Skip to content

Vagrant Thoughts On Writing, Life and God

  • Life
  • God
  • Writing
  • Home
  • About
  • BUY

Month: November 2015

WritingLeave a comment

Short Poem: Perspective

November 30, 2015December 5, 2015 Layla Velasquez

Perspective blurred By the thousand words Of well-meaning cooks… To burn the food. Continue reading Short Poem: Perspective

God, LifeLeave a comment

Enough: The Lie of Insecurity

November 27, 2015November 28, 2015 Layla Velasquez

Today I have been thinking about insecurities. We all have them in some form…we aren’t tall enough, or short enough, or rich enough, or successful enough…our nose is a weird shape, or our left pinky has this slight bend in … Continue reading Enough: The Lie of Insecurity

Life, WritingLeave a comment

On Trees and Poetry

November 25, 2015November 26, 2015 Layla Velasquez

Fall is beautiful. Just exquisite. There are crimson trees just outside the front door that are the stuff of Robert Frost. I’ve been trying to take pictures of these trees for three days. I can’t. It started Monday afternoon. On … Continue reading On Trees and Poetry

LifeLeave a comment

Journeys 

November 23, 2015 Layla Velasquez

My life is full of journeys. This one is almost over. Today in the wake of Thanksgiving week, I am thinking about journeys. The paths that wind and twist this way and that. The thing about journeys is that they … Continue reading Journeys 

WritingLeave a comment

The Spiderweb

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 Layla Velasquez

There is an elaborate web that lives between you and me. It’s a tangled weave, a sticky mess, deftly spun of suspicion, mistrust and paranoia. A stranger’s due harvest, no doubt. Yet it still catches my gentle words. Stuck in … Continue reading The Spiderweb

UncategorizedLeave a comment

The End of Compassion

November 19, 2015 Layla Velasquez

I  recently attended a church service where a missionary couple to Africa spoke. As they talked about the plight of the people, the poverty, the need, the disease….I found myself throwing up walls. Not that I didn’t believe them. I… Continue reading The End of Compassion

Posts navigation

Older posts
Blog at WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • thevagrantwriter.com
    • Join 406 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • thevagrantwriter.com
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...