Blinded with troubles
Still hoping to see again—
Hidden light echoes
Longing to find hope
Searching forgotten places—
Retrieving echoes
Misplaced hope stirs
Blowing in from yesterday—
Echoes ride with wind
Reading from Psalm 38, one finds David’s words as he asks for God’s healing. This poem’s verses bring to the forefront an active voice with feeling, praying, finding, healing, praising, and seeing.
Feeling darkness
Feeling unknown
Feeling empty
Feeling alone
Praying with faith
Praying this Psalm
Praying for hope
Praying for calm
Finding God’s love
Finding what’s heard
Finding new life
Finding His Word
Healing these wounds
Healing this soul
Healing my heart
Healing me whole
Praising Father
Praising accords
Praising heavens
Praising my Lord
Seeing the Cross
Seeing the light
Seeing Christ’s love
Seeing God’s might
From Psalm 38:15: “But it is for you, O Lord, that I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.”
Originally published June, 2020.
From Isaiah 55:9: “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.”
Hearing of His timeless grace
Who creates all living things
Following Father’s vision
Carried upon eagle’s wings
Thirsting for grace-filled water
Forgiveness delivers light
Returning to Father’s flock
Redemption’s bridge now in sight
Breaking every sin-filled chain
Truth offers love for new day
Seeing path to Father’s grace
Evil darkness sent away
Aligning grace with His Word
Purpose rises, Savior’s peace
Piloting with Father’s eyes
Hope rekindled with faith’s lease
From Ephesians 3:20-21: “Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Faithfulness
Righteous actions
Emerging with strength
God’s river of grace
Goodness
Justice
Deserved, but
Kneeling before God
Cross bears every sin
Forgiveness
Darkness
Hope hidden
Hearing God’s voice
Rising over every valley
Light
Waking up early
Greeting from full moon
Dawn, few hours away
Harmony’s sweet tune
Stirring black coffee
Adding some sweetness
Careful, not too much
Gathering up thoughts
Transcribing each word
Quietness, dear friend
Each breath shares what’s heard
Capturing moments
Penning one more line
Steady, without pause
Searching mind’s landscape
Unlocking each view
Terrain, coming clear
Every prompted cue
Finish line ahead
Reaching for sunrise
Writing’s journey ends
From Proverbs 8:1-2: Does not wisdom call and understanding raise her voice? On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand.”
Never by chance
At life’s crossroads
Precious wisdom
God’s mercy sowed
Listen closely
Righteousness speaks
Treasured wisdom
Hope climbs each peak
Finding knowledge
Straight from God’s voice
Divine wisdom
Cultivates choice
Advice offered
Directs each thought
Trusted wisdom
Faith’s lessons taught
Heaven comes down
Final grace waits
Savior’s wisdom
Calvary’s fate
From Proverbs 8:14: “I have good advice and sound wisdom; I have insight; I have strength.”
Morning’s mistiness
Covered with heavy blanket—
Foggy, icy drive
Raindrops turn to snow
Moment of indecision—
Needing umbrella?
Hidden beneath snow
Nature’s promised arrival—
Each tender treasure
From 2 Samuel 1:2: “On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and did obeisance [extending respect].”
Facing distress
Surging downpour
Waves of darkness
Always, facing more
Confronting fate
Reeling with pain
Enemy waits
Always, comes again
Praying to God
Hearing His voice
Times of challenge
Always, offers choice
Reaching to thee
Grasping His hand
Deliverance
Always, God commands
Reading His Word
Lighting each lamp
Promise rings true
Always, in God’s camp
Finding refuge
Forgiving sins
Redemption breathes
Always, grace comes in
From 2 Samuel 22:29: “Indeed, you are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord lightens my darkness.”
Father’s
Love provides
Do not worry
Grasp His righteous hand
Kingdom
Tomorrow
Always waiting
Do not worry
Father’s grace shall address
Today
Faith’s
Living water
Do not worry
Father’s wisdom nourishes spirit
Enlightenment
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.
Gentle morning wakens
Far horizon brightens
Life stirring, yet hidden
Tiny shadow lightens
Leafless sentinels poised
Dignified, yet quiet
Nature’s hungriness growls
Winter’s empty diet
Eager deer stands alone
Daylight now discovers
Prince silently feeding
Thicket grants him cover
Dawn’s light show on display
Warm colors welcome day
Like geese flying above
Dark clouds flutter away
Lone blue heron overhead
Harmony dropping in
Landing on calm waters
Gentle morning’s check-in
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