music of the spheres

all creation sings

whales and pulsars in rhythm

praises to our God

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Check out Lou Giglio’s recording of stars and whales singing together!

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price paid for paradise

 

A man is wed to land as dear as wife
and for his farm he‘ll gladly sacrifice
what is his livelihood becomes his life
such dedication keeps away most vice
invested time gives meaning in the strife
as he creates his own small paradise

reflection of first garden paradise
tilling the land together, man and wife
completely innocent of hate or strife
man gladly gave his rib, small sacrifice
but snake twisted the truth of God’s advice
eating forbidden fruit embittered life

to work in sweat would be man’s lot in life
rebellion led them out of paradise
their eyes opened to every evil vice
still-birth of sin brought pain to Adam’s wife
to cover shame requires blood sacrifice
our fall brought all creation death and strife

seeds of weed, thistle, and thorn now rife
disease and aging process shortens life
to bear children demands self-sacrifice
we cannot find way back to paradise
now shame’s dark secrets divide man and wife
our world is broken by our greed and vice

the Enemy holds captives in sin’s vise
conquers the world with anger, fear, and strife
cools the love between each man and wife
our stubborn pride leads miserable life
the only way to restore paradise
would be a perfect human sacrifice

God’s Son offered himself as sacrifice
divine and human free of any vice
for Christ alone can restore paradise
and put an end to all our sin and strife
if choose to follow him, we find true life
he loves the church as his own precious wife

to work the land ‘mid sacrifice and strife
farmer’s advice says his is still best life
earth’s paradise shared with beloved wife

 


This sestina surprised me by turning theological…I think it was the repeating/rhyming word choices I made that lent itself to themes of creation/fall/redemption/restoration. A sestina has six stanzas of six lines followed by a 3-line envoi each with a complicated pattern of final words repeated. This challenging form is described in detail by our host Victoria at d’Verse Poets.

puzzling origins

“if it doesn’t have a tail,
it’s an ape.”  – veggietales

does that mean we are
living on planet of apes?

evolutionary theory puzzles
over missing links

missing, non-existent,
pieces to puzzle

genesis one is epic poem
worth pondering

i believe God creates
beginnings!

 

 


We’re doing “puzzle” quadrilles with Mish at dVerse poets pub this week 😀

relational theology

 

work is not the curse

cultural mandate to serve

as garden stewards

 

observe sabbath rest

cease work, rest mind, worship, feast

to restore one’s soul

 

creation frolics

play is good theology

praise Lord of the dance

 

kindred spirits touch

in friendship’s heart commitment

soul intimacy

 

study the scripture

engage thinking brain in church

inspired intellect

 

time for refreshment

spirit’s story of kingdom

what if “myth” is true?

 


Senryu series based on Pastor John Lee’s “refreshment” sermon series.

there is a God and you are not him

Linking this tanka with Carpe Diem Haiku Kai today…

 

considering beliefs of

muslim, jew, christian,

on something we can agree:

we believe only one God,

maker of heaven and earth.