posting poetic prose
31 Jan 2017 15 Comments
in quadrille Tags: dawn, love, nation, peace, race, renewal
Linking a quadrille on theme of “dawn” with dVerse Poets this week…
now
aurora breaks
this fresh beginning
pink bud of day’s flower
best chance to start again
chosen expect a new dawning
resurrection of men and women
of every tribe, nation and race
new beings recreated, whole
tread gently on new earth
live together in love
speak peace
then
04 Dec 2016 Leave a comment
in free verse Tags: advent, love, sacrifice, shepherd
Light a candle on this 2nd Sunday of Advent
We watch with eyes wide open.
What does a shepherd know of Love?
Sacrifice offered
Blood poured out like water
All: Yes, Christ is our Advent of LOVE!
20 Nov 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: chrysanthemums, lattice, love, mothers, wedding
Linking to Carpe Diem Tanka Splendor prompt: Chrysanthemums
summertime wedding
promise of faithful love
lattice arch and fence
baskets of chrysanthemums
gift to bride and groom’s mothers
30 Oct 2016 1 Comment
in quote Tags: charming, love, Luther, marriage, relationship
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. Yes, a good marriage is “friendly”!
photo by lynn
27 Oct 2016 2 Comments
in quote, Uncategorized Tags: Calvin, duckling, God, love
3 Day/3 Quote Challenge: People celebrate Halloween but many have forgotten that October 31 is Reformation Day for the Church. So I will post a series of quotes by Protestant Reformers. That “ugly duckling” may become a swan!
25 Oct 2016 19 Comments
in free verse, prayer Tags: body, fear, love, spark, spirit, wildfire
A quadrille (poem of 44 words) on De’s theme of “spark” at dVersePoets
the
essence of
Love
broke into
this broken world
held hostage by
Fear
to cast it out:
let go and
Believe!
holy Fire
inflamed
disciples to
witness to Word
fearlessly;
now spark a
new reformation
of Body
as living organism
ignited by
Spirit’s
wildfire.
20 Oct 2016 Leave a comment
in tanka Tags: clay, humanity, love, potter, wet
clay in Potter’s hands
chosen, held firm, gently shaped
fired, purified, filled
vessel to pour out His love
beautiful, useful purpose
Linking to Carpe Diem prompt: clay
13 Sep 2016 20 Comments
in prayer, quadrille, scripture Tags: grace, hope, love, shepherd, truth
Prayer in “quadrille” form, exactly forty-four words…link to dVerse Poets
Open my hands
to receive extravagant grace
Open my ears
to hear shepherd’s voice
Open my eyes
to see beauty of narrow way
Open my mind
to know transforming truth
Open my mouth
to speak words of hope
Open my heart
to love courageously.
Jesus spoke “Ephphatha!” to deaf/mute man (see Mark 7:31-37)
24 Aug 2016 7 Comments
in tanka Tags: bees, flowers, garden, love
This Saturday will be our 33rd wedding anniversary…
photo by lynn
forget-me-not blooms
honeyed pollen on bees knees
tulips press rose hips
lover like flower garden
in all its morning glory!
23 Jul 2016 2 Comments
in american sentence Tags: hubby, laundry, love
I love it when hubby does laundry…as long as he doesn’t do mine 😉
27 Jun 2016 30 Comments
in quadrille Tags: blossom, bud, heart, love, rose, thorn
Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose. ~Gertrude Stein
love is a rose is a
rose is a tightly rolled
tender bud is a sweetly
opening blossom is a slow
unfurl of soft petaled glory is an
irresistible, heady fragrance
is a wilting passion ravishly
spent is a sharp thorn
prick to the heart
We’re smelling the roses at dVerse poetics and writing 44-word quadrilles!
a poem in my pocket 
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