See CDHK special, Japanese Poetry in the Lowlands, featuring Jeanine Hoedemaker
intermittent rain
old lovers exchange warm kiss
under umbrella
pit, pit, patter of raindrops
two hearts offbeat together
Stirling Castle
02 Nov 2016 22 Comments
in list poem Tags: castle, minstrel, Stirling, tartans, walls
Stirling Castle – main gate
upon sill’s glaciated crag
stone walls still stand
as ramparts command
crossing of river Forth
cobblestoned court within
ancient cemetery without
flags fly proud heraldry
tasseled tartans wave
hart hides in old forest
hounds give baying chase
magic harp plays minstrel
ballad sung in six cantos
Wallace won bridge
Bruce besieged English
James built royal palace
Mary in chapel crowned
cannons military presence
spark modern imagination
Holy Rude bell tolls history
of the legendary Snowdoun
Read Sir Walter Scott’s poem, “The Lady of the Lake”, with home-educated son. Linking to dVerse poetics prompt “if walls could talk” with Mish.
reformed quote #8
31 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in quote Tags: Calvin, fire, life, warm
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I have posted a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. Let the Spirit spark burn and your light shine!
reformed quote #7
30 Oct 2016 1 Comment
in quote Tags: charming, love, Luther, marriage, relationship
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. Yes, a good marriage is “friendly”!
photo by lynn
abandoned wetlands
29 Oct 2016 2 Comments
redwinged blackbird waves
surge south, fall follows in wake
rolling clap of wings
reformed quote #6
29 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in quote Tags: Christ, conversion, labyrinth, life, wanderings
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. Finding “the Way” through life’s labyrinth!
ideas in ink
28 Oct 2016 6 Comments
in haiku, Uncategorized Tags: calligraphy, fountain, ink, parchment, pen
Linking to CDHK prompt: fountain pen
calligraphy pen
stroke wet nub across parchment
fountain overflows
photo credit: Carpe Diem
reformed quote #5
28 Oct 2016 4 Comments
in quote Tags: captive, conscience, Luther, Word
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. What a blessed “captivity”!
antiqued dreams
27 Oct 2016 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: butterflies, dreams, embroidery, honeysuckle
embroidery thread
honeysuckled butterflies
grandma’s pillowcase
Inspired by Carpe Diem Haiku Kai prompt: embroidery thread
reformed quote#4
27 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in quote, Uncategorized Tags: Calvin, duckling, God, love
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. That “ugly duckling” may become a swan!
reformed quote #3
26 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in quote Tags: apple, Luther, plant, tree, world
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. This is the “pick” of the day!
photo by lynn
conflagration = heat + light
25 Oct 2016 19 Comments
in free verse, prayer Tags: body, fear, love, spark, spirit, wildfire
A quadrille (poem of 44 words) on De’s theme of “spark” at dVersePoets
the
essence of
Love
broke into
this broken world
held hostage by
Fear
to cast it out:
let go and
Believe!
holy Fire
inflamed
disciples to
witness to Word
fearlessly;
now spark a
new reformation
of Body
as living organism
ignited by
Spirit’s
wildfire.
a poem in my pocket 
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