Jesus is healer
his word is “panpharmacon
– salve for every sore”
whatever the affliction
no matter the addiction
(Matthew 4:23-25)
matthew henry’s commentary
04 Apr 2016 2 Comments
in quote, tanka Tags: addiction, healer, Jesus, Word
lanes open at 4 a.m.
30 Mar 2016 1 Comment
in tanka Tags: bowling, lightning, rain, thunder
thunder bowls on roof
lightning scores strike across lawn
rain cheers at windows
find your ball and pay for shoes
no one can sleep in alley!
hideous powers
24 Mar 2016 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: evil, peace, truth, violence
world of violence
when we tolerate evil
cultures in rubble
align to higher standard
pursue peace with sword of truth
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (Ephesians 6:12)
sweets for the sweet
01 Feb 2016 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: chocolate, ice cream, sweet
black cherry ice cream
delectable chocolate chunks
coldness makes teeth hurt
keeping this just for yourself?
my husband asks and i smile
Sweet things happening at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai...
kazahana (snowflakes)
26 Jan 2016 4 Comments
in tanka Tags: grandchildren, joy, love, snowflakes, winter
photo credit: www.livescience.com
winter’s secret joy
expecting new grandchildren
love’s art develops
every snowflake is unique
each design original
Linking with other haiku poets at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today.
daikan (great cold) tanka
21 Jan 2016 11 Comments
in tanka Tags: bones, chill, crows, frost, winter
photo by lynn__
lonely weathervane
midwestern prairie windchill
frosty windowpane
old bones ache in mid-winter
even crows disappear
ancient history preserved
27 Nov 2015 7 Comments
in tanka, Uncategorized Tags: Creator, mountain, rocks
- photo credit: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
climb up the mountain
stories of many cultures
speak of Creation
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revelations in rocks tell
tales of time’s voiced beginning
Tuvan petroglyphs
Link to CDHK (#866) about Tuvan people in Altai Mountains of Mongolia
thankful tanka
24 Nov 2015 6 Comments
in tanka, Uncategorized Tags: snow, soil, sunshine, weather
sunshine’s steady warmth
melting snow, nourishing soil
vital nitrogen
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listen to weather’s whisper
nature’s cycle of blessing
photo by lynn
salaam/shalom (be upon you)
18 Nov 2015 6 Comments
in tanka Tags: dawn, peace, shalom, war
pray in darkest hour
clouds gather on winds of war
await dawn’s faint light
as shalom reigns in heaven
may Your peace rain down on earth
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This episode of CDHWT takes you to the “as is above, as below” (a very explicit religious proverb) in haiku…
diwali festival of lights
10 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: diwali, India, light, lotus
paint lotus with sand
taste sweet treats, ooh-aahh fireworks
darkness held at bay
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India’s bright tradition
begging real Light of the world
ID 59700129 © Nah Ting Feng | Dreamstime.com
Traditional clay diya lamp lit during Diwali
remove your sandals
09 Nov 2015 7 Comments
in tanka Tags: autumn, burning bush, Creator, glory
carnelian leaves
bow awed in holy presence
burning bush aflame
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foliage re-lit each autumn
reveal Creator’s glory
Japanese-style garden, Texas ID 35761236 © Dfikar | Dreamstime.com
but Ava knew Jesus
02 Nov 2015 5 Comments
in scripture, tanka Tags: Ava, death, God, grass
-with prayers for family of Ava Dieleman
why four-year-olds die?
life brittle as frosted grass
bleak october day
God listens to our lament
frozen tears in his bottle
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“Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8
photo credit: Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
a poem in my pocket 
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