I pressed onward and
reached up high: I had hoped to
touch the vaulting sky.
Another haiku challenge from Ronovan Writes blog using the words “press” and “touch”. If you like word challenges and haiku’s, then I invite you to also accept Ronovan’s latest challenge at this link and have fun: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
I reached to touch the
Sky; felt the lofty air but
Missed the clouds up there.
I stretched high to grasp
A lofty dream but up it
Floated far from me.
I have attempted a new haiku challenge from Ronovan Writes blog using the words “touch” and “miss”. This is often an enjoyable challenge for those who like writing short poems. If you like word challenges and haiku’s, then I invite you to also accept Ronovan’s latest challenge at this link and have fun: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
As I gazed at a fluorescent blue sky
Where no stormy clouds appeared
And the orbed sun had journeyed high.
Twas a silent blustery wind but dry
And no wafting sounds could I hear
As I gazed at the fluorescent blue sky.
No birds to witness nor bee or fly;
Also, no ominous foreboding to fear
And the orbed sun had journeyed high.
I then began to wonder why
My heart should be full of cheer
As I gazed at a fluorescent blue sky.
While my eyes upward climbed
Into that lofty, arid atmosphere
And the orbed sun had journeyed high.
I continued to contemplate why
My heart should be full of cheer
As I gazed at the fluorescent blue sky.
This day was bitter cold and dry
As expected this wintry time of year
And the orbed sun had journeyed high.
Draped in the cold sunlight
I stood on the land, frozen and bare,
As I gazed at the fluorescent blue sky.
Banks of snow, gleaming white
Still remain here and there
As the orbed sun had journeyed high.
I pondered and wondered why
My heart should be full cheer
As I gazed at the fluorescent blue sky.
A cold chill crept up my spine
Thanks to the frigid weather
And the orbed sun had journeyed high.
With a start, I suddenly knew why
My heart should be full of cheer
As I gazed at the fluorescent blue sky:
I realized my Lord and Savior is why
for he promises to always stay near
As I gazed and gazed at the fluorescent blue sky
And the orbed glowing sun had journeyed high.
Somewhere deep inside the forest
Like sky-scraping statues stood a cluster of trees.
While the evergreens remained firm and steadfast,
Leafy limbs swayed in the whispering breeze.
Like sky-scraping statues stood a cluster of trees
As two chattering squirrels scurried about;
Leafy limbs swayed in the whispering breeze
While they clamored and climbed the forking boughs.
As two chattering squirrels scurried about
Spying enticing acorns dangling way up high;
While they clamored and climbed the forking boughs,
The squirrels scampered toward the sunlit sky.
Spying enticing acorns dangling way up high
While the evergreens stood firm and steadfast,
The squirrels scampered toward the sunlit sky
Somewhere deep inside the forest.
Crossing the narrow
Bridge, I wondered what new place
Lay over the ridge.
Perhaps a meadow
Of flowers or a stream filled
With rippling water.
Or perhaps a new
Mountain to climb and reach its’
Peak to touch the sky.
Sometimes a problem
needing a solution and
I must trust in him.
Sometimes it is pain
And grief when sad news reaches
Me; must still believe.
In life I’ve learned each
day is a journey to lean
on Jesus only.
Letting him lead the
Way through the trials and
Triumphs each new day.
He continues to be
My Savior, Lord and true friend
For eternity.
So as I cross a
New bridge I’ll lean on him to
Reach that distant ridge.
Sunlight dazzled in
The clouded sky; rays of hope
In the gray twilight.
I have just attempted yet another haiku challenge from Ronovan Writes blog using the words “dazzle” and “sky”. I am continuing to enjoy these haiku challenges. If you like challenges and haiku’s then I invite you to also accept Ronovan’s latest challenge at this link: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
I gaze to the sky
Lovely lights make it dazzle
Raining down from high
Although a bit late for the weekly challenge, my cousin Kathy just attempted another haiku challenge from Ronovan Writes blog using the words “sky” and “dazzle”. I am enjoying the challenge of putting different and even opposite words in such a short poem. If you like challenges and haiku’s then I invite you to also accept his latest challenge at this link: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
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One winter day a
Sundog did appear when the
Sky was vast and clear.
I have just attempted yet another haiku challenge from Ronovan Writes blog using the words “vast” and “clear”. I am enjoying the challenge of trying to use such seemingly different and even opposite words in such a short poem. If you like poetry challenges and haiku’s then I invite you to also accept his latest challenge at this link: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/category/haiku-prompt-challenge/
Wintery Shape in the Snowscape
OH NO
THE SNOW!
YOU KNOW IT’S
COLD WHEN
YOU LOOK OUTSIDE
AND SEE THE SNOW. AS SNOW
FLURRIES FLUTTER AROUND AND
DRIFT ON DOWN ALL TOO SOON COVER
THE GROUND. SNOW, SNOW, AND
MORE SNOW! STARTING IN NO
VEMBER OR DECEMBER,
THAT IS THE WAY THE WEATHER
WILL GO; SNOW, SNOW, AND MORE
SNOW. AND THAT SCENE OF EVER WHITE
SNOWFALL IS SIMPLY NOT ALL; FOR ALONG
WITH THAT SNOW WILL COME WINTER STORMS
AND BITTER, FRIGID COLD. THOSE DAYS, WEEKS,
AND MONTHS OF SNOW AND WINTRY COLD
CAN SEEM TO GO ON AND ON. EVEN SO,
ON CLEAR DAYS WHEN UPWARD
YOU GAZE YOU MAY SEE THE
SKY IS A BRILLIANT HUE
OF VIVID BLUE BENEATH THE GLOWING EYE OF THE SUN.BUT THEN STILL ALL THAT PURE WHITE SNOW AND MORE SNOW UNTIL WHITE IS THE ONLY COLOR YOU KNOW. EVEN STILL WINTER DOES HAVE ITS’ THRILLS WITH SNOWSHOEING, SKIING, AND SLEDDING DOWN HILL.AND ON A BLUSTERY COLD AND SNOWY DAY YOU JUST MAY CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY ALONG THE WAY WHEN YOU SPY IN THE SKY AN UNUSUAL VIEW OF AN ARCHING SUNDOG OF A VIBRANT ORANGE HUE. IT IS A WINTER RAINBOW; A SIGN OF HOPE JUST FOR YOU.THEN BACK TO THE SNOW, SNOW, AND MORE SNOW! OH THAT SNOW NEVER SEEMS TO QUITE END UNTIL FINALLY COMES WELCOMED SIGNS OF SPRING.
I awoke early one dark morn
And knew there may be a storm.
Oh, how I deeply yearned and sighed
As I gazed up into the dreary sky.
I so wished the clouds to go away
And this would be a much brighter day.
But I knew I needed to be content
With what God had planned; what he had meant.
For I realized the Lord knows what’s best for me
Although I don’t always understand or see.
But I hoped as I tarried along my way
Just perhaps there will be a rainbow today.
Oh that rainbow, that colorful sign in the sky
Which meant God is watching from up high;
A reminder that he faithfully keeps his promises
Through his Holy Word and through his son, Jesus.
That curving multi-colored arch is a testament
That God keeps his promises, his laws, and commandments.
Therefore, no new law or clever scheme of man
Can ever thwart God’s wisdom or alter his plan.
For from the time of Genesis and up to now,
He has maintained what is holy, right, and moral.
And also through his deep love and Jesus’ sacrifice,
We can draw near to him to receive forgiveness and lasting grace.
In our own way we each have strayed and sinned;
We’ve hurt others and deeply grieved him.
But God’s deep love endures as he never gives up;
he patiently waits for our return through his son, Jesus.
Oh to see that sight as I walk through life up a slippery slope;
That sign from God conveying his love and enduring hope.
So just maybe as I slowly tread and journey along the way,
Perhaps there will be a rainbow in the sky today.
Setting a Life to Words
Finding God's Grace in a Lemon-filled World
Writing - Loving What I Do and Doing What I Love!
Warning: A feminist writes here. Content may contain angry, vulgar, and sometimes funny language.
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I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. Gal. 2:20
thoughts from my mind to yours
A little bit of this and that
THE WOMAN WITH WHEELS
Thoughts from the Heartland
the joy of creativity
The details of my Journey.
Inspiration through my thoughts, experiences and travels
All information not in hand belongs on a bookshelf
~ Communicator, WordSmith, Artist, Guide, Mentor, Muse ~
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Christian poetry and prose, quotes, and thoughts - if they glorify God they were worth writing; if they mean something to one other person, they were worth sharing. Comments always welcome!
Setting a Life to Words
Finding God's Grace in a Lemon-filled World
Writing - Loving What I Do and Doing What I Love!
Warning: A feminist writes here. Content may contain angry, vulgar, and sometimes funny language.
Join Us for #TankaTuesday 短歌 火曜日
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. Gal. 2:20
thoughts from my mind to yours
A little bit of this and that
THE WOMAN WITH WHEELS
Thoughts from the Heartland
the joy of creativity
The details of my Journey.
Inspiration through my thoughts, experiences and travels
All information not in hand belongs on a bookshelf
~ Communicator, WordSmith, Artist, Guide, Mentor, Muse ~
I write because I read. I read because I write.
Christian poetry and prose, quotes, and thoughts - if they glorify God they were worth writing; if they mean something to one other person, they were worth sharing. Comments always welcome!
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