Short Deuteronomy Poems

PRAYER...IS...IMPORTANT..

ONE..CAN..PUT..A..THOUSAND..TO ..FLIGHT..

TWO..TEN..THOUSAND...FLY.......

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Moses
In Deuteronomy
Couldn’t deal with masculinity;
Couldn’t deal with femininity, 
So he settled on 
Neuteronomy...

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Butter of kine and milk of
sheep with fat of lambs,
and the pure blood of the grape
Deuteronomy
brings Jeshurun to
waxen fat.
Diet !!

             Deut. 32:14/15...

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Man does not live by bread alone
   The Old and New Testaments maintain**
Yet three days after leaving Mt. Sinai
   For lack of water, Israel complained




**Deuteronomy 8:3; Matthew 4:4...

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Led by a strong unseen hand 
But I couldn’t do it 
My own proud weakness 

Deuteronomy 22: 13-21
A marriage shall be considered valid only if the wife is a virgin.
If the wife is not a virgin she shall be executed...

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Bereshiyt In the beginning
Shemot Name the names
Vay yi cra Called for preaching
Bemidmar In the wilderness
Devarim The Words of teaching
The Torah through and through
Five names of Hebrew story
A rhyme for me and you...

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Raised

Nurtured

Well-nourished

Indeed beloved…

Blessed!

*Deuteronomy 33:12 …The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

July 29, 2019...

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Wondrous warm wishes

Bountiful birthday blessings*

God's gracious great grants.

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

March 9, 2019...

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Never leaving me, God sets* my steps to promised land of service-joy.

*Deuteronomy 1:21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

March 6, 2019...

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Grievous water dearth...

          ...challenges faith's fortitude...

                    ...God showers blessings*!

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

April 4, 2019...

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heavenly showers

nourish faith's bounty harvest…

rainy season*-cheers

*Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand...

October 26, 2018...

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rain* showers' blessings

thirsty lands verily quenched

assured great harvest

*Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work f thine hand...

July 5, 2018...

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Scorching summer heat---

...blazing humidity angst...

...welcomes God's blessed rain*.

*Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand...

April 24, 2019...

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To love You indeed

With all my heart, soul, mind, might*

By Your granted faith…

…Enable me, my dear Lord

Since You’re love’s Author and Source.

*Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

April 23, 2019...

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Fresh breeze blows warm air

     bringing God's blessing* with bliss

          ...refreshing sweet hope!

Deuteronomy 28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

March 30, 2019...

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yuletide’s best choice:

share blessings* or exchange gifts?

God's grace abounds

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

December 24, 2020
3rd place, "Podium placement (1)" Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 12/28/2020...

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Begin*

with God, grateful

for great day’s victory

along His gracious supreme might

Reigning!

*Deuteronomy 2:31 And the LORD said unto me, …begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.

April 3, 2019
Edited on May 25, 2021
Honorable Mention, "Bite Size Poem 2" Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier; judged on 5/28/2021....

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settling in forests
deer* and doe freely flourish...
soon, their antlers nailed

*Deuteronomy 14:5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

April 11, 2022
4th place, "Wild Animal Haiku" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 4/18/2022....

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rivulet rippling
enriched by raindrop* crystals
radiates God's grace

*Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand…

January 19, 2022
1st place, "A STRAND (1068)" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 2/8/2022....

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Love-filled obedience* blesses
Conquering selfish forces...
Gracious ministry delights
Joyous godly faith-step heights.

Humbly yielding to my Lord
I’m tied around His love’s cord…
Serving as His blessed steward
For His name I march forward.

*Deuteronomy 11:27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day.

March 11, 2019...

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azure firmament
displays God’s magnificence*
unperturbed by clouds
radiates heavenly bliss
welcoming home precious souls

*Deuteronomy 33:26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.

July 9, 2022
4th place, "The Sky in July" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Andrea Dietrich; judged on 7/17/2022....

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Parched lands, thirsty plants

El Niño phenomenon

Thank God, He pours rain*.

*Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand... 

April 4, 2019
7th place, "Best Haiku Ever Old or New" Premier Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Chantelle Anne Cooke; judged on 6/17/2020....

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God
bestows
great blessings…
plenteous, precious
overtaking* us
with heavenly treasures
while we hearken unto Him
and diligently do His will…
…ministering as faithful stewards,
…serving with joy, pleasing Him by faith’s might.

*Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

May 9, 2019...

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Roasted turkey… honey-glazed; savory
Blends with sounds of thanksgiving victory
Midst colorful Christmas gifts
Peace offerings to mend rifts…
He wakes up blest* for holidays’ flurry.

*Deuteronomy 2:7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand...

November 18, 2019
4th place, "Holiday Themed Limerick" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Tania Kitchin; judged on 12/3/2019....

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God’s Greatness*
Marvelous, Miraculous
Redeeming, Regenerating, Rejuvenating
Salvation, Sanctification; submission, surrender
fretting, failing, frustrating
distressed, depressed
man’s might

*Deuteronomy 5:24 ...Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness...
 
July 24, 2018...

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