Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Rest

Rest

He makes a safe place for me
  my heart rests in His loving kindness

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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Realignment


Barren limbs bounce
  against baby blue sky
  pink clouds at day break

January mourning
  roots run deep
  anchoring heart and soul

Remembering time of breaking
  pain splinters and shatters
  all that made human

Hollowed out to the core
  questioning if roots would hold
  deep and sturdy they grasp into earth

Hallowedness runs deep
  slowly grows again
  fractures bound tight

Own the places of choice
  what I believe about me
  how I show up

Painful place of alignment
  fragmented parts rejoined
  congruence bound together

All that’s been broken
  mended and whole
  beautifully restored

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For all those who have wrestled in and through brokenness allowing God to re-form and transform you.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Rest



Rest


As clutter pops in mind
acknowledge it
briefly explore it
note any observations
apply discernment
let it go


Re….turn
to a few minutes of rest


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 #highplainspoet

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Mist



Mist

Pale morning light filters through
 morass of grayish white brume
Ethereal allure of blades and limbs
  crystal icing arouses curiosity
Everywhere gaze muzziness distorts
  disorienting beauty awakens desire
Drawn further in as if parting curtains
  as fog closes in around me
Familiar seen in new light
  transformed into brilliance so pale
For a moment lost in a wonderland
  that soon melts away to Winter's rest

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Monday, January 21, 2019

Reflects


Reflects

Cold awakens
 security light's glow
  frost sparkles in purity
   brushes across earthy browns
  as if diamond flecks dust the ground
 on limbs and blades
wood and tin

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 #highplainspoet

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Renewal


Renewal

Crystal blue
  aquamarine sky
Peaceful mountain pool
  invites surrender of cares

Dive into Peace
  float in freedom
Life's habiliments
  beautifully removed

Refreshing water
  washes away
Gracefully purge inhibitions
  resting unmasked again

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Passages


Passages

Huddled in the corner
  Scared of the dark

Jesus walks the hallways of our life
  He's light in dark passages

He knocks on the door
  Inviting you out

Corridor before you
  No longer walk alone

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  #highplainspoet

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Peace Rests Within

Peace Rests Within 

-i-
Peace rests within
 mind focused on hope
 dwelling in thankfulness
 remembering the goodness of God

-ii-
Peace rests within
 chaos crashes all around
 yet doesn’t unsettle
 solid in who I am

-iii-
Peace rests within
 even when familiar thoughts bombard
 replaying moments of pain and trauma
 I will not be moved

-iv-
Peace rests within
 laughter flows freely
 joy becomes familiar
 hope for better days

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 #highplainspoet

Friday, January 18, 2019

Breath


Breath

Waves erase footprints
  sand smooth brown once again
No one knows of inner shores walk alone
  solitude of dark nights of the soul
Soothing surf draws in and releases out
  each exhale pulls inner poison out
Graciously revived as inhale
  that might live again

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Choice


Choice

Awe of nature
  in watching water tumble
    mist sprays with light prism of rainbow

Words tumble out
  dripping with sweetness
    cascading upon your rawness

So to your love
  sprays over me
    enraptured once again

Today grateful for you
  remembering why
    I chose you

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Winter Solitude


Winter Solitude

Horizon shrouded with bluish gray clouds
  shadows as I walk this morning
Horse outlines appear before me
  grazing in fields now dormant

19-011z
  highplainspoet



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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Blows


Blows

Corn stubble dances
  twirling, skipping high and low
Brown of last season's harvest
  debris rises high

Christmas tree size tumbleweeds
  tumble across our path
Marching East 'til captured
  on bumpers and barbed wire

Fine sandy loam clouds
  darken the sky
Peppering windows relentlessly
  skin exfoliated in its barrage

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  highplainspoet

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Sunrise


Sunrise

Golden light
 pierces dawn sky
Soft pink glaze
 paints the clouds

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  highplainspoet

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Bites


Bites

Coldness bites
  locks its jaw
Teeth pierce sharp
  crushing bone

Wind drives deep
  under layers of clothes
An unwelcomed guest
  reluctantly leaves

Warmth returns

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Saturday, January 5, 2019

Nebraska Calls


Nebraska Calls

Morning lilac skies remind me of joy
  before gray skies of December
Steal the memory of Spring
  footsteps leave frosty imprint

Chill silences song of meadowlark
  call of pheasant nested
Warmth drifts away in breeze
  bite of air redden cheeks

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Friday, January 4, 2019

Grace Cleansing


Grace Cleansing

Father's cleansing grace
Breath of wind
Blows once again
Red hot coals

Thaws cold hearts
His touch frees
To live again
To hope again

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

New Year


2019 is a new year
  bend an ear to hear
With Him overcome fears
  He makes the path clear

A year when personal accusers are silenced. Thank you Jesus.
Psalm 143:12 "In your unfailing love, silence my enemies; destroy all my foes, for I am your servant." (NLV)

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Tattered


Tattered

Frayed strands
blow in the wind
Tattered edges
unraveled tapestry

Flag flown
crusades fought
Some won
some lost

Carry banner
battle scars
Define who are
visible afar

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019


Transitions

Threshold of solstice
 winter is here
Light short on this day
 passing through portal
Renewal in stillness
 growth reset
Embrace the seasons
 some shorter than others
Gestation time
 time to maturity varies
Child launches out
 season of family changes


18-355 First Day of Winter

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Tuesday, January 1, 2019


Faces

Gray ice hangs low
Dampness weighs heavy
Silence lingers gently
Many faces of
Nebraska's winter

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