Next Steps

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Morning’s gentle voice

Invitation welcomes all

New day rising

Creator’s spirit comes to call

 

Next steps contemplate

Opportunity at hand

Always present

Creator’s breath covers this land

 

Mind absent of thoughts

Tranquility extends grace

Empty page waits

Creator’s own words embrace

 

Time seems to stand still

Sky’s expanse frozen in blue

Quiet breeze stirs

Creator’s peace channels breakthrough

 

Darkness encroaches

Patient light chases away

Innocence dreams

Creator’s perpetual way

 

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Wilderness Backpack

Central Ohio’s Chestnut Ridge Metro Park (June, 2020).

Hidden in forest’s depths

Creator’s kingdom reigns

Moving with quiet breath

Feeding nature’s unbroken chain

 

Spontaneous landscape

Creator’s rhythm sings

Breathing beauty’s freshness

Witnessing all that summer brings

 

Trees towering above

Creator fills each scene

Overflowing with peace

Reaching to heavens, grass so green

 

Tranquil waters roam free

Creator’s grace gives back

Nourishing youngest plants

Equipping wilderness backpack

 

Busy traffic drives by

Immune to forest’s sigh

Missing treasures within

Creator frames sunset’s goodbye

 

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Whispering Spirit

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Along every coastline

Lonely beaches listen

Whispering spirit

Morning sunrise glistens

 

Along mountain ridgetop

Confidence thundering

Whispering echoes

Distant breath wondering

 

Along valley’s river

Creator’s pulse renews

Whispering promise

Tranquility flows through

 

Along horizon’s light

Reassurance remains

Whispering pauses

Sun’s setting windowpane

 

Along meadow’s stillness

Harmony’s joy conceived

Whispering spirit

Nature’s rhythm achieved

 

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Life Energized (Haiku Series #322)

Stormy Stampede

Thunderstorm cuts in

Night plunges into drama—

Rescued at sunrise

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Shadowy Isolation

Dancing all alone

Searching for tranquil partner—

Sunset’s peace steps in

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Discovery’s Joy

Scaling mountaintop

Unveiling fresh perspective—

Creator reveals

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Tranquility’s Landscape

Cloudy shadows dance upon a Montana summer landscape.

Creator’s gentleness moves

Ability to reshape

Another day, now embrace

Tranquility’s landscape

 

Creator’s eternal eye

Hint of tomorrow takes shape

Daily treasures, just embrace

Joyfulness fills landscape

 

Creator’s vision gathers

No longer covered in tape

Nature’s portrait, soon embrace

Harmony paints landscape

 

Creator’s elegance breathes

Images fill each dreamscape

Trove of delights, let’s embrace

Time’s patience frames landscape

 

Creator’s quiet outlook

Peacefulness never escapes

Innocence, always embrace

Silence sketches landscape

 

Gentle silence frames another sunset in Ohio.

Postcard’s Keepsakes (Haiku Series #316)

Tranquility Shared

Glorious morning

Creator’s comfort surrounds—

Amongst blue heavens

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Lofty Heights

Giants reach skyward

Creator’s breath welcomes rest—

Capturing stillness

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Evening Twilight

Night’s invitation

Creator’s landscape finds peace—

Slumbering sunset

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Life’s Set of Keys (Haiku Series #314)

Discovery

Searching for answers

Sometimes hidden in darkness—

River’s steady dreams

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Tranquility

Searching inner peace

Fresh outlook always arrives—

Storms fading away

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Visionary

Searching for light switch

Positive vibes energized—

Plugged into sunrise

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Directing Our Best

From Psalm 118:1:  “O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever!”

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Giving thanks, praising Father

His enduring, steadfast love

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Embracing grace from above

 

Kneeling in daily prayer

Father listens with patience

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Transforming our impatience

 

Taking refuge with Father

His righteousness leads forthwith

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Overcoming evil’s myth

 

Surrounding witness of light

Father blazes road ahead

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Nourishing with daily bread

 

Grasping wisdom of Father

Skies no longer full of gray

Faith today, hope tomorrow

Directing our best, His way

 

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From Psalm 118:24:  “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

Quiet Retreat

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Morning’s quiet retreat

Offering sunrise view

Taking splendor’s front seat

Sky sketched with clearest blue

 

Sanctuary of peace

Spirit’s closeness abounds

Renewal of life’s lease

Stillness felt all around

 

Harmony’s joyful tune

Brightening this new day

Filling every full moon

Mountain’s peak never gray

 

River’s gathering dreams

Shaped within ancient hands

Journey’s endless bloodstream

Tranquility’s heartland

 

Tomorrow always waits

Offering one more chance

Tasting now, nature’s fate

Spirit’s refreshing dance

 

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Morning’s Song

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Morning’s heavenly view

Wisp of clouds fade away

Sun-drenched blue skies return

Wind’s breathe begins to play

 

Treetops sway high above

Sunlight dances below

Mighty forest whispers

Nature offers free show

 

Divine calmness now felt

Peace arrives, plays her cards

Another perfect hand

Harmony won’t discard

 

Morning’s song welcomes all

Unique with every line

Spirit adds final touch

Melody always shines

 

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