Category Archives: Christian Poetry

TWO TREES

Revelation 22:14 – Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© In the … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

REFRESHMENT

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Though fears assail and haunt me, my Jesus will be there, He knows my every weakness, He feels my every care, Through valleys dark He leads me, He’s always at my … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 4 Comments

THIS OLD HOUSE

 ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A solid base with bones still strong.  A place where love and peace belong, A fortress from the outside noise.  A buttress which retains our joys, The inner walls are cracked and dry.   Like … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 10 Comments

A NATION, UNDER GOD

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©   As the heat of the day pours down, and the children laugh and play, As grills sizzle with barbecue, cars fill up the interstate, We are drawn to the lakes and streams to be … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on A NATION, UNDER GOD

FINDING PEACE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Where is that peaceful, quiet place that you are longing for, Is it in empty moments while waiting to do more, Will you find peace and contentment among the birds that sing, Or does … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

REMINDERS OF THE COST

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© They called it Decoration Day so many years ago, We’d dress our bikes with crepe paper to let our neighbors know, Our pride was in the best place yet for anyone to … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

IF MY PEOPLE …

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

SUMMER HOLIDAY

  ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Just weeks ago the lakes were ice, the land was filled with snow, Our dreams of summer quickly died, winter would not let go, Now days of heat and sunny skies are on … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on SUMMER HOLIDAY

WILL IT EVER END?

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Shots ring out, Bodies fall, Troubled mind, Has heard the call, A call to self destruction, A call within his mind, A place for his instruction, Becomes a killing field, We cry … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

WHAT DO YOU SEE – PART 4

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” Henry David Thoreau We always strive to tell the truth, but it can be so hard, When asked for our true opinion, … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

MISS YOU, MOM

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The vision of your loveliness is etched within my heart, My memories imprinted there, I don’t know where to start, I know that I was loved by you, with an unending love, … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 6 Comments

HE’S GOT OUR BACK

e ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Through darkest times and deepest fears, He watches from above, His wide spread wings encompass us, with His protective love, He fights off every enemy, with might and power strong, He … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

IT’S GOING TO BE OK …

cons ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Ice melts and trickles down mountain streams, Into the waiting arms of valleys below, Swiftly it carries needed nourishment, To anxious, dormant life, Filling it with animation and growth, Soon once … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

EXPRESSION

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© ORIGINAL ART BY PAUL T. BOECHER & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© When fears and worries are so real, We sometimes wonder why we feel, The pangs of deep depression. The weight’s extreme – … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

STILL WE STAND

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The old flour mill stands beside the rolling Mississippi River, An icon, once thriving, once useful – A place where industry grew a small town into a great city, A testament to … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

GROUNDED

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A tangled mass of long spindly fingers, reach out desperately,, Longing for the life giving, thirst quenching desire to survive, Roots, once deeply entrenched, now surface and meander through the muck, Facing obstacles unknown, yet … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | 3 Comments

COMFORT

ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Encased with brush and branches, a refuge holds you tight, The world is far away, you’re hidden from its sight, The fear you hold inside, adrenaline excites, But comfort still you harbor there,  it holds you … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged | 2 Comments

INSPIRED

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Churning, swirling, pulsated by the turbulence of energy, The long, leaf lavished limbs of mature trees, undulate under the  rhythm of God’s breath, Up and down, here and there, tossing, stirring, … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

ONCE LOST, NOW FOUND

ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A town was once alive and bustling with activity, Abandoned, but still built on solid ground, We trudge through time with hearts held in captivity, Our walk in life may keep us earthly bound, But when … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

DO NOT BE AFRAID!

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When it seems that all is gone and the days stretch on too long, There is hope and consolation in God’s perfect preservation, He provides for every need, even when there’s … Continue reading

Posted in art, Christian Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on DO NOT BE AFRAID!