“Taka” is Japanese word for hawk. “Tanka”is Japanese poetry form.
red-tailed predator
eyes alert, talons sharpened,
silent as fence post
waits for slightest rustling
small creature disturbs switch grass
taka tanka
31 Jan 2019 3 Comments
in tanka Tags: fence post, grass, hawk, predator, silent
peace…and quiet?
31 Jul 2018 11 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: beaver, camp, clouds, grass, meadow lark, mosquitos, silent, stones
pack me light
stamped for camp
undress the stress
in quiet wilderness
where grass rustles
stream gurgles clear
beaver crew bustles
clouds thunder near
meadow lark sings
mosquitos start riot
forest tree rings
stones, alone, silent
Listen to the “sounds of silence” with Dwight tonight at dVerse Poets pub…
white Christmas (lite)
21 Dec 2017 Leave a comment
in haiku Tags: Christmas, evergreen, grass, snow, white
blanc fluff dusts tips of
evergreen branches; softens
brittle spikes of frozen grass
walk in the light
31 Jul 2016 4 Comments
in haiku Tags: dew, fields, grass, prayer, walk, worship
“In your light we see light.” -Ps.36:9b
morning prayer path
first rays enlighten ditches
grass gives thanks for dew
evening worship walk
sunset illumines grain fields
God whispers his love
(photos by lynn)
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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