“Abide in Me” He said
And I try to Remain
When my flesh groans instead
“Abide in Me” He said
“Wait on Me, do not dread,
Endure pruning’s pain”
Abide in Me” He said
And I try to Remain
Triolet
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:4
Sometimes
You need to be silly
Featherbrained
Harebrained
Just a little bit childish
It’s just simply fun
Shadorma
“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good” —Dr. Seuss
This New Year I created a daily Art Challenge in my Instagram account. Each day of the week has a different prompt.
Saturday’s prompt is “Silly Saturday”.
Gee, I was surprised that I had such a hard time being creatively silly! I guess I am always so focused on making meaningful art and poetry that I find it hard to just create something non-sensical. However, I kept trying and did come up with something.
It helped to read some Dr. Seuss and Alice in Wonderland 😊
If you are on Instagram you can follow me @LeonasDesigns
to see and/or participate in my #JanuaryArt2020 Challenge.
Path to the future
Is not found
Walking in the past
Syllable Lune
An angel left us
Silently, went to heaven
Christmas Eve morn.
Fifteen years of her friendship
Remains in our memories.
Tanka
A tribute to our family cat who passed away this last Christmas Eve morning.
Accept His word and you will
Bear fruit abundantly as you
Inhabit and
Dwell with Him, you will
Endure all seasons of life
Acrostic
ABIDE is my word for 2020
Have you chosen your Word for the Year yet?
If not you can visit this link to do so:
Once again we say
Goodbye to another year lived
We look back at days
The precious jewels of time
They live in our mind
Shining, jaded, memories
Remain, we reflect
Upon the good and bad days
Gone forever from us
Choka
In a world of hurt
One heart among many
Can bring souls comfort
One heart that’s surrendered
Completely to God’s will
Tanka
As I continue to read the true story of Katie Davis Majors heart’s commitment to God and His will, I am amazed at what God has done through her for the people in Uganda.
I recommend reading her book “Kisses for Katie”. It’s a great testimony of what God can accomplish through one heart that’s totally surrendered to Him.
When all else fails
Remaining immovable
Holding on to life
Haiku
My feet planted firmly,
An Advocate for justice.
Firm foundation holds,
Under girds, and supports me daily.
I stand for what I believe.
Tanka
This month I have been an Advocate for Dressember which is an organization that fights human trafficking and modern slavery.
Read more about my daily experiences on my Blog at: https://leonajatkinson.com/category/blog-posts/dressember-2019/
One heart
Filled with His love
Overflows
Submerging
Many others with its fervor
Changing many lives
Shadorma
This poem was inspired by a book I am reading titled “Kisses for Katie”. It is a true story of a young American girl Katie Davis who leaves her comfortable lifestyle in America to go to help the under privileged people of Uganda. Her one heart full of love for these people ended up changing many lives for the better. It is an amazing story that continues today thru the non- profit ministry “Amazima.” Which she started in 2008.
For more information visit this link: https://amazima.org/
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