Category Archives: art

GOD LIVES

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© You were there when the mountains were carved, when life exploded, When rivers were formed and when man was created from the dust. You fill men with courage, honor, conscience, love, … Continue reading

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MY SHEPHERD AND GUIDE

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© You never cease to hold me safely in Your hand, When everything my body does so blatantly demand, You guide my steps, You hold me tight, You strengthen me with all your might, … Continue reading

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REDEMPTION

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© He died that I could live. He suffered pain and loss, He gave all He could give, upon that rugged cross, But on that awesome day, so many years ago, He … Continue reading

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SHIPS PASSING

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Like ships that pass upon the open waters, We sail through life effortlessly, or so it seems, Under the surface there are tangles and weeds that strangle, Above, prevailing winds determine the journey, … Continue reading

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CIRCLES

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Droplets blend together from remnants of ice and mountain snow, Trickling over rocky crevices, dancing together in a timeless waltz, Soon they meld into a cascade of raging energy as the … Continue reading

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WAITING FOR JESUS

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© You came to a world filled with darkness and sin. You loved us devoutly without and within. Your love conquered all through a child meek and small, Sweet Jesus, Your Son came … Continue reading

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BEAUTY IN DARKNESS

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Through a still, and temperate morning, light is hidden by the clouds, Yet the dawn of hidden treasures, trickle through the darkened shrouds, In the solitude of daybreak, life renewed and life … Continue reading

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THINKING SPRING

ORIGINAL ART AND INSPIRATION FROM KATHY BOECHER© The sun trickles through somewhat bare branches, Giving way to glistening dew drops and a fantastic diamond like glow, It rises to full height and dispenses all its light and beauty for all to … Continue reading

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LIFE CYCLES

\ ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Life flows just like a river, winding twists and turns, We rage against the current, until our body burns, The waves can pull and drag us down, but also lifts us up, It cleanses all the … Continue reading

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EAGLE’S NEST

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Nestled in a grove of trees, just beyond the road, A mother sits as dad descends to fetch a bit of food, The mammoth nest will soon give rest to hungry baby … Continue reading

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LIFELESS – LIFE FILLED

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©   This place that we have loved, this lonely withered space, Has faltered with the winter snows and cannot rise again, Without that inner life, that comes from heaven’s place, Our lives … Continue reading

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PATH TO ANGELS’ WINGS

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© After Paul found out he had macular degeneration, I was concerned that his paintings might be affected.  I WAS WRONG.   A blue-grey sky, rolls swiftly by, the clouds enwrap its glory, The … Continue reading

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MY LORD & KING

ORIGINAL WOOD CARVING BY PAUL BOECHER POETRY  BY KATHY BOECHER You are my Lord and King. Without you I am lost. My praise to you I bring, for paying the great cost. You died upon the cross to save a … Continue reading

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WERE YOU THERE?

Were you there when the universe was formed, Did you watch as God crushed through solid rock, And made majestic mountains, Did you hear the sound of His breath, As He filled the sea with fish, Did you see His … Continue reading

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FIRST LIGHT

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©  RED SKY IN MORNING, SAILORS WARNING; RED SKY AT NIGHT, SAILORS DELIGHT. Not a touch of red in the sky this early summer morn, The sky is clear, the water still, … Continue reading

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THE FARM

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER In the weeds and trenches, In the darkest holes, Perched within the clenches, Of yearned for days of old, This bird of many colors, Stands guard along the gate, As colors bloom … Continue reading

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICK!

“I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin’s; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.”   Michelangelo On … Continue reading

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REFRESHMENT

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Slowly crossing the sands of time –  into a pasture green sublime, I’ll rest my feet and wet my lips, with waters clear and cold that grips, Through danger I will walk … Continue reading

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RESTORED

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A tiny seed is planted, it burrows in the earth, It waits through winter weather, in spring it gives new birth, Dormant in frozen earth for so long, You wouldn’t think that … Continue reading

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ABSOLUTION

ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The world is filled with darkness, the sky is filled with clouds, The hold of sin entwines you,  the weeds encase like shrouds, But in that deepest sadness, one light remains unmoved, His arms reach out to … Continue reading

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