late afternoon sun
late afternoon sun
creates illusion of warmth
vanishes from sky
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Jilted!
Distracted by joy Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth
connecting the dots of my life
Category: Haiku/Poetry
January 9, 2015
Lord, make my heart pure . . .
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Gannet Flying Overhead
Photo credit: Cliff’s View Blog
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“Refining”
Lord, make my heart
Pure as the gannet’s wing, Read the rest of this entry »
January 8, 2015
bright morning moon
bright morning moon
peers through gleaming oak
at rising sun
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through binoculars
shadowed face of the moon
radiates white fire
blinks
oak trunk, branches and twigs
glow burnt orange
for seconds
gone
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 8 January 2015
January 7, 2015
relentless cold
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relentless cold
bitter north wind blast
plump feather coat
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solitary dove
sits motionless Read the rest of this entry »
January 6, 2015
screech owl call
screech owl call
trembles in night air
chills my spine
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 6 January 2015
Photo credit: http://www.corbisimages.com,
Image by © Joe McDonald/Corbis
August 1993, Pennsylvania, USA
January 5, 2015
brilliant cardinal
brilliant cardinal
bare brown laurel branches
breathless winter morn
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perched alone Read the rest of this entry »
December 31, 2014
Go, my beloved children . . . .
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4 NIV)
George MacDonald’s December sonnets echo preoccupation with weariness, death, and his longing to be reunited with God and with his children. George and Louisa MacDonald had 11 children, four of whom preceded them in death. Read the rest of this entry »
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