IN AND OF BEING WITH GOD:
A SOWING AND REAPING SENYRU FLOW
When you are with God,
You are unconquerable,
And can’t be outdone:-
Always be with God;
He’ll always navigate you,
And never leave you behind:-
When you’re feeling down,
Ask God for a helping hand,
And he will raise you:-
Oh, I once was lost,
But our God came and found me,
And fed me his words:-
Heavenly sown words,
Germinating serene fruits:
To reap and to share:-
OF SEEDS OF WAR
Sowing seeds of war,
Only reaps fruits of evil:
Fruits, nourishing hate:-
What you sow and what you reap can be two different things
SELFISHNESS is not from God
OPPORTUNITIES are for all
WINNING is not everything
I do not have to be number one
NOW is not always the best time
GREED is never good
ADD the good
NARCICISM is not from God
GOD loves us all
RIGHT is right
EMPTINESS follows wrong
AND fulfillment follows right
PEACE comes from God
I must love all others
NEVER look down on others
GOD is watching all of us
KWANZAA FOCUS FOR TODAY
Sowing united,
We collectively reap more;
All being well cared for:-
Indeed, collective sowing,
Reaps nourishing growth for all:-
FREELY SOWING, REAPING, AND SHARING
(A Water Breaking poetic flow)
I
Inked words are sown…
Images germinated…
A haiku is reaped…
II
Reaping a haiku,
Continue to impregnate;
Sowing a tanka:
Let germinating words fruit
With divine wisdom’s guidance:-
III
Sowing
The
Word
Is
Free
Likewise
Is
Reaping:
We
Reap
What
We
Sow
As
We
Gather
And
Share
Enlightenment
With
Prime
Peace
And
Supreme
Love
Nourishing
The
Onderful
Oneness
Of
The
Onement
Of
Blooming
Awareness
Healing:-
When i die,
Lay me by
Where the wildflowers grow
Then as I lay,
You can pray
For my presence to ‘round you flow
And as winter calls,
And the ice falls
And makes my grassy mound rise with snow
Let spring bloom,
Flowers on my tomb
Grow in the sun’s heat and the wind’s gentle blow
As summer rises,
Bringing heat to new sizes
And away my spirit to where few do know
Finally when fall sighs
Watch as the leaf flies
As a reminder of the deadly reaping of what I did sow
alabaster clouds
morph into ashen grey smoke
acid rain plummets
a grieving heart breaks in two
drowning within its own flood
angel of deaths scythe
shows not an ounce of mercy
reaps a twin flames love
One small change is all I made
One small sacrifice was made
I gave an inch and got back a meter
I gave God a bow and got an army
A small gesture can have a giant impact
A little love can have the greatest effect
I didn’t know I could reap so much from so little
I didn’t know another soul could respond so deeply
I think I’ll continue down this path of progress
I think I’ll take a minute to show gratitude to God
After "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
how long shall I be dreaming
of this place where darkness abounds
who shall lift me gleaming
show me your light and heavenly sounds
(or are you the reaper, coming for my eyes)
none then come to douse my sorrow
can there be such, so morbid as this
a smile or a whisper, could I not borrow
a scent, enchanting laughter, one last kiss
(oh reaper no need for a raven disguise)
the wind howls at me, hurling shadows
I am but one step from the door
I think of her and my heart slows
this loss is eating away my core
(oh reaper why seek so my demise)
incessant, ticking time peace on the wall
speed up now for this lonely lost soul
take me from this sorry night’s thrall
ah but I see, can I ever again be whole
(I forget reaper, you own these night skies)
why then contemplate matters so grave
surely shall my spirit soar again
and yet my love I could not save
this place forever then a place of pain
(come on then reaper, together shall we rise)
TO POETIC REAPING
In the mind’s garden,
the poem of poems, germinates
in its fertile soil:
The poem’s ripening word-fruits
seeded with enlightenment:-
May poetic grace
be reaped from rhythmic sows
of flowing guidance:-
May poetic words
be cultivated throughout
all of the seasons:-
In the mind’s garden
may inspirational grace
forever blossom:
And may encouraging light
ever be sun-shined:-
Praises be to God
for fertilizing my mind’s
poetic garden:-
In life, there is ending
Only time gets used to everything
If you want to live better do not cheat people
If you want to live successful, don't slander others
If you want to succeed don't harm others
Every thing we do, do it with good intentions
What you do, it will comes back to you again
Everything has a law of sowing and reaping
The wheel of life keeps on turning
One day you're up, the next day you're down
Accept change, be flexible on what life's may bring
Someone who hurt you, carry on life to forgive
Someone's life without guilt will surely be destroyed
Whether it's from the path of work, fortune, family or health.
LIFE'S SOWING AND REAPING
In life's great garden,
Many challenges test us:
We reap what we sow:-
I planted fruit trees
Ten years ago; now, fruiting
My kids now reaping.
Whate’er you do, be sure you know
The seeds you plant will surely grow
Your seeds of love, your seeds of strife
Will swiftly sprout throughout your life
Beware, you sowers of distress
The seeds you plant will soon progress
Though seeds of sin may seem so small
They grow to fruitful trees so tall
That fruit is poison, please take heed
And never sow such bitter seed
Take heart, you sowers of delight
Of what is true and just and right
Though oft you cannot see them grow
Such seeds bear more than e’er you know
Such trees of righteousness supply
Sweet fruits of hope when times are dry
Our King is just; be sure you know
We all will reap the seeds we sow
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