©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

I was a shooting star, my mother said,
a force as bright and bold as sun and sea.
Mom’s heart claimed me with joy that never fled––
her lightning bolt of untamed energy.

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

Wesley Tingey

Because of Christ, we know a love
that fills the earth and sky–
a selfless and redeeming love
the world cannot deny.
Because of Him, what’s wrong on earth
will, one day, be made right.
His path is ours to understand:
the Way, the Truth, the Light.

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by Andra C Taylor Jr

When everything is said and done,
it all comes down to cheese.
Will you take it? Can you leave it?
Does it bring you to your knees?

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by Liliya Dyulgerov

I know it’s true, of course – quite real;
yet somehow, I can’t help but feel
that nothing else is real if you are gone.

©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson

Art by Simon Dewey

We hear at times a distant voice,
distilled upon the heart:
“I have a work for you, my child,
a masterwork of art.”

©2021 Susan Noyes Anderson

Image by Casey Horner

I’m well aware that you’re not here,
a little too aware, I fear;
and yet, neither are you quite gone,
despite the truth that you’ve passed on.

©2021 Susan Noyes Anderson

They didn’t dig you up, only my feelings,
stilled ones that slept with you under the ground.
Deep wounds that went unnoticed by their absence,
well-buried until anguish lost was found.

©2021 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by Lucas Ludwig on Unsplash

Soon or late, each soul must learn
how quickly the whole world can turn
upon its axis, in a flash,
as long-held dreams rain down in ash.