Rules of proper life
Springs forth from gracious giver
Life freely nurtures.
(With apologies to Psalm 119:124 and Psalm 1:1-3.)
Tag: Haiku
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Cat and Dish
Sad cat, empty dish.
I put fish in special dish
Restored is cat joy.
Just for fun! Image Credit: Openclipart.org.
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Gentle Words
Gentle words bring life
Perversity comes in
Living spirit smashed.(Based on Proverbs 15:4)
(Images used: Open Mouth and Warning Sign from Openclipart.org.)
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Vines
Luscious vines spread wide
Branches trimmed fall far apart
Leaves withered, fire burns.(John 15:1-8. Picture credit: Openclipart.org.)
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Tick
Tick, tock, tick, tock, tick—
Steady constant beating drum.
Break your step, find peace.
(Featured image credit: Openclipart.org.)
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Destruction and Beauty
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.
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A Splash!
False calm hides danger.
A rock breaks surface smoothness.
Ripples spread outward.(Featured image credit: Openclipart.org. No aspersions are intended on the pond pictured!)
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Living Faith Haiku
Faith sitting like stone
Floats in, energizing love
Filling lively rock(Inspired by Galatians 5:6; James 2:17; 1 Peter 2:5.)
(Image elements courtesy of OpenClipart.org.)
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Ephesians 2 Haiku
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 to give it a try. I’ve read a bit of Haiku before, but I’ve never tried to write it that I recall.
So here’s my two attempts related to Ephesians 2.
Dying in the cold
Distant life-light given free
Being turns to meetDry growth failing, dead
Confusion to infusion
Fusion makes conclusionHere are my more exegetical notes on the chapter Ephesians 2: The Radical Nature of the Gospel
