posting poetic prose
20 May 2026 7 Comments
in ekphrastic Tags: greed, church, envy, sustainability, repentance, stewardship
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Circle of life in world of death
as fruit of tree links food chain.
Survival served by stewardship,
sustainability, not envy or greed.
But blood be shed in streets if
village values turn upside-down.
Milked by politics, compromised,
church not shocked to repentance.
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Melissa hosts dVerse poetics with ekphrastic poetry inspired by art of Marc Chagall. My poem based on his oil painting, “I and the Village”, 1911.
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 Nov 2013 Leave a comment
in Uncategorized Tags: carp, greed, koi
Let’s not be koi about this:
ornamental is all about image-
in reality, just common carp
(classification: carp-e diem, isn’t it?)
So seize the day like a greedy fish-
searching with mouth wide open,
chasing anything that moves,
pushing your way ahead of the rest
to suck in and swallow every
tasty (but possibly toxic)
tidbit tossed your way?
Jeremiah 6:13 “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike all practice deceit.”
a poem in my pocket 
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