posting poetic prose
23 Feb 2026 9 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: bread, food, gratitude, hunger, injustice
hollow, hungry people find food
scarce but reasons plentiful: drought,
pests, war, unemployment, injustice.
satisfied, well-fed folks find food
plentiful but gratitude scarce:
gluttons of greed, stingy to share.
aren’t we all famished for
the bread of heaven himself
to come fill us… more abundantly?
Gathering at dVerse poets pub where Lisa hosts hungry quadrilles…
03 Dec 2024 1 Comment
in nove otto Tags: bread, cattle, food, God, grateful, gratitude, greed, Jesus, neighbor
Recently, Grace hosted a dVerse prompt featuring the “Nove Otto”. This poetry form was created by Scott J. Alcorn. It is a nine-lined poem with 8 syllables per line. The rhyme scheme is: aacbbcddc.
God is the giver of all good;
He provides his creatures with food
his loving care supplies our bread
grazing cattle content to eat
in turn, they will provide our meat.
“Love your neighbor,” Jesus has said;
are our cold hearts so full of greed
that we won’t share with those in need?
if grateful we are to be fed!
24 Nov 2018 8 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: gratitude, greed, pilgrim, providential, Thanksgiving
Let us remember this Thanksgiving day
how our forefathers walked the pilgrim way
forgive our greedy attitude
and give us hearts of gratitude
for providential blessings, Lord, we pray.
*Listen to brief podcast by John Piper on Giving Thanks here
Quintet of 5 lines (in iambic meter and AABBA rhyme scheme) for dVerse.
07 Jun 2018 2 Comments
in tanka Tags: chai, cup, gratitude, leaves, workers
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai‘s early summer kigo word is shincha, meaning new tea.
black? chai? or rooibos?
search for favorite cup as
workers pick tea leaves
remember hours of labor
gratitude steeping new brew
05 Jun 2017 20 Comments
in rhyming verse Tags: daisies, desert, God, gratitude, hills
Weekend writing challenge on “gratitude” with Sammi Cox
For undulations of the hills
for desert, daisies, daffodils
for love’s sweet longing family fills
God give us grateful hearts.
For grass to grow, mow everywhere
for pizza, pickles, peach and pear
for every breath we breathe of air
God give us grateful hearts.
For hiking, biking mountain steep
for swimming, surfing oceans deep
for every day our lives you keep
God give us grateful hearts.
For puppies, kittens, goldfish, frogs
for horses, cows, and baconed hogs
for reading books and writing blogs
God give us grateful hearts.
image from wikipedia
02 May 2017 Leave a comment
in american sentence Tags: diverse, forgive, gratitude, heart, integrity
Thankfulness for the small stuff enlarges heart with joyful gratitude.
When heart is broken open, make no demands, simply let love spill out.
Forgive as you have been forgiven is the crux of Jesus’ teachings.
Beauty of diverse colors be found in kaleidoscope of people.
Integrity is found by building identity on solid rock.
a poem in my pocket 
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