Generations marching
Clock’s hands never stand still
Time’s traveler journeys
Years navigate downhill
History’s recorder
Passport to each event
Time’s traveler writing
Every book’s contents
Stories fill with people
Exploits reign paramount
Time’s traveler sees all
His recollections count
Worldly landmarks indexed
Mile after mile recalls
Time’s traveler postcards
Destination now calls
Energy never sleeps
Chronicles each step
Time’s traveler breathing
At library’s doorstep
Embracing
His lead
Overcoming our resistance
Changed by God’s persistence
Prayer
Envisioning
Sharing hope
Acts of generosity
God’s works best revealed
Grace
Rain’s
Early morning
Rinsing our souls
God calling us home
Forgiveness
This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.
Retreating from urban scene
Tasting sweetest land of peace
Montana’s scenic prairie
Rejuvenating new lease
Returning home at long last
Embracing much simpler ways
Montana’s dry farming life
Waking to morning’s fresh praise
Laboring in nature’s soil
Farming begins at sunrise
Montana’s fields now planted
Waiting for harvest’s lush prize
Walking in tall grass so green
Unearthing life’s inner core
Montana’s rural anthem
Fielding life’s daily chores
From Romans 5:1-2: “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.”
From ancient garden, crying out
Man’s sinful seeds scatter and sprout
Father’s wrath consumes with His fire
Suffering journey to hellfire
Spiritually dead from God
Lives walk in darkness, always flawed
Holy tablets proclaim God’s law
Sin’s frozen nature never thaws
Judgement follows life’s trespasses
Sticking like thickest molasses
Lord’s saving grace seeks better way
Messiah opens new causeway
Jesus steps into this abyss
Unselfish love shall never miss
Hopeless man’s eyes can’t turn away
Drawn to grim, cruel cross, Christ pays
Jesus offers Himself instead
Faith follows this new Living Bread
Father’s amazing grace enters
Salvation breathes life’s new center
From Romans 5:18-19: “Therefore just as one man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all. For just as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so through the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.”
Overcast morning
Gray covers forgotten sun—
Missing in action
Crystal clear waters
Canoe glides with rhythmic pace—
Perfect melody
Galactic journey
Cosmic adventure comes true—
Man’s final frontier
Walking in the morning pre-dawn light
Waiting for the sun to resume its flight
Hearing the birds chirping familiar tunes
Feeling happy that spring will arrive soon
Stepping briskly along the charming path
Anticipating the sun bringing a warm bath
Seeing the shadows change and dance
Clearing a mind from its dormant trance
Witnessing God’s immense creation at dawn
Blessing with unique images that it spawns
Dashing in front goes a frightened rabbit
Making his morning visit a welcome habit
Dreaming of walking here each and every day
Picturing a scenic sunrise so appealing to say
Lifting above the distant horizon to bring a delight
Radiating sunrise brightens the morn with its light
The photo was taken at sunrise last fall at Walnut Woods Metro Park in central Ohio. I am looking forward to witnessing more sunrises in the coming weeks as the spring weather allows me to walk outside more often.
Do you enjoy a favorite time or place to walk and experience God’s creation?
From Psalm 97:10-11: “You who love the Lord, hate evil; He guards the lives of His faithful; He rescues them from the hand of the wicked. Light dawns for the righteous and joy for the upright in heart.”
Surrounding darkness
Evil’s world abounds
Life’s hesitation
Sinful, barking sounds
Playing with evil
Like kitchen’s hot stove
Waiting to burn us
Consuming faith’s grove
Hearing Father’s Word
Explicit warning
Hate evil, love God
Righteous good morning
Evil’s deception
Ignore its calling
Turning from darkness
Sinful flesh falling
Life’s new page opens
His goodness unfolds
Sprinting to daylight
Safe in God’s stronghold
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “When we learn to hate evil, we learn to love what God loves.”
Mothers occupy life’s most special place
Loving their family, sharing God’s grace
Mothers share generous spirit each day
Teaching with Christ’s love, parenting His way
Mothers brighten each home’s earthy landscape
Making time sweeter as household takes shape
Mothers nurture children, unselfish love
Following God’s mercy, shining above
Mothers dream of humble lives with fresh starts
Sharing God’s lasting peace with fragile hearts
Mothers’ self-sacrifice, her shining light
Giving of herself, tender lives take flight
Mothers seeking what’s best in newborn’s life
Praying for harmony, absent of strife
Mothers devote selves, God’s highest calling
Preventing precious new lives from falling
Mothers encourage with God’s building blocks
Witnessing playtime in backyard’s sandbox
Mothers leave legacy within each child
Living righteously with God, reconciled
Mothers cherish every blessed step
Sprinkling heaven’s stardust at love’s doorstep
Morning
Quiet time
Conversation with Father
Moments filled with grace
Prayer
Believing
Father above
Empty hope blossoms
With each green stem
Faith
Father’s
Precious gift
No greater love
Messiah walks with us
Generations
Cloudy, overcast sky
Hiding morning’s sunshine
Waiting with her reply
Nature’s latest headline
Forecast calling for rain
Arriving right on time
Watering farmers’ grain
Nature’s unchanging rhyme
Lightning crackling with fire
Sparking thunderous clouds
Hearing heavenly choir
Nature’s clamorous crowds
Peace returning to earth
Singing with calm voices
Anchoring at her berth
Nature’s sun rejoices
Disruption retreating
Clearing sky welcomed back
Sketching springtime’s greeting
Nature’s morning on track
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