©2023 Susan Noyes Anderson

O Jerusalem, Art by Greg Olsen

At times, we scale a mountain, and
another one appears.
More than a few of us climb countless
ranges, through the years.

©2023 Susan Noyes Anderson

Artwork by KmBerggen, used by permission

You fell to our arms
from star-filled skies,
the dream in our hearts,
the light in our eyes.
So softly you landed,
so sweetly you lay,
and we claimed you forever
that very first day.

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by freestocks on unsplash

Warm sock, you’re not…nor yet
a fuzzy slipper, but still you
found a zipper on my heart.

©1995 Susan Noyes Anderson

The Birth of Jesus – Carl Heinrich Block

I wonder just how Mary felt, when visited one day
by Gabriel, who understood the role that she would play
in bringing forth the Savior and nurturing with care
the precious little baby she would soon be called to bear.

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by Michal Mancewicz on Unsplash

even the metaphors miss you

like that word to tie
the other words together
framing images in phrases

like worlds that co-exist
but miss each other
in a universe apart

©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson

“I’ll make a bet with you,” Dad said.
(The desert heat was roasting.)
“I’ll cook your breakfast right out here.”
I thought that he was boasting.

©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson

Nouvelle Lune, ©2011  Soasig Chamaillard

believe me, I adapt
carry me with you
then and now I bring
some substance
to the ins and outs
of living

©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

Image by Kagan Bastimar on Pexels

Umbrellas offer solid proof
that weather’s not in vain.
Surely, a drop of rain
deserves a bit of notice.