Gentle morning wakens
Far horizon brightens
Life stirring, yet hidden
Tiny shadow lightens
Leafless sentinels poised
Dignified, yet quiet
Nature’s hungriness growls
Winter’s empty diet
Eager deer stands alone
Daylight now discovers
Prince silently feeding
Thicket grants him cover
Dawn’s light show on display
Warm colors welcome day
Like geese flying above
Dark clouds flutter away
Lone blue heron overhead
Harmony dropping in
Landing on calm waters
Gentle morning’s check-in
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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.
Season follows season
Stormy seas giving way
Returning to morning
Tranquil waters each day
Autumn’s peaceful colors
Restful days bringing calm
Returning to morning
Gratitude fills each psalm
Winter’s brisk cold arrives
Fireplace warming each heart
Returning to morning
Snowstorm ready to start
Spring’s joy welcomes comeback
Love sharing fresh flowers
Returning to morning
Praises flood each hour
Summer’s playful leisure
Laughter filling each day
Returning to morning
Endless moments won’t stay
Harmony’s creation
Nature writing each verse
Returning to morning
Always time to rehearse
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.
Final breath of summer
Extinguished by autumn’s tune—
Leaves’ colorful sketch
Autumn brings changes
Nature’s preparation time—
Every fallen leaf
Trees’ full canopies
Annual autumn harvest
Left bare once again
Sailing to endless shores
Harmony fills each breeze
Journey’s fluent rhythm
Replacing life’s unease
Sailing beyond darkness
Newness spilling over
Journey’s fluent story
Viewing life’s changeover
Sailing from rising tides
Novel approach tunes in
Journey’s fluent verses
Catching life’s peace within
Sailing from day’s troubles
Warm melodies sing out
Journey’s fluent cadence
Finding life’s faithful route
Sailing with keen insights
Outlook crafted anew
Journey’s fluent tempo
Weaving life’s beads of dew
Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.
There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.
Orison Sweet Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who shared words of inspiration and encouragement so that others could achieve success.
Hearing past voices
Filling another pathway—
History stirring
Heart’s ultimate strength
Finding untapped devotion—
Precious gentleness
Endless harmony
Life’s free-flowing spirit—
Every ocean tide
Inviting
Abundant life
Quenching spiritual thirst
Clutching Father’s steadfast promises
Relationship
Seeking
Lasting nourishment
Spiritual hunger fulfilled
Following our Father’s way
Peace
Hearing
Angelic voices
Bursting with praise
Mountaintops full of love
Joy
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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