Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Heading West

Posted on August 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Normally, Saturday’s post features “Trivia’s Facts and More.” The highway has led me to my native home of Montana. Enjoy this poem.

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Heading west again

Leaving Buckeye land

Passing fields of corn

Highway’s singing band

Heading always west

Looking for blue sky

Small towns say hello

Highway time flies by

Heading west each day

Indiana waits

Illinois rolls by

Highway distance great

Heading ever west

Iowa belongs

Minnesota treats

Highway rolls along

Heading west for sure

South Dakota smiles

Wyoming roams free

Highway conquers miles

Heading west today

Montana’s hello

Big Sky welcomes home

Highway’s final show

My writing will be taking a well-deserved vacation while I wander under the Big Sky. My next post will be published on Tuesday, August 22. Everyone take care.

Father’s Love (Elfchen Series #164)

Posted on August 4, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Connected

Assurance

Blessed relationship

Faith’s solid rock

Secure in Father’s love

Confidence

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Devoted

Confidence

Blessed actions

Grace at work

Goodness from Father’s love

Hope

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Valued

Hope

Blessed Word

Wisdom dwells within

Framed by Father’s love

Assurance

Morning Wakens

Posted on August 3, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Predawn countdown

Night shift ending

Morning wakens

Sunrise pending

Tender blossoms

Open to light

Melody plays

New day takes flight

Harmony shines

Dew-covered grass

Nature reflects

Treasured stained glass

Quietness reigns

Early hour waits

Tiny breeze calls

Foreshadowed fate

Scene fills with love

Creation sings

Postcard painted

Blessed heartstrings

Steadfast Love

Posted on August 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 86:5: “For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on You.”

Life’s dark times gathering

Rolling in, blackest clouds

Walking in strength, with God

Steadfast hope flows unbowed

Troubles waiting ahead

Surrounding voices’ noise

Praying to God above

Steadfast mercy deploys

Stormy seas crashing down

Sailing through darkest days

Feeling safe in God’s hands

Steadfast faith finds His way

Evil setting its trap

Tempting with sinful fate

Trusting God, breaking free

Steadfast goodness checkmates

Alone, feeling afraid

Searching for safest place

Hearing God, calling thee

Steadfast love, full of grace

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From Psalm 86:15: “But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.”

Surpassing Life’s Hurdles (Haiku Series #241)

Posted on August 1, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Responding

Human element

Instinct joins intuition—

Finding solutions

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Connecting

Waiting at crossroads

Game’s intangible knowledge—

Patience now answers

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Succeeding

Flipping day’s chessboard

Applying lifetime of moves—

Evading checkmate

Monday Memories: Thirsty for Living Water

Posted on July 31, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Like deer at a flowing stream

I wake thirsty from a dream

Tears feed me, night and day

“Where is your God?” people say

My spirit is cast down low

God’s faithful, trusty love, He shows

Nightly, Psalms sing to my heart

Praying for my life to restart

My flesh cries out in thirst

God’s love will always arrive first

In the middle of dry land

His love extends from His hand

Sometimes life brings bitterness to drink

Thirsty like parched land, I think

The Gospel brings forward good news

Living water quenches, like morning dew

The Enemy taunts me once more

“Where is your God?” he implores

He has left and forsaken you

Your tiny life should be through

Glory of God fills the streams

Desert sands become pools, no dream

Grass thickens across the vast plains

Springs arise, thirst never to wane

Jesus, the Lamb, shepherds me now

Providing living water, kneel and bow

Come, take this water of life

Receiving God’s grace, without any strife

Waking in the darkness of night

Thirsty for God’s message of might

Making water flow from a stone

Split open by God’s blessed tone

The Enemy’s spirit no longer swarms

Thirst for righteousness, defeats any storms

All who thirst, seek God’s altar

Holy Spirit’s living water, never falters

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Originally published September, 2019.

Gift of Family

Posted on July 30, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Proverbs 19:21: “The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established.”

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Gift of family unfolds

Relationships healthy and blessed

God’s love covers this home

Leading this grace-filled nest

Imperfections reverse tide

Frustrations fill with discontent

God witnesses each tear

Reshaping what is meant

Time healing deepest trauma

Days, weeks—sometimes months travel by

God breathes, never silent

Wiping every tear dry

Faith speaks, better days ahead

Hope generates from cherished love

God welcomes members home

Blessing life from above

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From Joshua 24:15: “Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

God, Our Sustainer (Elfchen Series #163)

Posted on July 28, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Benevolent

Opening

Pre-occupied mind

Hearing one voice

God frees another heart

Witnessing

Faithful

Accepting

God’s Word

Treasuring divine wisdom

Commandments lead daily steps

Trusting

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Merciful

Searching

Life’s insight

Praying to God

Blessed grace, opened eyes

Understanding

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River’s View

Posted on July 27, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From high mountaintop

Searching life below

Fertile forest rests

Winding river knows

Small village stirring

Resting beneath high peaks

River’s magic breathes

Feeding from small creeks

Season’s transition

Waiting for winter’s rest

Valley’s colors burst

Painting autumn’s quest

Quiet solitude

Singing with every breeze

Sunset to sunrise

Feeling river’s tease

River’s view steadies

Passing from year to year

Always welcoming

Flowing crystal clear

Precious Blessings

Posted on July 26, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Galatians 5:25: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”

Life may look sweeter

Across every street

In another town

Avoiding comparisons

Success comes and goes

Stay focused ahead

Take Father’s high road

Counting life’s precious blessings

God’s only scoreboard

Looking from heaven

Called to accept Christ

Receiving His redemption

Walk with humbleness

Keep boasting at bay

Challenging oneself

Lifting others up with grace

Jesus restores faith

Spirit brings guidance

Give thanks to Father

From whom, all blessings flow

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From Galatians 5:26: “Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.”

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