Poetry

Rules – A Haiku

Byjevlir March 26, 2025

Rules of proper life
Springs forth from gracious giver
Life freely nurtures.

(With apologies to Psalm 119:124 and Psalm 1:1-3.)

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Clash
Byjevlir August 19, 2018
Tail and claw clashing Growling, hissing, angry sound Humans reflected. Discover more from The Jevlir Caravansary Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
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Bible | Poetry | Translation

Psalm 103 as Blank Verse
Byjevlir December 12, 2006
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…
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Tick
Byjevlir January 27, 2017
Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick— Steady constant beating drum. Break your step, find peace. (Featured image credit: Openclipart.org.) Discover more from The Jevlir Caravansary Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe
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Bible | Christianity | Poetry | Religious

Weariness
Byjevlir November 17, 2018
Why? Why? … says Jacob. … asks Israel. My Lord doesn’t even notice As justice slinks away. Don’t you know? Haven’t you heard? Eternal God, Creator of the Universe Doesn’t tire Doesn’t wear out. Just try to find something God doesn’t understand! Giving strength to the weary Great power to the powerless Even the young…
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Obsolescence
Byjevlir February 15, 2011
A scrap of road Flung upon a prairie Ending Starting. After-man stops And looks, wondering Where from? Where to? Someone made it Wanted it to last Why? How? Someone used it Followed it to finish Something Somehow. Somewhere needed it Gave it purpose, ending Gone. Lost. Discover more from The Jevlir Caravansary Subscribe to…
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Bible | Poetry

Wanting
Byjevlir May 21, 2025
Verse from a verse, Psalm 23:1
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