Morning
Darkness waits
Am I awake?
Stumbling into the kitchen
Coffee
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Winter
Slipping away
Icy fingers depart
Songbirds arrive with joy
Spring
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Democracy
Challenging issues
Who will lead?
Election Day draws near
Lincoln
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Waiting for its urgent call
Winter’s snow waiting to strike
Where is winter hosting fun?
Playing games in the Klondike
School children watch outside
Dreaming of a snow day soon
School’s steady beat marches on
Soon, everyone sings a new tune
Weather forecast predicts snow
Snowplows prepare for battle
But, this storm slides to the north
Hmm, snow dumps on Seattle!
Outside, waiting for a call
Snow shovel dreams of snowfall
From Genesis 1:30-31: “[God said] ‘And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.’ And it was so. God saw everything that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.”
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Take time today
Witnessing God’s Creation
Throughout every nation
Take time today
Studying God’s Word
Souls carefully stirred
Take time today
Smelling life’s flowers
Their sweetness showers
Take time today
Returning back home
No longer alone
Take time today
Worshipping with song
Jesus sings along
Take time today
Meditating in prayer
Hear our cares
Take time today
Paying life forward
With honest words
Take time today
Sharing a smile
With every mile
Take time today
Sharing our love
With God above
Take time today
Shouting with thanksgiving
Hearts always forgiving
Take time today
Feeling the rebirth
Fields’ fertile earth
Take time today
Loving a child
Blessed and mild
Take time today
Making a difference
God seeks deliverance
Take time today
Blessing the Lord
All on board
Take time today
Loving one’s spouse
Romance filling house
Take time today
Putting aside stuff
When life’s rough
Take time today
Surrendering to God
Sinful nature thawed
Take time today
Kneeling before Christ
Never think twice
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Jesus shares His love
His Resurrection makes news—
Always pass it on
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Trusting in the Lord
Bringing challenges to us—
Making our lives thrive
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Singing a new song
Feel God’s spiritual energy—
Praising and blessing
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This poem is written to honor one of my daughters in Montana. She celebrates a birthday this week with her husband and three children. May God continue to fill her home with His blessings.
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A mother’s heart fills the world with light
Born on a winter day, her life takes flight
Her loving and caring mother nurtures each day
Providing a Godly witness, with richness to say
God fills this young girl’s life with amazing gifts
Watching her exciting life mature, never adrift
God prepares a woman to be an attentive mother
Gathering life’s essentials, she is like none other
Christ walks at her side, creating genuine smiles
Feeling His presence, her life goes the extra mile
A young man catches her discerning eye with love
Unifying this couple, under blue skies from above
Their lives moving forward, with a balanced pace
Witnessing marriage and family, God as its base
This mother through it all, feels God waiting nearby
Striding ahead, her Lord’s Word glorifying the “why”
With each generation, a mother shares her light
Inspiring her children, to grow under God’s sight
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From Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine; for Your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
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I awaken with a heavy heart today
Sleeping later than usual if I may
My thoughts are with those in dire need
Hoping their lives will blossom to please
When a person cares about others nearby
Feeling their sadness and sorrow going by
It causes me to really stop and think
Dashing my energy whenever I blink
I feel like running to those who suffer so
Forgetting the many miles that I must go
I reach for my Bible at this morning hour
Reading God’s word that forever towers
His amazing grace and love always fill me up
Plugging the vacuum of a sinner who’s corrupt
My Bible journey transports me to Psalm 31
Allowing the words to reach out, one by one
I pursue refuge with my almighty God, my Lord
Delivering to me His righteousness, like a sword
God has created a holy, mighty fortress for all
Carrying all of us to a safe place before we fall
Lord, remove me from this netting that holds thee
Allowing my troubles to fall as I drop to my knees
I extend my troubled hand out to His
Guiding me to bless Him and all that is
My Lord has redeemed me to stand firm
Sending me forth to help others in return
Waking up on a morning when my own heart was indeed very heavy, God transformed my attitude in His way. Before writing this poem, I was reading a short devotional, and the Biblical text sent me to Psalm 31:1-5. Use the link to read these inspiring verses.
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From Psalm 5:11-12: “But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever sing for joy. Spread Your protection over them, so that those who love Your name may exult in You. For You bless the righteous, O Lord; You cover them with favor as with a shield.”
Crying out to our Father
Praying, please hear our voices
Facing distress, listen O God
Standing here, our only choice
Bringing Holy Deliverance
Saving forsaken sinners
Abounding and steadfast love
Cooling sin, let it simmer
Taking a knee before God
Marking truthful paths with hope
Singing a new song, filled with joy
Walking along life’s tightrope
Knowing our thoughts, gracious God
Following His faithful love
Helping reconnect life’s dots
Rescuing from sin’s tight glove
Conductor shouts “All Aboard”
Covering us with God’s favor
Sending Grace, freely to all
Offering life with a new flavor
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Anxiously waiting
Mother and baby, just fine—
God’s BIG miracle
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Please forgive the sound
Toy playing music again—
“Pop! Goes the weasel”
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World Series Car Wash
Cars lining up to be cleaned—
Pitching perfection
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Child
All alone
Foster parents arrive
Bringing love and home
Family
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Waterfall
Cascading mist
Mysterious and peaceful
Filling up tranquility’s garden
Reverence
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Politics
Competing agendas
Who is right?
Passionate debates step aside
Compromise
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An Elfchen is a form of German-inspired poetry. It is sometimes referred to as an Elevenie. In German, Elfchen means “wee eleven.” The poem is constructed with a total of eleven lines, distributed among five rows. If you need more information, search the Internet for more about the basics of writing in this poetry genre.
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Morning arrives, but not really too sure
Mysterious blanket stretches overnight
Thick, silent fog covers, dense and pure
It’s no wonder, not a single soul in sight
Tree tops arise above this soupy fog
Creek bottoms with clouds, so dense
While the sun waits, taking a long jog
Waiting on nature, makes huge sense
School delays pop up on the morning news
Students appreciate an extra hour of sleep
Busses wait, roads totally hidden from view
Headaches for parents, their day in a heap
Calmness and stillness thrive without wind
Street lights linger awhile, as if it is night
Damp, low clouds bring their mist to send
Out of focus, a hazy light ponders flight
Nearby airports close, everyone “socked in”
On the big lake, a lighthouse shines bright
Sky’s ceiling drops lower, gloominess within
Warning all of danger, fog covers the light
Small town’s main street, deserted to all
Pair of tiny car lights, puncture through
Darkness filling with gloom, as it crawls
Local police look out, very little to view
Deciding to wait awhile to do his chores
There is time for another cup of brew
A rancher returns for coffee and more
His wife’s cinnamon rolls, ready on cue
Morning waits, fog thicker than momma’s soup
Better the early birds, hang out in their coop
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