The Rain Stopped

Raindrops, photo by Virgil Cayasa, from unsplash.com, March 5, 2017

The Rain Stopped 

The rain

began 

slowly

in droplets 

again

it fell

crystallizing 

the pace of the day

© March 10, 2017, RobbiePruitt

Out on the Horizon

Horizon, photo by Angie Chung, from Flickr, Creative Commons, April 15, 2014

Out on the Horizon

Out on the horizon
beyond light’s bend
and the water’s end
all will transcend

© February 3, 2017, Robbie Pruitt

Sky

Poem inspired by this sky photo by Jack Baumgartner. 

See more of Jack's work here: https://theschoolofthetransferofenergy.com

Sky

Blanketed down

On the horizon

To ground

Sky

Covered in quilted white

Upon fiery orange

Light


© November 23, 2016, Robbie Pruitt

On the Flipside

Flipside Burger Bar, photo by drew robinson, from Flickr

On the Flipside

If this end is up

And the other is down

. . .If upside-down . . .

Someone is making

A turnaround

© January 21, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

This poem, On the Flipside, was submitted to Open Link Night at dVerse Poets on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. To see more poems submitted to Open Link Night, please visit the site here. The links will be live at 2 p.m. Central time on Tuesday. Check “Mr. Linky” for this week’s poems.

Nativity

Church of the Nativity Demo at 11th & Mt. Vernon, 
by Michael Bixler

Nativity

The Church

Has left

The building

Birthed from

Demolition

To Immanuel

No building

To contain

The Almighty

Omnipresent

To dwell

The building

Has left

The Church

Free from

Enclosure

God is with us

Spirit

In the hearts

Of humanity

Like Dove

Will perch

© August 1, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

This poem, Nativity, was submitted to Open Link Night at dVerse Poets on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. To see more poems submitted to Open Link Night, please visit the site here. The links will be live at 2 p.m. Central time on Tuesday. Check “Mr. Linky” for this week’s poems.

My friend Michael Bixler is an excellent photographer, artist, writer, videographer and “adventurer” who took the photo above, Church of the Nativity Demo at 11th & Mt Vernon. Like much of his work, it captivated me and inspired the poem Nativity. Bixler has provoked me to poetry with Motel and Ghost Lake back in October of 2012, with his photo Late Autumn Epiphany in November, and with Homage back in December of 2012. I am a huge fan of his work and am grateful he allows me to use his art as my muse. To see more of Michael Bixler’s work, click here, here, or here.

Anticipation

Anticipation, photo by Rebecca L. Daily from Flickr

Anticipation

Holding

Hands

Open

Need

Desire

Empty

Craving

Hungry

Anticipating

© February 19, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

Hope

Hope, photo by mrsdkrebs from Flickr

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” –Hebrews 11:1

Hope

Hope

She hangs on

Until tomorrow

Hope is assured

Of time borrowed

Hope

Is exacted in faith

That tomorrow

Will relinquish

Its sorrow

© February 11, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”  –Hebrews 11:6 

Words of Gray

Cracked Earth Seamless Texture, 
photo by Patrick Hoesly from Flickr

Words of Gray

The words you uttered

Caused my heart to bleed

And you to leave

Echoes swarm the mind

Of words not spoken

Only what was assumed

As you walked away

And dispersed into gray

© February 8, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

Treasure in the Field

Field photo by Lel4nd, Leland Francisco, from Flickr

Treasure in the Field

A jewel laid long ago

In a secret place

Where few would go

Called out from concealment

Beckoning everyone to know

The treasure in this field

Would soon be revealed

Her value more precious

Than gold or life,

If anyone would pay the price,

Sell all that was owned

And buy that secret place.

Trespasses would be forgiven

And Glory would adorn each face.

© March 14, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

Pine Barren

In The Pines, photo courtesy of Michael Bixler, 
© March 17, 2013

Pine Barren

Blood cries

From the ground

Desolate

My heart

Pines

Barren

Tall stalks

Tower

Long walks

Buried beneath

Overtures

Bleak

© January 7, 2013, Robbie Pruitt

My friend Michael Bixler is an excellent photographer, artist, writer, videographer and “adventurer” who took the photo above of the Pine Barrens, In The Pines. Like much of his work, this photo captivated me and inspired the poem Pine Barren. Bixler has provoked me to poetry with Motel back in October of 2012, Ghost Lake also in October of 2012, Late Autumn Epiphany last November, and Homage back in December of 2012, I am a huge fan of his work and am grateful he allows me to use his art as my muse. To see more of Michael Bixler’s work, click here, here, or here.

Homage

“Slanted Halo,” Photo courtesy of Michael Bixler, 
© December 14, 2012 

Homage

Flicker

Light

Glow

Hope

Slanted

Halo

Silence

Aura  

Woe

Light

In dark palm

Radiance

Faith glows

Slanted Halo

The day goes

Accolade

Tribute  

Hope stayed

© December 14, 2012, Robbie Pruitt

My friend Michael Bixler is an excellent photographer, artist, writer, videographer and “adventurer” who took the photo above. Like much of his work, it captivated me and inspired the poem Homage. Bixler provoked me to poetry with Ghost Lake back in October of 2012 and last November with his photo Late Autumn Epiphany. I am a huge fan of his work and am grateful he allows me to use his art as my muse. To see more of Michael Bixler’s work, click here, here, here, or here.