Dog Days of Haiku-04
Color on paper Invites me back fifteen months To when life began Continue reading Dog Days of Haiku-04
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Dog Days of Haiku-03
High above awaiting death- Patiently. Continue reading Dog Days of Haiku-03
Dog Days of Haiku-02
Rehabbing beats alternative- Gone fishing Continue reading Dog Days of Haiku-02
Lectionary Haikus from the Sea of Galilee
Too afraid of Jesus, storms, stepping out. Chaos blows. Newfound faith teeters; Sinks in fear Continue reading Lectionary Haikus from the Sea of Galilee
Dog Days of Haiku-01
Children’s cries– Cradled in mercy Laid to rest. Continue reading Dog Days of Haiku-01
G’night Little Girl, Don’t Be Like Daddy
Don’t hold your tongue when there’s truth to say. Don’t clench your fist when there’s mercy to give. Don’t throw your boots off when there’s horses to hay. Don’t lay on the couch when there’s life to live. Don’t make excuses for failing to love. Don’t say no to walks on the beach. Don’t overlook the slightest move. Don’t keep loved-ones out of reach. Don’t … Continue reading G’night Little Girl, Don’t Be Like Daddy
Lenten Sonnet
Give up your meat, give up your right to win. Take on the shame, behold your righteous rags. While stepping in the foot-tracks of your sin, The stony weight upon your back now sags. With shoulders slumped the pathway rises on While skeletons of yesteryear appear And chatter with their mercies well withdrawn The incline rises ever more severe. Lift up thine eyes, a Savior … Continue reading Lenten Sonnet
(Not-So) Lectionary Haikus
On the heap of fish Challenged to follow Jesus Simon drops his nets Ev’rything to follow Jesus Ev’rything A maturing Lent means less fun and more struggle- Ah! The good ol’ days Let go of fear. Let go of the net. Let go of business-as-usual. Let go of apathy, cynicism, sloth and lust. Let go of war-as-an-answer. Let go of ‘we can’t afford that’. … Continue reading (Not-So) Lectionary Haikus
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