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Monday Memories: Serenity’s Rain

Posted on November 6, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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.

Weekend’s Spirit

Posted on November 2, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Weekend rains offer pause

Autumn’s final harvest on hold

Testing farmers’ patience

Temperatures fall, growing cold

Another falling leaf

Afternoon’s cheery cup of tea

Looking through window’s glass

Visions of backyard’s empty tree

Book’s bold invitation

Immersed within mystery’s plot

Welcoming each minute

Story plunges with missing yacht

Day’s gentle, soothing peace

Lost in memories, freshly found

Feeling blessed with each gem

Past wants to hang around

Nightfall now closes in

Rain drizzling, without pause

Hearing silence unwind

Weekend’s spirit cuddles nonstop

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Shadows of Darkness

Posted on October 26, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Encroaching darkness

Day slipping away

Mystery returns

Sunset turning gray

Ocean’s darkened shore

Tide rolling away

Ship pilots alone

Jagged rocky bay

Forest’s darkened sounds

Nature dreams away

Each scary echo

Owl’s nightly buffet

Time waits in darkness

Future turns away

Hourglass still broken

Quiet on Broadway

Street corner’s darkness

Music plays away

Opera’s phantom

Night’s eerie screenplay

Ship sails darkened seas

Wind turns peace away

Distress now gathers

Storm’s narrow causeway

Darkened stories speak

Silence rides away

Headless horseman roams

Midnight’s getaway

Shadows of darkness

Now turning away

Destiny unknown

Sunrise marks new day

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Serenity’s Rendezvous (Haiku Series #250)

Posted on October 24, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Poetic Harmony

Night’s cloud covering

Gentle rain tapping window—

Tranquility sings

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First Light

Early morning hour

Glimmer of pre-dawn’s sunrise—

Blissful moments breathe

Playful Rain

Clouds bursting open

Umbrella catches each drop—

Splashing through puddles

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Monday Memories: Witnessing a Foretaste

Posted on October 23, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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.

photo of red flowering trees beside body of water

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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.

Autumn’s Rainbow

Posted on October 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Autumn’s faithful gateway

Crisp mornings rolling out

Season’s changing screenplay

Brilliant colors now shout

Kaleidoscope of tints

Autumn’s happy exchange

Day’s colorful blueprint

Fallen leaves to arrange

Summer’s heat fades away

Winter patiently parks

Autumn’s vibrant bouquet

Each color-filled trademark

More gentle days ahead

How quickly they will go

Each vivid, glossy spread

Autumn’s colored chateau

Few more colors glowing

Nature quiets her pace

Autumn’s rainbow slowing

Full of Creator’s grace

Treasured Leaves (Haiku Series #249)

Posted on October 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Harmony’s Palette

Final breath of summer

Extinguished by autumn’s tune—

Leaves’ colorful sketch

Day by Day

Autumn brings changes

Nature’s preparation time—

Every fallen leaf

Mission Accomplished

Trees’ full canopies

Annual autumn harvest

Left bare once again

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Gray Wolf Quotes

Posted on October 7, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Rudyard Kipling

For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.

Kipling (1865-1936) was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.

David Attenborough

Crying wolf is a real danger.

Attenborough (born 1926) is British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and author.

Precious Prize

Posted on October 5, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Darkness filled with silence

Night’s steady, hidden pulse

Forest waits with intrigue

Aching to act on impulse

Clouds mask glimpse of moonlight

Night’s mystery lurking

Trees holding back each breath

Listening, nature’s working

Twilight deepens with sleep

Night’s time for quiet rest

Something moves in secret

Finding ground, its final quest

Morning’s sunrise reveals

Night’s savored, precious prize

Tiny acorn ready now

Transforming, oak shall arise

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Timeless Dimensions (Haiku Series #246)

Posted on September 26, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Hidden Realm

Deepest ocean trench

Pacific’s Mariana—

Unfathomable

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Majestic Presence

Himalayan peaks

World’s blessed Mother Goddess—

Everest’s glory

Night Remembered

Icebergs gathering

Floating, titanic struggle—

Ocean’s ships, keep out!

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Poetic Harmony

First Light

Playful Rain

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Harmony’s Palette

Day by Day

Mission Accomplished

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Rudyard Kipling

David Attenborough

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Hidden Realm

Majestic Presence

Night Remembered

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