Biblical Haiku

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:  Ecclesiastes 3:1  KJV A time – How do you read the Bible?  Perhaps that question is far too broad.  What I want to ask is this: What lens do you use when you’re reading the Bible?  Do you read…

The Forest

While travelling at high speed My mind encountered an exit A gateway unlike others A quiet road into the woods.   The track was there between the ferns, Brambles for chokers Around its neck The ruts worn deep into its face, Scars of inner turmoil, of silent battle Among the watchers.   I wanted to…

Let the Reader Decide

“I have taken off my clothes, should I get dressed again?  I have washed my feet, should I get them dirty?  Song of Songs 5:3  Tremper Longman III Feet – Let’s get straight to the point.  Song of Songs is Hebrew erotic poetry.  It is intentionally disguised intimations of sexual pleasure and passion.  That’s the…

Praise and Worship Music

O Elohim, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have related to us, the work You did in their days, in the days of old. Psalm 44:1  ISR The work You did – I must confess.  I can’t hold it in any longer.  The current praise and worship music drives me crazy.  It sounds…

Two Poems From the Past

Bridges   4 day man Seeks 4 day woman Crossing bridges Seeing lands Speaking truths Holding hands   Don’t you think it’s time? There’s less left than already gone And I don’t like being alone But I am tethered to this self That comes home empty On its own.   Bridges would be wonderful The…