Big Sky Buckeye

A writer's journey continues

Sharpening Each Thought

Posted on January 30, 2025 by bigskybuckeye

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Winter’s fading breath

Discovering light

One final snowflake

Springtime taking flight

Winter pushed aside

Taking rest once more

Moved from nature’s shelf

Change coming ashore

Time bursting forward

Sharpening each thought

Landscape’s fresh colors

Lessons being taught

Young and old smiling

Finding spring abloom

Nature turns its page

Song fills every room

Daylight grows longer

Feeling warmth each day

April showers come

May flowers will stay

Life’s faithful rhythm

Rising overnight

Harmony fills hearts

Love found at first sight

Perseverance Speaks

Posted on November 28, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Each year follows another

Memories flowing downhill

Some filled with only sadness

Others sketched with joyful thrills

Another sunrise knocking

“Father Time” never slows down

Blessed to be alive, Amen!

One more day, praises go round

Sometimes days feel like winter

Overwhelmed with sky of gray

Other days waken to spring

Youthfulness wanting to play

Daily lessons in patience

Treasures come from smallest gifts

Appetite filled with sweetness

Road ahead, free of snowdrifts

Sunset wraps up one more day

Nightly dreams forever seek

Thankful for every blessing

Journey’s perseverance speaks

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Transforming Witness (Elfchen Series #202)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Heartfelt Lessons

Experiencing

Father’s teachings

Moments of worship

Maturing with faithful steps

Hope

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Mountaintop Hymn

Praising

Heavenly Father

Rock of salvation

Inscribing faith’s enduring song

Joy

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Spiritual Journey

Witnessing

Father’s promises

Gentleness molding faith

Wayward sheep leaving wilderness

Peace

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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.

Father’s Vision

Posted on May 5, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Holy Commandments

Father’s blueprint guides

Filling every life

Steps called to abide

Heavenly lessons

Righteous hand sustains

Filling hungry mind

Father’s Word remains

Insight grows daily

Father’s grace-filled love

Filling wayward heart

Honor Him above

Crooked path made straight

Father’s faithful seeds

Filling with wisdom

Every tender reed

Shattered hope rebuilt

Father’s vision soars

Filling with His peace

Faith desiring more

Lessons of Faith

Posted on March 31, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

From John 17:25-26: “Righteous Father, the world does not know You, but I know You, and these know that You have sent Me. I made Your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them and I in them.”

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With every waking hour

Reading from faith’s Good Book

Guided by Jesus Christ

Spirit waits by quiet brook

Righteous steps lead to God

Praying for mercy’s light

Gathered by Jesus Christ

Faith growing, now taking flight

Journey of faith goes forth

Approaching grace-filled curve

Propelled by Jesus Christ

Goodness awaits those who serve

Endless lessons of faith

Teaching fills precious space

Mentored by Jesus Christ

Hope speaks, “Let’s finish this race”

Given tasks to complete

Hearing One lasting voice

Promised by Jesus Christ

Faith always trusting His choice

From 1 Corinthians 9:24: “Do you not know that in a race the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win it.”

Pushing or Pulling

Posted on January 11, 2024 by bigskybuckeye

Life’s many contrasts

Endless connections

Myriad of opposites

Seeking further inspection

Day overcomes night

Life’s next stepping stone

Stubborn mindset accepts change

Learning from world’s great unknown

Every new journey

Wisdom’s gathering

Life learning to navigate

Recalling facts, staggering

Confidence growing

Life’s balancing act

Success opens one more door

Rising to sign new contract

Life teaches lessons

Trials not all rough

Either pushing or pulling

Guiding wagon, easy stuff

Tom Bodett Quotes

Posted on November 18, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.

They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.

Tom Bodett (born 1955) is an American author, voice actor, and radio personality. He has been the brand spokesperson for Motel 6 for a number of years, where he reminds listeners that “we’ll leave the light on for you.”

Monday Memories: Innocence

Posted on October 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Watching a curious child

Witnessing sparkles of joy

Blessing us with innocence

Seeing how life will deploy

Finding daily adventure

Lighting up another room

Reaching out with innocence

Moving with a speedy vroom

Revealing wonders of life

Surviving each bump and bruise

Shining through with innocence

Napping now, let’s take a snooze

Playing through daily lessons

Sharing love with extra zest

Teaching us with innocence

Enjoying life with each quest

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Originally published April, 2020.

Monday Memories: Passing the Torch

Posted on September 18, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

man wearing gray and brown hat with eyeglasses

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Watching Saturday’s unhurried sunrise

Feeling gratefulness, spirit shall arise

Being retired, life moves at much slower pace

Realizing, there’s no need to win life’s race

Remembering grandfathers, crisp and clear

Teaching life lessons, steady and sincere

Growing up, learning from their example

Tasting life with every new sample

Loving family, with kindness and care

Treating marriage, with love beyond compare

Passing on wisdom, making good choices

Sitting here now, hearing cherished voices

Accepting their torch, these years move along

Being a grandfather, where love belongs

Filling up life, grandchildren sharing love

Joining other grandfathers, fits like a glove

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Originally published April, 2020. Edited September, 2023.

Legacy Connects

Posted on November 3, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Youth teaches lessons

Time adding insight

Hours keep adding up

Answers feel just right

Journey never ends

One more mountain quest

Filled with adventure

Ready for each test

Years seem to shorten

Days grow longer

Stories warming heart

Now feeling stronger

Tomorrow teaching

Mature moments shine

Gray matter adds up

Life tastes like fine wine

Scrapbook completed

Clock waits, now reflect

Life filled, no regrets

Legacy connects

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Heartfelt Lessons

Mountaintop Hymn

Spiritual Journey

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