Tanka poems
Treasures abound.
Many gifts are waiting
In my Father’s house.
Only good and perfect gifts
Are waiting to be found.
Tanka
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17 KJV
On a red carpet
Tossing leaves of welcome
November swept in
As the barren trees shivered
And the crescent moon vanished
Tanka
As darkness creeps in,
Fear raises its ugly head.
Silence prevails.
I pray for a solution.
Suddenly light fills the room!
Tanka
The power went out this evening all over town. No one seemed to know what caused the widespread outage.
It was near supper time and getting close to sunset. Darkness was slowly coming upon us and hunger was also. The silence was deafening in my home as I’d become accustomed to hearing the sound of the refrigerator, computer and hum of other appliances. Time passed slowly. I wondered how much longer we all would be without the conveniences electricity brings. I tried not to use my phone in order to save the battery since I didn’t know when I’d be able to charge it again. I prayed whatever happened would get repaired soon.
And then, after waiting an hour and a half the lights came back on! What a welcoming sight! It’s amazing how dependent we’ve become on electricity isn’t it?
Upon my window
The winds of time beat softly
Autumn leaves swirl
Things are changing again
Life keeps moving forward
Tanka
Millions of lost souls
Afore eternity’s gates
Hearing the good news.
Blinded eyes see the Son, as
Tongues share the gospel.
Tanka
whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.
2 Corinthians 4:4 NKJV
For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost. Matthew 18:11 NKJV
Sitting on concrete,
Her only firm foundation.
Thin white hands held
A small cardboard rectangle,
Instead of two little girls.
Tanka
Are manners lost?
When did rudeness arise
To become norm?
Can we just get along please?
Is kindness that hard to do?
Tanka
Puzzling refections
Living in this earthly life
Parcial, incomplete
His ways imperfectly seen
Until the time of perfection
Tanka
Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.
All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
1 Corinthians 13:12-13 NKJV
Enjoying summer in
Lavender adirondacks
Warmth of the sunshine
Seeps through ancient tree’s canopy
Ministering to my soul
Tanka
(Visited the college today to get my books for the Fall semester and decided to take a walk around campus since it was such a nice day. Saw these lavender chairs and had to stop to rest in them.😊)
Place your Hope in God
Never Give Up—Be Happy!
Experience God’s Peace
Because God Loves You
His Kindness is un-ending
Tanka
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 