Edwin Rolfe said,
“You can’t judge a book by its cover”
Jesus once said,
“You will know them by their fruits”
Don’t judge, examine fruit.
Tanka
Tag: book
Take a Time Out
Stay home
Read a good book
Write an inspiring poem
Bake some sugar cookies
Enjoy
Cinquain
One Heart
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.
Singularly
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/
“The Age of Innocence”
Oh that we could grasp
An inkling of the nescience
Known as the Guilded Age
Long vanished naivety
In a time long ago
Tanka
Reading the book/ watching the DVD of “The Age of Innocence” by Edith Wharton set in the 1870’s.
I first heard of “The Age of Innocence” from my neighbor who used to be involved in English Country Dancing and period costume making.
I had been considering attending a Literary Ball in the area and inquired of my neighbor if she might have a costume I could wear, as I was thinking I might go as Scarlett O’Hara from Gone With the Wind or Lisbeth from Pride and Prejudice, my two most favorite literary characters, but my neighbor said the only costumes she presently had on hand were from “The Age of Innocence.”
So she helped me try on “Ellen’s Red Evening Gown” she had made. It was then I realized why women needed maids to help them dress!
After trying to get into 5 layers of clothing, plus a bustle, and adding two top pieces and a hat, I declined! There is no way I could survive that much clothing outside on a summer day in July, much less try to dance in it!!
I have a newfound appreciation for the ladies who lived in the 1870’s!
A Classic
What a novel idea said he
Nurtured in conspiracy
Yet, born out of necessity
It’s words still live quite timelessly
Syllabic Verse
“Gone With The Wind” written in 1936 by Margaret Mitchell is still my favorite novel and movie of all time
Book of Life
Let’s write a good book.
I’m not a writer you say,
Yet daily you unfold,
The living story of your life.
For the world to see
It’s told by your words and actions,
Recorded in minds
Of those you interact with.
Are you proud to be its Author?
Choka
Snow Day
Me, Myself and I
(clipart from clker.com)
The Reader
(clipart from clker.com-repurposed in PS by Leona J. Atkinson)
NaPoWriMo–Day 13–Metaphor poem
I enjoyed this challenge of writing my first Metaphor poem, for I liked the memory it brought.
The poem is actually about me. When I was a little girl. I used to sit in a big comfy chair (actually mine was red at that time, but later in life I did actually have a big pink wing-backed chair.)
I would sit for hours in the living room and read, and dream of faraway places, and imagine I was on a flying carpet! Books really can take you places! 🙂 Fun memory!
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 