shout out to my followers. I’m over 100 now and I’m pretty happy! Blessings upon you. Grateful for you. Your small poet from a small place thanks you. Warmly, Colleen

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Glory

A glorious spread of yellow tansy
Growing low and long and wide and wild on the shore
Gives me pause 

And

I wonder

What would the world look like if 

It was all planted by 

You

(instead of)

me


I wonder
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Slow

Grinding coffee by hand

Because

There is something sacred 

In

The slowness
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Dragonflies

Tiny brilliant blue
Dragonflies flit
Over and through 
The long long grass
That we 
(by some miracle of good intention)
Left unshorn
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Morning Prayer on Canada Day

Father, this morning I awake
Grateful to live here
Grateful for the profound privilege that I was born into 

Poppa there is brokenness and sadness in your land and today I repent for 

The  many ways that I and those who have gone before me have used our privilege to lord it over others

For the many ways that in thought, words and actions we have done harm, so much harm

For the many ways in which I and those who have gone before me have participated in systemic racism so to perpetuate our privilege

For the many ways in which our greed and the unfair use of our shared resources has caused terrible suffering for others

For the many ways in which our thoughts, words and actions have facilitated and promoted systemic racism in this land

For the many ways in which we have thought and acted without love, without compassion, 
without kindness, without care. 

For the many ways in which I and those who have gone before me have been complicit in thought, words and actions in the sin of and then the covering up of the sin that led to the suffering and deaths of so many children and members of their families 

I repent in sorrow and shame for my own sin and the sins of those who have gone before me

Help me to listen with compassion and to learn with humility

Help me to live in love

Creator God please heal our land. 

I pray these things in the strong name of Jesus 
Who lived and died for love

Amen
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Before Dawn

Before dawn 
Before!
A chorus of birds greet the not yet sun
Confident in their Creator 
(who orders all things well)
That it will rise 
(the sun)
And so must I
Greet the day with 
Faith
Hope
Trust
Joy
Confident expectation
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