Category: Poetry

Lilacs – An Elfje

Fragrant spring lilac bush blooming bright my favorite garden delight. Beautiful! I have two other poems in the works right now, but they are both more complex poetry forms than this short elfje. I am thankful for having found this fun form to help keep...

Red – An Elfje

Red divine blood shed with love offering my soul salvation. Hallelujah! This short poem is an elfje. I followed the link of a blogger who liked one of my posts, and then followed a link on her site to another blogger who had posted a lesson...

Worth Dying For – A Poem

Jesus believed I was worth dying for You were worth dying for Shouldn’t I believe He is worth dying for, too? Shouldn’t you? In China and Pakistan, Sudan and Saudi Arabia His persecuted church risks life and limb every single time they speak His beautiful...

The Past I’ve Left Behind – A Poem

The past I’ve left behind me pursues me in the dark trying to persuade me I’ll never hit the mark But I keep pressing forward to the life that lies ahead where God has promised glory my prize for which He bled The past has...

My God, My Restorer – A Pantoum

My God, my Restorer is near When all is lost and carried away He comes to heal by His sacrifice When darkness surrounds my soul When all is lost and carried away He restores peace with His grace When darkness surrounds my soul He is...

Bundle of Rights – A Poem

In law school property class we learned about our bundle of rights It’s not much of a bundle compared to Jesus’ divine bundle of rights —His omniscience —His omnipresence —His matchless glory My bundle, your bundle, is more like a hobo’s bindle tied up, hanging...