Category Archives: Poetry

Daily Reflections

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Captured segments from the early pages of my journal, provide the energy for this poem.  Life’s reflections can come from anywhere, deal with any topic, and occur at any time.  

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Journal’s reflections speak out

Expressions ready to sprout

 

True, unconditional love

Hearing praise singing high above

 

Wise teaching comes from many

Grandparents offer plenty

 

Life’s happiness embraces

From unexpected places

 

Art expressed in many ways

Imagination ablaze

 

Dark, stormy clouds chased away

Rainbow arrives, set to play

 

Negativity removed

Positivity approved

 

Passion no longer alive

How will our tomorrow thrive?

 

Parents watching with delight

Children making day so bright

 

Finally, returning home

Prized memories always roam

 

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Spirit Awakened

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Montana’s Madison River faithfully flows toward the headwaters of the Missouri River.

Life’s faithful river

Always flowing free

Spirit awakened

Jesus walks with thee

 

Light covers darkness

Faithful source of hope

Spirit awakened

Jesus tames each slope

 

Quiet place welcomes

Prayers nurture peace

Spirit awakened

Jesus holds life’s lease

 

Resurrection breathes

Eternity’s grace

Spirit awakened

Jesus leaves His trace

 

Destiny fulfilled

Journey now complete

Spirit awakened

Jesus offers seat

 

Christ’s invitation to take a seat offers tranquility of the Spirit’s presence. (as captured from this peaceful place at central Ohio’s Chestnut Metro Park)

Spring’s Reflections (Haiku Series #227)

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Ready, Set, Go!

Winter moves aside

Spring rains water faithful seeds—

Summer flowers bloom

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Blessed Soil

Backyard garden plot

This farmer never retires—

Hands in richest earth

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Annual Rite of Spring

Hearing crack of bat

Season of baseball returns—

Stealing one more base

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Monday Memories: Leaving Room

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From Galatians 1:15-16:  “But when God, who has set me apart before I was born and called me through His grace, was pleased to reveal His Son to me, so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles.”

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Life will sometimes serve us trials

God asking for some elbow room

Always leaving room for the Lord

Delivering light over our gloom

 

Never be surprised when God comes

At His choosing, His will descends

Always leaving room for the Lord

His Spirit pays real dividends

 

Looking out for God’s faithful love

Expecting Him to come close by

Always leaving room for the Lord

Never certain of how, when, why

 

Following God’s Holy commands

He stands at center of our selves

Always leaving room for the Lord

Transforming lives, from cluttered shelves

 

Just as Jesus stuns vengeful Saul

On a darkened Damascus road

Always leaving room for the Lord

Knowing our way, will just implode

 

Any given time, God breaks in

He blesses us with His surprise

Always leaving room for the Lord

Following His plan, always wise

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From Scottish evangelist and teacher, Oswald Chambers:  “Always be in a state of expectancy, and see that you leave room for God to come in as He likes.” 

Originally published March, 2020.

Always Near

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From Isaiah 40:10-11:  “See, the Lord God comes with might, and His arm rules for Him; His reward is with Him and His recompense before Him.  He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms and carry them in His bosom and gently lead the mother sheep.”

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Staying close

Mercy knows

Chasing away doubts

God’s hand reaches out

 

Quiet rest

Hope be blest

Faith’s embers restart

Nestled in God’s heart

 

Always near

Never fear

Righteous grace arrives

Resurrection thrives

 

Peaceful place

Light’s embrace

Holy Spirit roams

Redemption comes home

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The hymn “Near to the Heart of God” inspired today’s faith-based poem.  Here is a dynamic video of the hymn with lyrics by Fountainview Academy in British Columbia, Canada.

Memories of Home

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Ever homeward

Waiting destination

Year after year

Leaving last train station

 

Traveling forward

Allowing no backward glance

Final ticket punched

Cashing in for final dance

 

Journey’s sunset

Saying “hello” once more

Second chances

Taking life’s encore

 

Garden filled with dreams

Sprouting memories of home

Season to season

Riding free, ready to roam

 

Yesterday’s clues

Arriving with each breeze

Earmarked answers

Lighting up home’s marquee

 

Infinite sunrise

Forsaking final “good-bye”

Irreplaceable

Greeting Montana’s Big Sky

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This poem reflects upon many memories of my native state of Montana, which will always seem like home.  Perhaps each reader will experience his or her own homeward journey of memories, just waiting to be revisited again.

Father’s Love (Elfchen Series #149)

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Revealing

Lost

Darkest wilderness

Focusing on Light

Mercy shall be waiting

Found

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Confiding

Believing

Never forsaken

Conversation with God

Faithful trust connects daily

Prayer

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Heartening

Discouraged

Frozen outlook

Spirit’s warming presence

Gentle rain of grace

Encouraged

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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.

Bursting Free

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Finally, spring bursting free

Playful nature shares its toys

At long last, wintertime flees

Every blossom spreading joy

 

Until needed later on

Winter’s layers stored away

Coats, scarves, hats, mittens . . . all gone!

Cooler clothing on its way

 

Every day, more green arrives

Essence of freshly cut grass

Sun leads chorus of high fives

More sparkling than clearest glass

 

Clouds away on vacation

Big sky forming overhead

Gardens erupt with color

Warmer days racing ahead

 

Farmers ready to sow crops

Stewards of earth’s blessed land

Fed with sun and rainy drops

Autumn’s harvest soon at hand

 

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God’s Quiet Place

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From Luke 6:12:  “Now during those days He went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.”

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Needing to rest awhile

Overwhelmed, countless thoughts

Looking for special place

Mind bound in endless knots

 

Seeking time for prayer

Faced with fleeting choices

Searching for quiet place

Away from past voices

 

Hiking to mountaintop

Filled with Spirit’s insight

Trusting every new step

God welcomes with His light

 

Being alone with God

Bottled up words speak out

Praying for hours on end

Life’s course now comes about

 

Hearing from God’s wisdom

Blessed words offer grace

Quelling battle within

Always, God’s quiet place

 

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From Luke 5:16:  “Meanwhile, He would slip away to deserted places and pray.”

Springtime Sketches (Haiku Series #226)

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Hibernation Ends

Spring singing praises

Greener lawns growing thicker—

Revving up mowers

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Never to Worry

Thunderstorm’s downpour

Lifeboats unavailable—

Trusty umbrella

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Working Together

Swirling wind tunnel

One step forward, two steps back—

Clutching friend’s tow rope

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