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October 15, 2015

Binding the Broken

Just a little short verse that came to me during my prayer time this morning. Binding the Broken Your love and mercy are the plaster Binding my broken heart of alabaster As You direct the blooming of the aster Of my heart You are beloved...

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October 9, 2015

Ode to the Road

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions Philanthropy lauded in the news Love of the limelight for altruism Millions spent by famous ones who garner billions upon billions start foundations seeking donations from peasants in need of charity But the road...

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October 6, 2015

Who Was, Who Is, and Who Is to Come

“Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.” ~Kahlil Gibran You are the God who was so I’ll remember blessings of the past, often cast as woes and suffering amassed as memories unforgotten. Sometimes I dream that the past was perfect, filled with...

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September 24, 2015

The End and the Beginning

Over at dVerse Poets Pub today Gayle is asking us to write Japanese death poems, preferably in the tanka or haiku form (though she said we didn’t have to adhere to strict syllable counts). I decided to write a tanka, which I’ve never done before....

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September 15, 2015

In a Heartbeat, in a Flash

Kanzen is tending the bar today for Poetics at dVerse Poets Pub asking for poems on change. I went to a new favorite form, the Kyrielle, and decided to touch on a topic that’s been on my mind a lot lately. I wrote an in-depth...

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September 7, 2015

The Wedding Is Only the Beginning

Today is the first Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets Pub. We were supposed to keep the prose portion of our haibun to two paragraphs and focus on nature. I started with nature but expanded my offering to God’s purpose for marriage. The Wedding Is Only...

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September 3, 2015

I’m Not Ready — Dual Dodoitsu

My first dodoitsu, a Japanese poetry form new to me that I learned earlier this week from Kanzen Sakura. I’m sharing it today for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night #154. I’m Not Ready I am not ready for autumn at all, pumpkin spice everywhere,...

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