Our Father’s Treasures (Haiku Series #101)

Good Shepherd

Leading precious sheep

Rod and staff always comfort

Caring tenderly 

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Invitation

Call upon the Lord

His love fills with righteousness—

Accepting His Grace

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Cherish

Our Father is near

Safeguarding our hearts and minds—

Rejoice in His peace

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Journey with God (Haiku Series #100)

Faithful

Daily walk of faith

One step after another—

Following Jesus

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Go High

Love be genuine

Feed enemy with goodness—

Overcome with good

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Found

Lost in wilderness

God’s GPS brings us home—

Walk never alone

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Life’s Ebbs and Flows (Elfchen Series #30)

Needing Patience

Morning

Internet outage

Experiencing suspended animation

Blank screen stares back

Stuck

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Breathe

Perfection

Constantly searching

Patience wearing thin

Never will be content

Impossible

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Precious

Always

Forgiving everything

Kind and compassionate

Never holding a grudge

Puppy

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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.

Indelible Marriage (Haiku Series #99)

Magnificent

Blessings with God’s joy

Lifetime moments, fulfilling—

Marriage joins as one

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Unceasing

Eternity smiles

Husband and wife forever—

Maturing love lasts

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Forever

Bride and groom unite

Faithful under our Lord’s love—

Lifelong memories

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Keep Smilin’ (Haiku Series #98)

Yes . . . Really!

Early morning view

Magic mirror never lies—

Seeing perfection

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Oops!

Car slides into lake

GPS wet with errors–

Where did my map go?

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Chilling Taste

Sweetest tooth talking

Escaping the day’s heat wave—

Hi Baskin-Robbins

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Subtle Laughs (Haiku Series #96)

The Writer

Thinking Stephen King

Blood, sweat, tears filling each page—

Typing my novel

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Sharing Love

Bringing flowers home

Husband with best intentions—

Wilting with sadness

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Out of Luck

Golf is like taxes

Driving hard for the green, yet—

End up in the hole

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Actions of Faith (Haiku Series #95)

Seek the Lord

Following Jesus

Running with perseverance—

Sin no longer clings

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My Savior

Sharing words of hope

Joining others in Jesus—

God’s endless blessings

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Giving

Sow bountifully

God loves a cheerful giver—

Reap bountifully

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God’s Creatures (Haiku Series #94)

Wake Up

Geese flying overhead

Echoing in morning dawn—

Nature’s alarm clock

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Tasty

Summer afternoon

Sweetest nectar from milkweed—

Butterflies frolic

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Under Surveillance

Walking the park trail

Sensing with each cautious step—

Who’s really watching?

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Cookies, Books, and Coffee (Haiku Series #93)

Ain’t Fun

Bag of Oreos

Milk missing in the ice box—

Now singing the blues!

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Say What?

I’ve read some good books

Me as well . . . a plethora—

Never read that one

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Oh No!

Need to hurry home

Checking out at the market—

Forgetting coffee!

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Faithful God (Haiku Series #92)

Faith

Waiting for the Lord

Our hearts filling with gladness—

Trust His Holy plan

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Always Here

Asking God, “Why me?”

Feeling unprepared for Him—

He will walk with us

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Never Forsaken

Make our hearts ready

Hearing, serving, witnessing—

Quench our thirsty souls

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