Redwing Blackbird
a sure sign of spring
red stripes like glowing ensigns
the male marks his tree
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Categories:
ensigns, bird,
Form: Haiku
September Falls
Silent leaves, whooshing in serene showers
Easy to guess forests are born of hope
Pretty hues in gold, rum, toasted flowers
Tempting souls blessed by soft rains who shan’t mope
Endless nights spent with stars, gentle and bright,
Melodies of harvest stirring our hearts,
Bringing life to verses autumn will write
Ever awed by grandeur when the spice starts
Resulting in pumpkins, apples and more
Flavors of golden crispness in the air
Amazing gifts from God that I adore
Lingering inside, a grateful prayer
Laughing ensigns of grace so astounding
Season of still, cool wonders, resounding
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Categories:
ensigns, appreciation, autumn, nostalgia, seasons,
Form: Acrostic
Sonnet 65 'What God's Honor Cannot Speak, I Will Not Say'
What God’s Honor cannot speak, I will not say,
His Honor is God’s Stripes of Office, displayed.
No uttered word, will I that would betray
Those ensigns that by Roman lash were laid.
Not by my Strength, but His, thus do I vow,
Who, little, am a child in His shade’s wake.
And wear, like beads, blood, sweat, upon my brow
And utterly do all things for His sake—
Thus, would I, who no good can do, but His
For when I carve my own way, my tool slips
I would ‘twere otherwise, but so it is
The cup sometimes is knocked from waiting lips
And He, Whose Glory unto Glory awaits,
Shall find his Laurie, waiting, at Heavenly Gates.
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Categories:
ensigns, god, prayer,
Form: Sonnet