Days Grow Longer

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Spring’s foretold migration finally arrives

Chasing away winter’s doldrums at long last

Growing longer, warmer days feeling alive

Returning daily, headliners rejoin cast

 

With every sunrise tweet, delightful birds sing

Updating winter’s drab wardrobe, trees turn green

Following God’s cue, all creatures here below

Coloring landscape, sweetness paints every scene

 

Patient gardens blooming, flowers smile again

Waking up from long winter naps, creatures roam

Setting life’s tone, creation’s quiet rhythm

Living in harmony, all feel quite at home

 

Spring’s joyful feast, nature’s symphony humming

Welcoming fanfare’s savory homecoming

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Elfchen Series #14 (With God)

Lilies Bloom

Darkness

Feeling forsaken

Temple curtain torn

Empty tomb, death defeated

Hallelujah!

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Never Fear

Hope

Remaining faithful

Live without fear

Follow Him, bringing peace

Jesus

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Online

Worship

Virtual church

Sharing His peace

Thanks be to God

Perseverance

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Embracing Our Golden Years

From Proverbs 16:31:  “Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.”

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Watching television, what is so wrong?

Proclaiming vitality, glowing youth

Idolizing outward beauty and more

Turning down the chatter, looking for truth

 

Savoring this life’s fertile, golden years

Knocking at the door, God’s Word always clear

Finding our inner beauty, filled with love

Embracing the later years, without fear

 

Assuring us of our Lord’s divine plan

Receiving far more than we can afford

Propelling us forward, with Jesus near

Guiding our daily walk, by His accord

 

Gaining beauty from our relationships

Discovering family love each day

Restoring our energy with these gifts

Growing closer to our Lord as we pray

 

Sharing our wisdom and experience

Bringing opportunities, we also grow

Living as role models in God’s spirit

Opening new pages, as blessings flow

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From American pastor, Harry Emerson Fosdick:  “It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.”

Haiku Series #72 (Life)

Parked

Sheltering-in-place

Lowest gas prices in years—

Idle car, full tank

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Stepping Up

Doctors and nurses

Daily frontline warriors—

World’s unsung heroes

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Unsatisfied

Citizens cry out

Promise less, deliver more—

Voters watch and wait

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Monday Memories: Time on the Road

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Aging a bit and hoping to keep my driving days alive

I cannot help it, but laugh at how my troubles thrive

 

Driving on a dark, blackened road with high beams on

No dimming headlights, because I was singing a song

 

Driving on an icy road, too slippery for my car to fly

The windshield wipers shout and say, “Dumb Guy!”

 

Driving a bit too fast through a school zone

Sorry officer, at least I wasn’t on my phone

 

Creeping on a crowded freeway, feeling more like mice

Listening to car horns blaring out loud, never very nice

 

Navigating through a minefield of treacherous potholes

Pulling over to find a tire flattened from a massive hole

 

Driving home at the end of a long day, without even a grin

Stuck in slow, crawling commuter traffic, please not again

 

Parking at last, stress-filled driving finished for today

Hoping travels go a whole lot better, on the next day

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Vigorous Joy

From Christian campus ministry founder, Bill Bright:  “The joy of God is experienced as I love, trust, and obey God–no matter the circumstances.”

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Celebrating Jesus each and every day

Receiving our lasting, priceless gift of joy

Smiling faces, always with kind words spoken

Experiencing our Lord’s vigorous joy

 

Child of God, leaping with joy

Messiah’s birth, sends great joy

 

Rejoicing, today rises up as God’s day

Praising our faithful, Almighty Lord with joy

Sending out His strength and hope, God’s justice reigns

Experiencing our Lord’s vigorous joy

 

Fruit of the Spirit, brings joy

God’s love, proclaiming His joy

 

Fleeing life’s messy scene, sorrow and worry

Lasting an eternity, singing with joy

Restoring in us, His joy of Salvation

Experiencing our Lord’s vigorous joy

 

Life’s trials, nothing but joy

Holy Spirit, shouts with joy

 

Waking all of the city on Easter morn

Singing praises of “Alleluia” with joy

Restoring hope, defeating death on the Cross

Experiencing our Lord’s vigorous joy

 

Jesus, lasting source of joy

He’s Risen! Salvation’s joy

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From John 15:11:  “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.”

Love Sings Hallelujah

From Genesis 2:24:  “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.”

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Creating a rainbow, love inspires

Connecting two lives, becoming one

Merging together, feelings inside

Celebrating, we’ve only begun

 

Meeting at life’s crossroads, love brings truth

Confessing before our Lord, now one

Living as a twosome, sharing love

Spending time together, never done

 

Cherishing our love, always special

Sharing our dreams, dwelling between us

Leading us on a life adventure

Capturing a moment, on life’s bus

 

Depending on each other, love bonds

Growing tired of each other, never

Celebrating God’s gifts, shared with us

Changing our minds about us, never

 

Weathering life’s storms, love conquers all

Singing Hallelujah, love declares

Leaning on each other, love endures

Treasuring us, God’s love truly cares

 

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From 1 Corinthians 13:4-7:  “Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.  It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth.  It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Haiku Series #71 (With God)

Stepping Up

Accepting Jesus

Laying my sins at the Cross—

Seeking forgiveness

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Be My Feet

Missionaries go

Following God’s call to serve—

Sharing the Good News

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Come to Me

Abide in Jesus

Obeying His loving trust—

Harvesting best fruits

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Innocence

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Watching a curious child

Witnessing sparkles of joy

Blessing us with innocence

Seeing how life will deploy

 

Finding daily adventure

Lighting up another room

Reaching out with innocence

Moving with a speedy vroom

 

Revealing wonders of life

Surviving each bump and bruise

Shining through with innocence

Napping now, let’s take a snooze

 

Playing through daily lessons

Sharing love with extra zest

Teaching us with innocence

Enjoying life with each quest

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Haiku Series #70 (Nature)

Sweetness

Stacked along a field

Hives waiting for a new season—

Eager honeybees

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Marvels

Innovative birds

Building new residences—

Engineering feats

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Waiting

National parks rest

Nature alive, feeling peace—

Visitors locked out

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