Category Archives: Poetry

AFTERMATH

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The sun sprinkles a handful of fairy dust upon clinging icicles. Each one hangs on for dear life hoping that tomorrow the thermometer allows them to dwindle a bit, but in reality that … Continue reading

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O LITTLE TOWN . . .

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© It was a tiny town, the least the Bible told, Yet in that lowly, humble place, the Savior laid His head, The child would be a king, but not with earthly gold, He … Continue reading

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BORN IN THE CITY OF DAVID . . .

Bethlehem wasn’t a big town, but it was bursting at the seams as people entered from all over the country to be counted for the census. Imagine a little farm community where the people gathered to do their trading. I suppose some folks camped … Continue reading

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HEAVEN IS MY HOME

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© I know what lies ahead for me when life on earth is done, A room has been prepared for me by God’s eternal Son, Lift me up on eagle’s wings. Let me … Continue reading

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LIFE INSURANCE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL  KATHY BOECHER© Can’t be sure what life will bring. Our future is unknown, To God’s own Son our praises sing, He love us as His own, He’s taken on our sins, He took them to the … Continue reading

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SWEET BABY JESUS, MY KING

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© You could have come in glory, in purple robes and crown, You chose a life of poverty instead, Your bed was once a feeding trough, your palace now a barn, A perfect place … Continue reading

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REACHING FOR THE SKY

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Your Word, Lord, is perfect, its teachings are true, By faith we believe this, not by what we do, The words can give strength to our weak minds each day, Our path is made … Continue reading

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GOD & MAN IN ONE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The gift of love lay quietly upon a mound of hay, His throne above was left behind so He the price could pay, The King of Heaven came to Earth to wash our … Continue reading

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SHORT SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL  KATHY BOECHER© This final little Santa Claus is on the shorter side, He has no arms or legs you see, but surely he is wide, His face is bright, his cheeks are red, his eyes … Continue reading

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NORDIC SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This bright and cheery Santa Claus lives in the icy north, It takes him quite a lot of time, to travel back and forth, The weather doesn’t bother him, he’s used to  snow and ice, … Continue reading

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SLEEPY SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This Santa shows his weariness, from flying through the night, He can’t wait to park his reindeer, and sleep so warm and tight, He’s had his fill of Christmas treats, hot chocolate with … Continue reading

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OLD FASHIONED SANTA

ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER This Santa was the first one that my husband gave to me, This loving new tradition was placed underneath the tree, He is the likeness of the man who carved this piece … Continue reading

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TRADITIONAL SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Who is this man in red and white, who travels in a sleigh, Who scurries round on Christmas Eve, while children hit the hay, His tummy’s fat from taking time to eat upon … Continue reading

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PICKLE SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© His hat is much taller than he, but that doesn’t bother him, And though his suit is mottled green, he still has a natural grin, I call this Santa my pickle, because … Continue reading

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JALAPENO SANTA

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This wooden Santa is quite short, but doesn’t lack in width, His chiseled head is round enough to live up to the myth, He resembles a hot pepper, he’s even shaped like … Continue reading

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MY SANTA COLLECTION

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATH BOECHER© I’m featuring some of Paul’s wood carvings. They’ve been labors of love for several Christmases.  I thought I’d lost them when we moved, but they were buried in a box hidden in the corner of … Continue reading

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GOD NEVER LETS GO

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Our lives are like a thin, frayed thread, Our thoughts are filled with fear and dread, The tines of life like wildfire spread, We even wish that we were dead, Yet God would not release His … Continue reading

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A NATURAL BRIDGE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© We travel the highway of life, depending upon the road, Some trails have been blazed before us, as others their burdens towed. Yet there are still roads untraveled, paths filled with trials unknown, A … Continue reading

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FROZEN LANDSCAPE

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Light in darkness – sweet redemption – all my sins he melts away, He brings life from deep depression – cradling in his arms each day, In darkest hours I make … Continue reading

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TO THE HUNT

ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Snow’s definitely in the forecast, the trees are bare of leaves, The harvest has been harvested and they’ve brought in the sheaves, Now is the time to hunt for deer, at least I have … Continue reading

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