I'm attending a spirituality conference in Plymouth, Mich. (where I am supposed to be in quiet contemplation so as to not be aware of things such as the Cubs losing on a bottom-of-the-ninth-inning home run last night out on the West Coast).
Anyway, one of our exercises was to respond to our learning utilizing some art or literary form "outside our comfort zone." Hence, my attempts at Haiku:
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Breathing stale cave air.
Trapt in Plato's dark shadows.
Freed to turn and see.
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Canopies of pine.
Green haven, sanctuary.
Risk the desert's call.
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Do no harm. Do good.
Gather at the table long.
Stay in love with God.
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Original posts at http://wrigleypreacher.blogspot.com/
First - LOOK AT YOU DOING ART!!!! LOVE THE POEMS!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in poetry class last semester we were each assigned a quote to use as inspiration for a poem.
My quote way the Wesley quote...
I will now share it here
Yellow Farm House
“Make all you can, Save all you can, Give all you can”
- John Wesley
Open the door
Step out into the fields, tended for years
With labor and love
Make all you can
Make a day of shucking the corn
Can the garden every fall
Checking each lid with care
Save all you can
It’s only the two of us now
The building worn down
We come off in layers flaking like paint
Give all you can