Poetry Where You Live Poetry and photo site with over 1,650 poems and 660 pictures, along with many links. At least 500 of my poems are faith based. Member of United Methodist Church. Statistics Unique Visitors: Total Unique Visitors: Outgoing: Total Outgoing: 0 0 6 1979

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Fulfilled 2008-01-06 13:19:00 In the book is hopeevery word fulfillmentprophesy livedJanuary 6, 2008The Book of MatthewMatthew 2:1-12started as part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story; but explaining theinterconnection of Matthew to the history,the law, the prophets of the old testament ...

Neglect 2008-01-06 12:53:00 The house was a mess;the State was greatly distressed;Help her get her kidsJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12haiku - part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon a time when you went a different directionbecause of God, as the wise men did ...

A Better Prize 2008-01-06 12:51:00 Standing in the courtwaiting for the hearing to beginhappy smiles, assurancecertainty of a better futureThe judge speaking wordswords of closing of completion“I cannot give you a prize,” he saiddeep in his shtick, his banterShe spoke, quietly“I have my kids back, that is betterthan anything you could give me”But did he even hear it, these wordsof love, of understanding, of closurefrom her lips; did he understand?Maybe not; but it was her realization,the preciousness of her rewardthat mattered. She had her kids. ...

Epiphany – haiku – 1 2008-01-06 12:49:00 The wise men, three kingswith gold, frankincense and myrrhbowed before the babeJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Epiphany – haiku – 2 2008-01-06 12:48:00 Go to Bethlehem,see the babe in the manger;give gifts to the kingJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Epiphany – haiku – 3 2008-01-06 12:48:00 journey from the Eastto see the babe, Messiah;gifts and praise for himJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Epiphany – haiku – 4 2008-01-06 12:47:00 star seen in the Eastled them on their journey there –his humble stable bedJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Epiphany – haiku – 5 2008-01-06 12:46:00 A star to guide themto little Bethlehem townhomage for a kingJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Walk in the Deep Woods 2008-01-06 12:45:00 Walk in the deep woodsLead us Lord on our path homeguide us on your wayJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Obedience 2008-01-06 12:44:00 Travel from afarpay homage to the lamb, kingRoyal born holy childJanuary 6, 2008Matthew 2:1-12part of an assignment for our middle highSunday school curriculum – to draft a haikuon the Epiphany story ...

Holy Ink 2008-01-04 06:36:00 Check out Cathy Warner's site, Holy Ink, at http://www.holyink.blogspot.com/. Good stuff. She did one of the devotions in this week's Alive Now (http://www.upperroom.org/alivenow/). ...

Deep in the Woods 2008-01-03 18:55:00 The words of the doctor, he is, we are,“still deep in the woods”A long way from the safety of homeof health, comfort, warmthno longer in dangerCold woods, this time of yearstruggle to move, in the snowthe cold, air hard to breatheasy to be lost in the woodsThankful for the metaphorthe healing in the wordsbecause being in the woodsis better than the depthsthe valleys, the desertWoods, even with bramble,thick forest, can be traverseda way found out of the woodsback to home and safetyif we follow the pathSo are our prayers, our hopeour faith in times of strugglein the deep woodsThat His plan would be worked outthat we would walk the pathlaid out for usthrough the valleys,the shadow landsfollowing Your light, Oh Godknowing that You lead the way homeJanuary 3, 2008 ...

Anointed 2008-01-03 18:17:00 He was baptized in the Riverin the Jordan by Elijah;but he was anointed king,not by oil, as the prophets of old,Samuel anointing DavidHe was anointed by the voice of Godthe Spirit of Godwashing down over him,descending like a dovea holy anointingof the child in the mangerthe grown Son of Godreadied for the testing, the temptingHis ministryby the anointing, the Sonwith whom the Fatherwas well pleasedJanuary 3, 2008Matthew 3:13-17Isaiah 40:3Malachi 3:1Malachi 4:5Matthew 11:1-15 ...

Trimmed with Daggers 2008-01-03 15:33:00 For some reasonglinting in the late afternoon sunthe icicles on the gutters,the edge of the flashingsin the bitter cold todaymore sinister than beautifulthough elegant they areHouses trimmed with daggersclear fingers of icejabbing downward,hanging heavily in the airyearning to fall, pierce the skinthe snow cover belowfuse with the earthonce moreJanuary 3, 2008 ...

High up in the Branches 2008-01-03 15:31:00 High up in the branchesballs of branches, leaveshomes of the squirrelscovered in snowone man’s trash another’s treasurecobbled together beehivesballs to retreat to,high up in the branchesno longer hidden bythe leaves of summereven of fallexposed in icy,the cold of winterJanuary 3, 2008 ...