Pre-dawn’s innocence
Preview with minimal light—
Sunrise holding back
Epic cataract
Lazy river’s destiny—
Crushing waters roar
Creator’s spirit
Tall grasses reach to heavens—
Prairie much alive
From Hebrews 10:24-25: “And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
Peering into depth of darkness
Seeking remedy to life’s ills
Light of perseverance comes forth
Trusting to obey Father’s will
Filling hope with light’s endurance
Tasting Father’s sustaining grace
Spiritual awakening
Walking toward salvation’s birthplace
Entering light’s sanctuary
Calvary’s cross, bloodstained
Redemption from sinful darkness
Forgiving debts, no longer chained
Thirsting to follow Christ, thy Lord
Receiving light of peace each day
Replenished from living waters
Embracing His hope-filled pathway
Replacing darkness with His light
Following Father’s divine Word
Righteousness fills faith’s every breath
Witnessing truth as prophets heard
From Hebrews 10:37-39: “For yet in a very little while, the one who is coming will come and will not delay, but My righteous one will live by faith. My soul takes no pleasure in anyone who shrinks back. But we are not among those who shrink back and so are lost but among those who have faith and so preserve our souls.”
Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul.
Peggy Toney Horton is an American writer, who lives in West Virginia.
All the months are crude experiments out of which the perfect September is made.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an English writer.
Waking at midnight
Blessed with moon-free sky
Peering into galaxy’s midst
Endless stars twinkle “hi”
Waking with silence
Moonlight dropping in
Feeling heavens’ distant light
Harmony’s smiling grin
Waking in darkness
Storm’s thunder crashes
Rolling over quiet thoughts
Lightning’s outburst flashes
Waking to calmness
Creek gently rolls by
Flowing with tranquil spirit
Landscape waving “goodbye”
Dreaming no longer
Each hour filled with rest
Composing nightly rhythm
Set for tomorrow’s quest
Welcome blessed child
May you taste world’s endless gifts—
Vision awakens
Eyes find breath of peace
Embracing each precious day—
Experience counts
Remembering youth
Innocent times of learning—
Treasures of friendship
Mountain’s deep snowpack
Creeks feeding mighty rivers—
Living waters flow
Gathering each day
Birds’ welcoming harmony—
Perfection in song
Field planting finished
Another day filled with rain—
Farmers celebrate
Early morning light
Missing in action
Shrouded in darkness
Each tiny fraction
Heavens open up
Twinkling Milky Way
Lighted gateway beams
Eagerness to play
Midnight comes calling
Harvesting full moon
Nestled with intrigue
Dish capturing Spoon
Gentle breeze waking
Stirring quiet chimes
Composed every night
Harmony’s crisp rhymes
Horizon still sleeps
Casting morning’s net
Awakened at dawn
Sun’s rising reset
From Luke 2:6-7: “While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped Him in bands of cloth and laid Him in a manger.”
Echoes ring with “Merry Christmas”
To everyone and all
Filled with goodwill’s peace
Witness in each joy-filled call
Deck every hall with love so rich
Each generation shall praise
Gifts of hope opened
Light from Bethlehem ablaze
World no longer suffers darkness
Humble manger shares love
Beneath heavens’ stars
Christ-child descends from above
Dreams of promised peace awakened
Gratitude filled with joy
Faithful kneel to pray
Each shepherd set to deploy
From Luke 2:14: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom He favors.”
Shifting seasons frame change
Visions color each page
Windmill’s faithful turning
Always prepared to engage
Stirring with day’s sunrise
One more painting to view
Autumn’s awakening
Colors ink nature’s tattoos
Circling within each hour
Landscape reveals fresh start
Winter’s white fills sketches
Snow-covered quilt warming hearts
Waiting with eagerness
Tender green sprouts share love
Spring’s quenching refreshment
Precious gifts rain from above
Enjoying lazy days
Filled with endless sunshine
Summer’s relaxation
Flowers color each headline
Sharing seasons’ rhythm
Time to exchange baton
Windmill’s faithful turning
Pleasantly awake at dawn
This poem was inspired by the reflective lyrics found in “The Windmills of Your Mind” as sung by English actor and singer, Noel Harrison (1934-2013). In 1968, the song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. He was the son of acclaimed English actor, Rex Harrison.
Christ’s
Door opens
Inviting another sinner
Come, walk with me
Awakening
Messiah’s
Blessed grace
Opens wayward heart
Waiting at Heaven’s door
Transformation
Savior’s
Faithful witness
Father’s door opens
Rising with Calvary’s forgiveness
Redemption
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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.
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