Autumn by Ihor Ropyanyk How Different My LIfe Dry autumn leaf floating lightly above water, carelessly down river gliding in search of nothing. Caring not winter’s short light will freeze the river white and solid. Autumn leaf encased in time entombed, suspended immobile between heaven and earth until the spring thaw rushes it clear back to…
Tag: Poetry
haiku: treads on darkness
“Menorah” by Yoram Raanan consuming fire wrapped in light ignites cold candles and treads on darkness
Autumn’s Arrival
Autumn arrives at early morning, but spring at the close of winter day. –Elizabeth Browning Autumn arrived some weeks ago in Texas. But it was not much to see. It was something to feel. And yes just like the quote, it came at early morning–the brisk air, the slant of light, the spark of change…
haiku: faith
faith weathers the storm of injustice, knowing God will even the score
haiku: election year
Fall ablaze in red and gold while Americans bleed red, white, and blue
haiku: political wars
political wars swirl as autumn leaves, relief is spelled SNL
‘I Come to the Garden Alone’
I have beautiful memories of singing this old hymn as a child in my home church, with the lights low, a great settling of peace, and sensing the sweetness of the presence of God sweeping the sanctuary. King David wrote in the book of Psalm that God resides with those who praise Him. Any place…
haiku: autumn breeze
a crimson leaf blown in the autumn breeze says my life is not my own I snapped this photo in Diedesheim, Germany, just as we were leaving. The wind kicked up and sent a flurry of autumn leaves dancing across the ancient cobblestones. Today we are hopping a train for a village outside of Frankfurt for…
haiku: autumn harvest
orange and gold shimmer fields, vines, and trees spilling fruit autumn harvest glows
haiku: desert dawn
dawn slathers scarlet across the gray desert sky shadows soak first light
Bonnie Saul Wilks 