Category Archives: Poetry

Sorrows Turn to Joy

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From Psalm 121:8: “The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.”

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Tomorrow full of hope
Grace offers blessed place
Scaling life’s icy slope
Trusting Lord’s steadfast peace

Father’s eternal plan
Heaven’s angels rejoice
Imparting truth to man
Speaking through Savior’s voice

Heavenly depths of love
Holy Spirit imparts
Lasting hope from above
Filling Christ’s perfect heart

Man’s sorrows turn to joy
Joined with Spirit so bright
Walking with Christ’s convoy
Embracing mercy’s light

Resurrection’s clear day
Jesus bears every weight
Forgiving sin’s decay
Opening Heaven’s gate

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From John 16:33: “I have said this to you so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”

Day’s Early Outlook (Haiku Series #382)

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Refreshed

Tender morning rain

Nourishing landscape’s spirit—

Heavenly bounty

Embodied

View of morning sky

Peeking above lofty trees—

Life rises to light

Anticipated

Chill of morning air

Catching each northerly breeze—

Summer winks at fall

Monday Memories: What’s Your Rush?

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Driving fast down time’s hectic road

Passing new sign’s life-changing mode

 

Hey busy people, “What’s your rush?”

Best to paint life with brand new brush

 

Slow self down, before passing by

More to life than hello and bye

 

Coffee’s better with second cup

Take time to really size life up

 

Spend precious moments, call your friend

Each minute pays big dividends

 

Look around, lend others your hand

Playing music on life’s bandstand

 

Time spent with young children at play

Ageless, feeling younger each day

 

Neighborhood walk with man’s best friend

Rounding out life’s perfect weekend

 

Share love with your special someone

Lighting rainbows with rising sun

 

Cruisin’ along life’s peaceful street

No rush now, enjoying each treat

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Originally published March, 2021.

Grace in Forgiveness

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From 1 John 1:9: “If we confess our sins, He who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

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Eternity’s light
Calling mankind home
With every sunrise
Peace forever roams

Leaving sin’s darkness
Renewing faith’s lease
Forgiveness heals hearts
God’s love shall release

Truth speaks through Jesus
Transcending from light
Spiritual food
Strengthened to unite

Hope shall be fulfilled
Ascending faith’s rock
Savior’s blood cleanses
Each sheep of His flock

Grace in forgiveness
Breaking every chain
Each shadow of sin
Fades in Heaven’s rain

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From the words of American pastor and Christian author, Jim Cymbala: “God’s heart of mercy provides for us not only pardon from sin but also daily provision of spiritual food to strengthen us.”

Tranquility’s Campsite

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Journey always homeward
Strengthened with each sunrise
Leaving embers of darkness
Visions of tomorrow’s prize

Faithful compass leads on
Surrounded without light
Rising to face each challenge
Perseverance maintains flight

Soul’s courage reaches out
Destined to discover
Marching to harmony’s joy
Another hour uncovers

Tranquility’s campsite
Filled with memories past
Inviting blessed night’s rest
Single dream forever lasts

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Threesome’s Interactions (Elfchen Series #303)

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Harmony

Within

Spirit alone

Another believer trusts

Embracing solitude’s bold silence

Peace

Goodness

Within

Father’s presence

Surrounded in reverence

Welcoming prayer’s daily rendezvous

Love

Promise

Within

Christ’s light

Nourishing faith’s resilience

Resurrection of deliverance rises

Hope

Tomorrow’s Hope

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Touching each distant star
Heavens open with joy
Journey’s welcome radar
Preparing to deploy

Viewing horizon’s light
Landscape’s inviting scene
Echoes of spirit’s flight
Embracing all that’s green

Flowing from river’s grace
Life awakens from peace
Eagerly keeping pace
Fitting each puzzle piece

Scaling mountainous peak
World sharing its footprints
Tomorrow’s hope one seeks
Sharing every imprint

Hearing contented voice
Comfort softens each heart
Truth offers steadfast choice
Stepping into day’s start

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Eternity’s Embrace

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From Isaiah 61:1: “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners.”

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Every painful trial
Hijacking another heart
Spirit of God upon thee
His mercy shall impart

Comfort covers darkness
Hearing Father’s trusted voice
His deliverance at hand
Faithfulness shall rejoice

Each oak of righteousness
Raising Father’s grace-filled news
Salvation paid for through Christ
Redeemed through Heaven’s view

One more generation
Gathering upon God’s grace
Mourning replaced with gladness
Eternity’s embrace

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From Isaiah 61:3: “To provide for those who mourn in Zion—to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display His glory.”

Joy’s Grateful Presence (Haiku Series #381)

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Faith

School bells ring again

Goodness gathers in classrooms—

Forging lasting ties

Peace

Excitement growing

Connecting school year’s journey—

Every tender reed

Love

Hallowed hallways smile

Teacher’s lantern full of hope—

Welcome back children

Monday Memories: Eternal and Lasting

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From Psalm 100:4-5:  “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise.  Give thanks to Him, bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”

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Master of creation’s universe

Father’s love, boundless and enduring

Defying mankind’s understanding

Endless waterfall, reassuring

 

God’s lasting presence covers this earth

Filled with unending mercy and care

Sharing His love, bringing us gladness

Hearing concerns, answering prayers

 

Our world rotates between night and day

Yet, God never ceases His labors

Cherishing us, sheep in His pasture

Caring and loving us—as neighbors

 

God’s eternal and lasting love flows

Filling every second with love

His steadfast love shall always prevail

Sharing His love from heaven above

 

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From the words of Christian writer, Corrie ten Boom:  “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”

Originally published March, 2021.