show lover’s color
exude delicate fragrance
bee will make honey
simple request
25 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: faith, heaven, knees, prayer
Give us faith (and knees) to be “heaven-bent”
on praying for Your children.
(“Jacob praying” download from Photobucket)
preapproved
24 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: benefits, grace, love, mercy, preapproved
thank you, Jesus,
for crediting my debit
account with your
righteous deposit;
paying my bail bond
with forever love that
is more than enough,
adding the generous
interest of God’s mercy
and writing my name
into your will as an
unlikely heiress of our
Father’s kingdom with
free daily benefits of
the Spirit’s gifts plus
an out-of-this-world
retirement plan;
such an offer i’d be
a fool to refuse.
shared with Love Idol movement, based on book (of same title) by Jennifer Dukes Lee
cherry blossom time
23 Apr 2014 5 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cherry blossoms, pink, transience
soft fragrant beauty
sensational transience
pink clouds mesmerize
(photo prompt on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai)
woodl and trail
23 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: animals, pitter-patter, trail
snails slide
worms wiggle
gulls glide
jellyfish jiggle
cats crouch
dogs dawdle
sloths slouch
wombats waddle
ponies prance
bunnies bounce
ducklings dance
panthers pounce
kangaroos kick
tigers tumble
porcupines prick
bees bumble
bears brawl
lemmings leap
crabs crawl
sheep sleep
…and weeee little people?
chitter-chatter, pitter-patter!
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for the grands…and all kids at heart 🙂
rejuvenate
22 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Uncategorized Tags: bulb, haiku, onion
reaching for the sun
onion bulbs buried in soil
send green shoots upward
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“only the first line” from Carpe Diem
what if it’s true?
21 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: alive, kingdom, knee, resurrection
My God’s not dead, He’s surely alive! (Newsboys)
(photo from Free Bible Images)
R evelation of
E aster account
S urely moves
U s to share
R eality of
R isen Savior,
E nthroned
C hrist, whose
T rue kingdom
I nevitably will
O verwhelm all
N ations and skeptics.
“…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow…and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” -Philippians 2:10 & 11
still saturday
19 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: haiku, potatoes, saturday
planting potatoes
bury in ground (like a grave)
wait…green sprouts will rise
“self-portrait”
19 Apr 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: art, masterpiece, mirror, self-portrait
Artwork, Mosaic of Life, by Cheryl Kellar: http://cherylkellar.com/about
how does an artist look at oneself objectively? Picasso’s inscrutable,
Van Gogh looks disturbed, Rembrandt is thoughtful, Durer has angel hair.
we can technically enhance “selfies” to make us seem better than we are
but doesn’t alter fact that we’re naturally selfish and overly self-conscious.
do we recognize that we’re meant to be a masterpiece? yes, created
in 3-dimensional form of body, mind, spirit…breathing, animated flesh
a living sculpture shaped by a loving Master, in his very image…yet,
afraid of his reflection, we paint over our mirror with dull, ugly colors.
i am thankful He found me – reclaimed, reframed to display in his gallery.
beauty himself pays highest bid, saves from auction and re-creates art!
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Prompt by Brian at d’Verse, missed “linkie” by 5 minutes!
Check out their poets’ pub (see sidebar).
face of addiction
16 Apr 2014 2 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: addiction, chains, mask
photo from Phyllis Galembo’s “Maske” collection shared with d’VersePoets
temptation wears
a lovely face but her
henchman snarls…
it’s frightful how easy
we can be chained:
in foolish company
an unwise choice
becomes a bad habit
grows in power to
dominate life until
it’s unrecognizable
hidden behind a mask
of pain and regret.
fandango
15 Apr 2014 14 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: mango, orangutan, tango
under
lush green
canopy of
rainforest,
mango man
can tango, man,
with
orangutan
rhythms,
strutting his
burlap suit
and faux
gorilla
slippers.
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Inspired by mask photography of Phyllis Galembo and Anthony Desmond’s prompt at d’Verse. My son chose this photo (from my 3 favs) and dubbed it “mango man” so i went with it…
the daily grind
14 Apr 2014 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: brew, cappuccino, coffee
Come in,
fresh-brewed
aroma greets
new day’s
patrons.
Early morning
regulars, seated
along counter,
turn stools to
eye new-comer
not wearing farm
cap and overalls.
Take their joe black,
swallow with local
market reports,
stir in complaints
about the weather.
Let’s do lunch—
animated cluster
of girlfriends
chatting over
old times and
new photos
of grandkids.
Laughter ripples
across bowls
of tomato soup,
toasty paninis
on the side.
Brisk afternoon
brings out
drive-thru
customers
who willingly
accept offer
of just baked
chocolate chunk
cookies to go
with a frothy
cappuccino
or chai tea.
Brief lull to
wipe tables
before evening
cafe crowd
trickles in.
Couples
converse,
clasping
steamy lattes
while college
students
lounge in
over-stuffed
chairs, staring
into glow of
personal
devices.
Caffeine is
on the menu
until barista
gathers last
empty cup,
manager
reconciles
register and
front door
jingles softly
as late-night
bean lover exits.
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Day 15 of National Poetry Month…half-way mark of
this month’s challenge to write a poem a day!
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