Friday, 7 July 2006, 9:55 a.m. - Inspiration
Life is like the weather, always changing. While we focus on changes for the worse, often the storms cease suddenly as the sun breaks through even before the rain stops. And, oh, how welcome those cheering rays bringing gladness to our faces!
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( 3 / 2632 )Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 5:28 p.m. - Inspiration
Not much to say about this poem except for the obvious application to each of us, as the enemy presses his perceived advantage only to be repulsed by a word. Satan tempted Jesus at the beginning of his ministry, but went away only until an opportune moment presented itself. As he hung on the cross, he also heard three calls to come down and save himself.
So our critical moments are a double-edged knife, presenting great opportunities for redemption and great risks of heeding temptation.
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( 3 / 3154 )Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 8:08 p.m. - Drops
This little quatrain was done for a group exercise. Can you guess from the poem what the exercise was? Here it is, as a free Cloudburst Drop for you.
Wisdom frames the Word in silver,
Opportune speech is apples of gold,
Refreshing water to fainting travelers,
Dress of justice, drums of judgment.
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( 3 / 2960 )Monday, 5 June 2006, 2:13 p.m. - Inspiration
I have this obsession with words and language. Not only as tools, but as a topic. It shows up in my poetry. For the new year I shall make a resolution to set aside this topic for a time.
The association of word, sentence, and book with cell, limb, and body came to me as I began the book Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. I had to lay it aside to write. I have yet to pick the book up again.
I sent the poem early this week because of heavy commitments later that would have kept me from sending it.
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( 2.9 / 2528 )Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 4:42 p.m. - Inspiration
The inspiration behind "Before Creation"
I was sitting with a friend in the hospital, as he waited for surgery, sedated and sleeping, and I read out of Tozer on the Almighty God, a year's devotional book complied by Ron Eggert. On the May 19th entry, "There You Have God," Tozer wrote, "Think them all away until there is no creation: not an angel waves its wing, not a bird flies in the sky--there's no sky to fly in."
The alliteration cried for a poem, and while my friend slept, I wrote "Before Creation."
And, if you hurry, you can sign up to UPLift, and get the poem, "The Patient Sleeps," written at the same time.
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( 3.1 / 3369 )Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 3:49 p.m. - Drops
A Cloudburst Drop - Free extras that have appeared here and there.
I'm blessed, I am,
• to buy at the padaria my "little dreams;"/1
• by rain that waters Earth and cools the brow;
• the spiritual Middle, which eschews extremes;
• the blessed past, the hopeful future, and Now.
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1/ "Little dreams" are a sweet pastry in Brazil.
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( 3 / 3026 )Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 5:27 p.m. - News
The CBT will be using a series of my poems for a few months. That's pleasant news![ add comment ] | [ 0 trackbacks ] | permalink |
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