a poem in my pocket

A mist of grey grief hangs over us all. Roll call of promising youth, senselessly gunned down before their prime, grows irreversibly longer even as numbers of disconnected, angry youth swell precipitously. Education leaves God out, letting demons in.

Hate disrespects human dignity. Rage destroys human life. Violence disregards meaning of community. Selfishness and rudeness rule (un)social media. We refuse to walk in the life-giving Light; choosing to crawl into the darkness of our own souls.

The civilization of Man is graying fast. Without fear of God, we will fear each other. Beauty of human culture fades. We follow a suicidal path and wonder how to write our own obituary.

ashes to ashes

ravens cry over ruins

grey twilight descends

An insightful article regarding philosophical reasons for school shootings HERE…

well & done

19 Feb 2018 2 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku Tags: beauty, morning glory, vine, water, well

Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai challenges us to “revise” a classical haiku by famous female haiku writer. Here is my humble attempt…

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morning glory!

the well bucket-entangled,

I ask for water

* * * * *

glory of morning

entangled in blooming vine

beauty fills my well

millennial ninjitsu

18 Feb 2018 1 Comment

by lynn__ in rhyming verse, Uncategorized Tags: arson, hack, mom, ninja, sabotage

“ninja”

my mom’s a secret ninja

she’s trained~yes, that’s a fact

in ancient arts of sabotage

(it’s cooking skills she lacks)

she’s stealthy and she’s deadly

~real domestic arson hack~

our kitchen sink is piled high

with pots that she burned black!

Just for fun…you didn’t assume it was (auto)biographical, did you?!

rooted faith

16 Feb 2018 4 Comments

by lynn__ in scripture, tanka Tags: birds, kingdom, mustard, seed, tree

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tiny mustard seed

birds find shade in its branches

surprising kingdom

grows into life-spreading tree

from minuscule beginnings

Luke 13:18 & 19

the source

14 Feb 2018 5 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse Tags: God, Jesus, life, love, unconditional, valentines

I John 4:19

Jesus IS…the first,

best,

greatest,

true love of my life.

God IS…the author

of all real love.

He pursues his own with a

relentless,

unconditional,

irresistible gracious love.

In fact,

“God is crazy about YOU…and there’s nothing you can do about it!”

(to quote an anonymous coffee cup)

happy valentines day

move over, edward lear

13 Feb 2018 23 Comments

by lynn__ in poem for children, rhyming verse Tags: canoe, mastodon, pussycat, sea, stars

Catrin Welz-Stein

Mastodon and pussycat went to sea

in a canoe without any oars.

Said Mastodon to Kitty, “Isn’t it pretty,

this mirrored reflection of stars?”

Replied puss to pachyderm,

“Move a little astern, your trunk

is blocking my view.”

So he took a step back but,

alas and alack! stars scattered

as boat tipped in deep blue…

…which may be why mastodons are extinct and cats hate water 😉

Linking with dVerse Poets prompt featuring artwork by Catrin Welz-Stein.

seeds of temptation

12 Feb 2018 10 Comments

by lynn__ in etheree Tags: chocolate, strawberries, temptation, valentine

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ripe

surprise–

strawberries!

huge heart-shaped fruit

garnish with green caps

dip in dark chocolate

drizzle with white almond bark

taste sumptuous delicacy

sweetly succulent valentine treat

honey, I love you…now pass me that plate!

An “etheree” poem of ten lines, each has one more syllable than the previous, no rhyme. Linking to “sweet & sumptuous” February prompts at life in the dirt.

thank you, friends!

08 Feb 2018 3 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized

I’m happy to receive 500 “follows”…thank YOU for reading my blog!

followed-blog-500-2x

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