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Ramblings
“The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.””
1 Corinthians 1:18-19 NLT
Time and Laughter #Tanka
There is a time for
Everything under the sun
Laughter and crying
Giggles and joyful tears flow
Making lovely memories
This week Colleen’s prompt words brought to mind Ecclesiastes chapter 3. They also made me think of the things, events, that go into those times.
Chapel and Autumn #Tanka
Browsing my blog feed I found a few tanka this week that were beautifully written for the prompt words autumn and chapel. Though I haven’t participated in this new-to-me challenge, the words inspired me to give it a go.
autumn colors peak
horizon’s vivid splendor
behind the chapel
old oak tree reaches upward
touching Heaven so slightly
Trick #Haiku
The weather has been abnormally warm here of late. I image that will change soon enough.
Summer like weather
Warm sunny cloud free skies
Trick us – cold comes soon
Haiku Horizons weekly prompt seemed very appropriated given the above – and that Trick or Treat just passed! 🙂
Eternal #OctPoWriMo
Today wraps up 31 poems in 31 days, or OctPoWriMo. It has been a fun event, getting me back to writing again, and a bit of a challenge, too, as I reckon it should be. It is hard to say how well I’ll do after this month; the holidays and all are upon us and I tend to fall out of the writing-mode. Maybe this year will be different!
Come drink
Living waters
Whosoever desires
Eternal life freely given
By faith
Turn the World Upside Down #OctPoWriMo
As OctPoWriMo winds down we come to a prompt that gave a several ideas: upside down. But after “chewing” on it a while I went in a while different direction than any of my original ideas (and probably from everyone else as well). 
With their faith a small group
turned the world upside down.
They didn’t use swords or stones,
only the promise of a crown.
Today we sit idly by,
what can we alone do?
We serve a God that cannot lie;
those promises are for us, too!
So get up and move,
there’s plenty to do
So many folks still need
to hear the Good News!
The Bible tells us in Acts 17:6 that the people said the apostles “turned the world upside down” telling the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone they could. The Bible also teach us that God’s Word, His promises, are for all folks and all times; He and His Word are unchanging. Titus 1:2 tells us that God cannot lie. And Jesus told us to proclaim the Gospel to all the world.
The world has more people on it today than ever before. But thanks to the Internet and technology, the world is smaller than it’s ever been, too. God’s Word, an entire theological library actually, can be carried in our pockets/purses. That leaves us without excuse.
Ocean Night #OctPoWriMo
For the 28th day of OctPoWriMo we have the prompt suggestion of sea shells (and other nautical things). I wrote a poem that is a made-up-by-me (as far as I know) in a shadorma-like style of 3-5-7-5-3 syllables.
rising tide
ocean waves crashing
melody enchanting me
starlight overhead
serene night
Honeysuckle #Haiku #OctPoWriMo
I remember as a kid playing in the woods near home and the plethora of honeysuckle vines we had around us. They always smelled so sweet and fresh. I can still remember the taste of their sap (I guess sap is the right word LOL) as we would pluck the flowers, pinch off the bottom and draw out the center, then seeing that delicious little bit of liquid on it. I can still almost taste it’s goodness now. And the scent still always reminds me of good, innocence times.
Photo curtesy of Gardening Know How
Honeysuckle vine
The sweet perfume of nature
Childhood memories
Empty Nest #OctPoWriMo
Have you ever started to write something and just get “stuck” on it? Well, that’s what happened to me with today’s prompt from OctPoWriMo. I’m still not sure how well I like the results but here they are nonetheless.
High above the ground
Tucked in the branches
A lonely nest sits empty
Once full of finches
They one by one left
The safety of the nest
Flying away from home
Leaving the empty nest
Potholes in the Road of Life 