There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.
From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”
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Spring’s foretold migration finally arrives
Chasing away winter’s doldrums at long last
Growing longer, warmer days feeling alive
Returning daily, headliners rejoin cast
With every sunrise tweet, delightful birds sing
Updating winter’s drab wardrobe, trees turn green
Following God’s cue, all creatures here below
Coloring landscape, sweetness paints every scene
Patient gardens blooming, flowers smile again
Waking up from long winter naps, creatures roam
Setting life’s tone, creation’s quiet rhythm
Living in harmony, all feel quite at home
Spring’s joyful feast, nature’s symphony humming
Welcoming fanfare’s savory homecoming
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Originally published April, 2020.
This poem is inspired with Creation’s visions from Psalm 104 (the poem’s first 12 verses), and with a response from the hymn “My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (the poem’s final six verses).
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Clothed with Holy majesty and honor
Heavens stretching out to infinity
Our Lord’s masterpiece endures forever
Clouds witness this sacred affinity
Earth’s foundation, never to be shaken
Lofty mountaintops look upon it all
Safe refuge waiting in fertile valleys
Creation’s spirit fulfilling each call
From flowing springs, animals quenching thirst
Every season following moon’s phases
Birds singing praise from highest tree branches
Rising and setting sun painting praises
God’s creation flowing as endless songs
Nothing shall ever shake its inner calm
Echoing across earth’s fruitful valleys
Scaling each mountaintop as joyful Psalms
Creation’s fountain forever springing
Beauty of the Lord’s harmony singing
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From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”
Here is the melody and lyrics to “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”:
Originally published June, 2020.
Experiencing
Timeless pages
Creator’s infinite nature
Colors of autumn’s faithfulness
Transformation
Discovering
Divine messages
Autumn’s leafy narrative
Searching deeper into faith
Treasures
Witnessing
Autumn’s colors
Another painted scene
God’s faithful hand creates
Harmony
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.
Witnessing an early morning rain inspires the visions for this poem. It is amazing how a view through an open window can bring forth images to write from.
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Replenishing parched, barren land
Serenity’s rain, from God’s hand
Quenching desert’s eternal thirst
Nature smiling, joy now disbursed
Nourishing life with loving pride
Flora and fauna, at God’s side
Touching each leaf, stems from God’s love
Hues of green, colored from above
Singing with praise, birds bless this scene
Creation glowing, dazzling sheen
Sharing splendor, feeling at peace
Morning rain, grants life a new lease
Listening closely, hearing now
God’s serenity, takes a bow
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Originally published May, 2020.
Looking outside from the kitchen table offers a view each morning of how our Lord presents each day as a precious gift. Here is a mini sonnet which witnesses a foretaste of the feast to come.
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Viewing the early morning
Welcoming each libation
Peering from kitchen’s window
Witnessing God’s creation
Growing greener, grass below
Blooming, flowers spelling love
Witnessing creative hands
Working each day from above
Taking in this peaceful scene
Witnessing each day’s foretaste
Blessing each feast, more to come
Tasting moments, without haste
Witnessing God’s daily Grace
Making life a happy place
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From Lutheran Communion liturgy, Christ’s people sing: “Grace our table with Your presence, and give us a foretaste of the Feast to come.”
Originally published May, 2020.
Nature wakening
Early morning hour
Dawn’s new arrival
Whispering stillness
Nature witnessing
Unique day ahead
Heavens’ face brightens
Breathing peacefulness
Nature prevailing
Sunrise lifts her shade
Nighttime put to rest
Stirring each creature
Nature conceiving
Life breathes easily
Blossoms swell upward
Seeking tender warmth
Nature gathering
World founded from light
Rhythms now salute
Beaming melodies
Winter to summer
Life’s annual rendezvous—
Fleeting taste of spring
Rainy clouds arrive
Farmers waited with patience—
Harvest time’s sunshine
Majestic white pines
Sharing Creator’s presence—
Faithful guardians
When a mind is in love with Jesus, this is what it sees: a world full of the wonders He has made.
From Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Phillip Graham Ryken (born 1966) is an American pastor and theologian. He currently serves as the president of Wheaton College in Illinois.
Earth’s natural powers perform
Displaying every treasured gift
Creation’s wonders will transform
Watching from every dream’s chairlift
Niagara’s powerful falls
Feeling nature’s surrounding beat
Creation’s wonders never stall
Hosting another front row seat
Peaks reach upward to thinnest air
Looking upward, each heart plummets
Creation’s wonders declare
Scaling Himalayan summits
Oceans join briefly as one
Surging together at Cape Horn
Creation’s wonders never done
Pacific-Atlantic’s firstborn
Volcanic eruptions thunder
Witnessing eternal duty
Creation’s wonders from under
Adding to Hawaii’s beauty
Arctic’s dancing fills clearest sky
Illuminating heaven’s light
Creation’s wonders dare to fly
Enthralling Northern Lights at night
