Poetry

Destruction and Beauty

Byjevlir January 22, 2017

Galaxies collide,
Produce untold destruction,
And wondrous beauty.

The featured image is a Hubble Telescope image of Arp 148, the aftermath of two galaxies colliding.

Humor | Poetry

Cat and Dish

Byjevlir January 23, 2018

Sad cat, empty dish. I put fish in special dish Restored is cat joy. Just for fun! Image Credit: Openclipart.org.

Bible | Poetry | Translation

OK, here’s another try at transforming a Psalm, in this case, by putting it into blank verse. There are some wonderful parallelisms in Psalm 103, but a great deal of that impact is lost on English readers. Here I try to present the message in blank verse, which provides some meter. I’m still sticking fairly…

Bible | Poetry | Translation

Psalm 46 as an Italian Sonnet

Byjevlir May 21, 2006

This is the result of my having fun with my morning devotions and then mixing it with thinking about translation theory. Anyone up to produce Psalm 46 in another poetic form? I’m particularly interested in playing with translating into fixed forms. I’m safe with God my strength, my shield, my friend. In danger he is…

Poetry

The Maze

Byjevlir May 18, 2006

An intelligence Caught in a maze Of action Reaction Interaction Senseless negligence. The intelligence Thinks in the maze Of action Connection Direction Hope for deliverance. That intelligence Finds in the maze Affection Guidance Radiance Faith with a difference. This intelligence Mangles the maze With action Connection Direction Help from a confidence. The confidence Gets from…

Bible | Poetry

Ephesians 2 Haiku

Byjevlir September 29, 2012

One of the features of my Sunday School class is that we try to respond to the lesson of the day in the form of art, poetry, and stories. So what does one do with Ephesians 2 in terms of art? I like to experiment, so I read up on Haiku (English forms) and decided…

Bible | Christianity | Poetry | Religious

Like David (A Meditation on Psalm 51)

Byjevlir January 21, 2018

Like David, I can Approach God Because God is Giving Loving Forgiving Fully cleansing. Confess Because I am a Sinner Displeaser Prisoner Veteran wrongdoer. Rejoice Because God Teaches Enlightens Washes Songs restores. Be restored Because God is Creator Restorer Granter Willing deliverer. Proclaim Because I’m Singing Praising Sacrificing Witness giving….