Our youngest son graduates from his homeschool studies in May.
robins weave their nest
blue-egged hatchlings cheep hunger
parents hunt for grubs
vital, patient flight lessons
fledglings leave safety of home
posting poetic prose
04 Apr 2017 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: departure, eggs, fledglings, nest, robins
Our youngest son graduates from his homeschool studies in May.
robins weave their nest
blue-egged hatchlings cheep hunger
parents hunt for grubs
vital, patient flight lessons
fledglings leave safety of home
03 Apr 2017 11 Comments
in haibun, prayer Tags: communion, God, prayer, presence, silence, wrestling
Prayer is practicing the quiet presence of God. It is crawling up into the lap of our abba – daddy and crying to hear him whisper comfort in our ear as he wraps us in his strong, everlasting arms. Prayer is communion, connection, conversation; our privilege as children since Jesus opened door. It may be a mighty wrestling, his will bending ours to grant a greater blessing than we can imagine. In amazing love and grace, God invites us to pray and he initiates our prayers. He wants us to come to him. In his presence, our brokenness begins to heal, our emptiness to fill. Prayer is relationship, not religion; desire, not duty. It is our lifeline; vital as breathing, inhale – exhale. If we cannot pray? Jesus intercedes, the Spirit groans and the family of God lifts us up, before his throne.
listen in silence
dew refreshes, green renews
spring rain for the soul
02 Apr 2017 2 Comments
In response to Sunday haiga challenge, visage, with Marie at Syllabub Sea.

01 Apr 2017 2 Comments
in list poem Tags: acid, colitis, stress
acid stress
acid anxiety
acid stomach
acid thoughts
acid dreams
acid colon
acid tears
acid rain
acid pain
Inflammatory colitis is the result of too much stomach acid, which irritates the colon.
26 Mar 2017 19 Comments
in free verse, impressionism Tags: mediterranean, music, olives, pyrenees

olive trees by Van Gogh
mediterranean sun
pulsing rhythm
warm yellow sky
radiates, ripens
music of olives
leaves quiver
trees wave arms
trunks sway hips
shadows of oil
flow to sound
of cool blue
pyrenees bass
23 Mar 2017 5 Comments
in scripture Tags: clear, glass, joyful, kingdom, river
There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God… Ps. 46:4
joyful
river of
liquid glass
crystal clear
stream of
perpetual
living water
flows, grows
ever deeper
cleansing
quenching
refreshing
as peace
passing
through
the new
jerusalem
eternal city
of God’s
kingdom
and our
forever
home
20 Mar 2017 3 Comments
in haiku Tags: bucket, cyclamen, spring, windowsill
Inspired by post at CDHK on “potted plant” meme….
plant on windowsill
cyclamen blooms in bucket
sings promise of spring

photo by lynn
19 Mar 2017 8 Comments
in senryu, tanka Tags: love, nature, outdoors, shoes, walk
turn off devices
put on comfortable shoes
meet ourselves outdoors
inspire real love of nature
learn the real nature of love
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Joining weekly tanka challenge at Ramblings of a Writer
19 Mar 2017 16 Comments
in shape poem Tags: garden, girl, impressionism, rose, watering can
summer afternoon in
grandmother’s garden
follow sunlit pathway
strawberry blonde girl
clutches watering can
to sprinkle flowers
her smile like daisies
picked by chubby fingers
her cheeks reflect color
of bright hair bow and
bold rose briar blooms
garden and granddaughter
both cultivated, well-groomed
portrait of fresh youth
wholesome in nurture

Girl with Watering Can – Renoir
16 Mar 2017 30 Comments
in list poem, Uncategorized Tags: art, field, harvest, haystack, light, village
Meeting the Bar at dVerse Poets with Bjorn looking at impressionistic art
layers of light
flecks of colour
giant’s velvet
birthday cupcake
or thatched hut
is sunlit stack of
bovine manna
dried muffin-top
will-o-wisps in wind
dense center holds
heat of long day
gleaned stubble field
rests in cool shade
robust wet dabs
of painter’s palette
reflects sweat of
villagers’ harvest

haystack by Monet
15 Mar 2017 8 Comments
in free verse, question poem Tags: carousel, dolphin, hare, zebra
“Amuse me!” is fair theme at dVerse poets with Lillian spinning our memories.
calliope music
summer sunburn
sticky cotton candy
magical carousel ride
double-decked imagination
a young girl’s fantasy choice:
to trade precious tickets for
high-kickin’ striped zebra,
long-legged white hare
or sleek blue dolphin?
climb in saddle!

photo by lynn – Kemah TX
14 Mar 2017 8 Comments
in free verse Tags: God, grace, home, mountain, pocket
someday
i’ll meet
God
on a
mountain
or beach
maybe at a
coffee shop and
we’ll instantly
recognize each other
with neck hugs
and back pats
then, awed
i will bow
low and
God will
smile grace,
reach down,
pick me up
and put me in
his shirt pocket
near his heart
to carry
me
home.
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