Author: rogerrcoyle

Some call me son, brother, godfather, cousin, uncle, writer, author, veteran, and friend. That may be true, but mostly I am me - a unique human being who has run the race of life through many different forests, down many roaring rivers and along some tangled paths. All in all it has been a good journey of growth and expansion of self. I am a lover of family, animals, food, laughs, poetry, books, compassionate people and chasing the light. My first journey into writing is Quiet Thoughts: Written Reflections. It is a book of poems and reflections - a small flicker of light into my life journey. I currently reside in Emmaus, PA and enjoy all that the Lehigh Valley has to offer.

You Rise and Walk

Stones bathed in your blood.
Ground soaked by our humanity.
Cracks filled with webs
Of fear,
Of conflict,
Of surrender.
The walk begins.

You fall under the weight of the wood.
You rise and walk.
You fall under the weight of our falls.
You rise and walk.
You fall under the weight of rejection.
You rise and walk.

You rise and walk
For your love of us
For your compassion for us
For your faith in us.

You rise and walk.

roger r coyle
3-30-2018

Parallel Journeys

Holy Week begins
Triumphantly
only to drop
into the depths of hell
by betrayal,
by death.
To live again.

Parallel journey

Our lives
flow like a stream
through beautiful mountain passes,
over rocks,
creating ripples,
at times
blocked by walls
built to contain,
only to be breached,
forging new pathways.

What is not overcome
remains.
What is not forgiven
remains.

Death
Forgiveness
Resurrection

Blossoms of
new life,
new love,
acceptance.

roger r coyle
3-25-2018

Welcome

Quiet Thoughts: Written Reflections is the title of my first book and my life’s journey.  This space is held as a sacred and safe place for caring, sharing, poetry, and reflections.  This currently is a work in progress. Thank you for visiting this evolving journey and stop back again.

Roger