water | a poem in my pocket

perfumed flavour

21 Jun 2023 6 Comments

by lynn__ in ekphrastic, haiku Tags: cup, perfume, petals, rose, water

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scent of rosewater

distillation of petals

sweetness fills my cup

drawing water

27 Mar 2021 4 Comments

by lynn__ in Uncategorized Tags: source, trinity, water

Father, again I THIRST for you
like the psalmist, deer on the run
who panted for streams of water
like the woman at the well, dried
up, life poured out and wasted.

Jesus, you offer living water
abundant and refreshing, pure
well-spring of new LIFE within;
fill me up and wash over me
with your actively loving Holy

Spirit; fill to overflowing that I
may spill on others; I lift empty
CUP to you for my daily drink
where you lead me beside such
crystal clear and quiet waters.

You are one, true living God,
fountain of life; my only source
of soulful, deep, abiding JOY in
your presence today, tomorrow;
like a river eternal forevermore!

weathered stones

22 May 2019 12 Comments

by lynn__ in ekphrastic, haiga Tags: bayou, horizon, humidity, rain, squall, storm, water

This week, Sarah Southwest hosts dVerse poetics and invites us to write ekphrastic poetry featuring artwork by Mary Frances from her “New Worlds in Old Stones”…

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undou (movement)

12 May 2019 6 Comments

by lynn__ in classical haiku Tags: breeze, fern, green, leaf, peace, water

breeze rustles fern leaf

humbly bows low to water

green ripples of peace

image & form: CDHK

river of sustenance

03 Nov 2018 2 Comments

by lynn__ in renga Tags: cicada, heron, house, lonely, moon, river, water

at the gate of a deserted house,
a cicada is crying in the rays
of the evening sun © Shiki

neighbors left hot summer house
allow insects to move in

pressing sushi;
after a while,
a feeling of loneliness © Buson

parents and children are gone
eating alone so quiet

the coolness
of the sound of water at night,
falling back into the well © Issa

overfilling my bucket
splashing on path back to hut

autumn’s bright moon,
however far I walked, still afar off
in an unknown sky © Chiyo-Ni

harvest moon is calling me
reflections on dark water

all my years
floating in the river
a childish heart © J. Reichhold

living half my life on our
family’s wooden sampan

a flash of lightning:
the screech of a night-heron
flying in the darkness © Basho

monsoon rains and avian
wildlife are my companions

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Italicized “renga” responses © lynn. Linking to Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .

least resistance

14 Oct 2018 2 Comments

by lynn__ in question poem, tanka Tags: creek, floodwaters, rains, snow melt, toads, water

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

-Lao Tzu

creek overflows banks

floodwaters rise with fall rains

toads tired of swimming

what is softer than snow melt?

what is stronger than water?

Quote and inspiration from Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.

psalm for earth day

23 Apr 2018 2 Comments

by lynn__ in triolet, worship Tags: air, bless, creatures, earth, life, soil, water

Psalm 104 is a poem that celebrates creation! I write a humble triolet for earth day. Okay, I’m a day late but to a farmer every day is earth day, right?!

bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers
let creatures thrive, let life give birth

bless the Lord who forms the earth
air, water, soils of priceless worth
forgive us wasteful mess makers

bless the Lord who forms the earth
he calls us to be caretakers