Best Offerings Poems

Rain falls silently beyond the farthest hill
as morning cries from life's night of despair
Where shaded shadows stand in solitude seeking wisdom
after stars fell without notice by human eyes
corrupted by caustic cradles of candles waxing

Searching for answers in skies where there is no sun
and finding weakness...

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I liked to take my baby brother
And my little sister too
And ramble in the countryside
When the spring was fresh and new.
We would take our Easter baskets 
And would fill them  with delights
Culled from the drifts of wild flowers,
As part of our springtime rites.

We would...

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A cold winter’s end 
    sunshine a taste of honey
       a woodpecker perched
      amidst a serene moment 
       his acoustics amplified 

   ...

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Those given to Odin swung from trees with blackened face,
whilst Kali’s servants strangled those they sent to her embrace
The people of the sun tore beating hearts out on their altars,
for the sacrificial procession through the ages never falters

We shake our heads and ponder the barbarity...

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The end is near o parrots and prophets
who peck and pick my people's pockets.
Shameless shepherds who neglect the needy
and tremble at the table of the greedy.
Many are called by money-milking gods...
but few chosen to rescue men from rugged rods.
The pulpit is now a platter of...

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(Inspired by 'Gitanjali' by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore) 

In the seamless sea of eternity, when life's hassles churn my mind, my Lord, 
and a note of discord creeps into the soft rhythm of it's calm waves,
in devotion, I close my faithful eyes, to see Your...

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February 5 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Leviticus 16-18

Key Verse– Leviticus 17:5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD…

LORD GOD, YOU ARE...

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Long ago our ancestors, 
waited for the time,
When it was  warm in spring 
To plant the grain, the fruit, the vine, 
The Earth, it is awakening 
Ere winter storm subside. 
Fallow fields are waiting 
for the seedlings to reside.
lighting up the flames now
in the...

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February 2 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Leviticus 7-9

Key Verse – Leviticus 7:11 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.

LORD GOD, YOU ARE MY OFFERINGS’ LAW GIVER
				
Lord God, You are my offerings’...

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snow flutters falling
the lake opens icy heart....
winter’s offerings...

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January 26 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Exodus 25-27
Key Verse – Exodus 25:1-2 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye...

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he makes me offerings,
little strings of his face he places on my knee,
a line of black ink
in a bowl of milk

one day I slid
my lover's beard barb across his cheek-
watching him squirm and giggle made me giggle too,
for he could not fathom the ecstasy of...

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He never brooked a lie that couldn’t be spoken
Spiffed up with a good spit shine
Tin promise made was a buffalo wooden token
Re-tale sale, it ain’t worth a dime
From Niagra Falls to the debt edge of Hoboken
Every creditor had to wait in line
Trust placed on a...

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Wolfling
beware the offerings

years of starvation 
her impetus
broke free
she leapt past inhibitions of fear
the unknown
fell upon the feast
gorging writhing with sensation
belly full
she turned
just in time to see
herself trapped....

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As we enjoy the gifts of this abundant season,
let us search within ourselves for the reason.

To give, to reach out being generous of heart and mind.
To be thankful, graciously appreciative of all that we find.

Because with gratitude for all new things to share.
Comes happiness in...

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