Haikuing the Song of Songs 8:8-10 (Read it!)
Are the brothers wise
or overbearing? Wall or
door, what will she be?
At last she speaks for herself:
"I was a wall. Now I'm his."
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 2:7, 3:5, and 8:4 (Read 'em!)
A Tanka
Repeated refrain:
"Don't stir up love 'till it's time."
Control your passion;
let it simmer for a while.
You'll lose no joy for the wait.
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 5:10; 7:6; etc (Read 'em!)
While the Lord favours
the heart over outward looks,
these lovers are not
indifferent to beauty.
She's "beautiful". He's "ruddy".
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 7 (Read it!)
A Tanka
Jewels, lilies, a
heap of wheat. Twin fawns, mixed wine,
Lebanese tower.
Metaphors and similes
stir the imagination.
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A Tanka on December 26 🕯️
Call it St. Stephen's
or Boxing Day, I love the
quiet day after.
Family's home, leftovers good,
pressure off, Jesus born. Peace.
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 5:10-16 (Read it!)
A Tanka
Turns out she can praise
his physical attributes
as well as he hers!
She matches his "twin fawns" quip
with her "polished ivory".
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 5:2a - A Tanka
Who hasn't had such
a night? Fragile sleep comes by
sheer circadian need,
but the heart - for worry, love,
or excitement - keeps vigil.
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 4:1-7
An augmented tanka (one extra line)
"You're beautiful! With
hair like goats, your fortress neck,
and those cute twin fawns!"
Strange love language shaped by the
pasture and the battlefield.
(Hope it's her love language, too!)
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 2:16 (Read it!)
VOWS - a tanka
Arrayed in wedding
finery, we pledge ourselves
to own and be owned.
To submit freedom to needs.
To love. To hold. Mine. Hers. His.
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Haikuing Acts 16:26-31
An augmented tanka (one extra line) on the birth of our grandson.
Silas, singer of
hymns in the night, teller of
earth shaking news that
sets jailer and prisoners free.
"Believe in the Lord Jesus;
you and your house will be saved."
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Wiki entry for Lammas Day
A Tanka on Lammas Day - 1 August
Happy Lammas Day!
Not Peruvian ungulates;
first Summer harvest.
Thank God for corn-on-the-cob,
watermelon, wheat for bread.
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 1:12-17 (read it!)
A Tanka
Lovers reach for words
truer than the "textbook" terms.
"Nard", "Myrrh", and "Henna."
Such perfumed euphemisms
tell a much sweeter story.
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 1:5-7 (read it!)
A Tanka
Insecurity
is crippling. Her perceived flaws
and cruel family
cause her to hide in shame which
only Love will overcome.
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A Tanka for Canada Day and the fourth of July
July 1st and 4th 🎇
Near neighbo(u)rs and friends despite
the challenges of
the present unpleasantness.
(Leave it at that for today).
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Haikuing the Song of Songs 1:2-4 (read it!)
A Tanka
Starts hot and heavy!
Drunk on love and kisses, they
run to the chamber.
(Look, I don't recommend such
unwise haste; it's what's written!) 🤷🏻♂️
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Haikuing the Song of Songs
1:1 "The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s."
I'm asked to haiku
the Song of Songs; to go where
angels fear to tread. 😬
Shall I allegorize or
take the words as they stand? Yes.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 150 - A Tanka
How shall we end the
Psalms? With lute, harp, loud cymbals
and trumpets; with dance
and every creature's song. Let
all that have breath, Praise the Lord!
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 149 (with Ephesians 6:17 and Hebrews 4:12)
A Tanka
My least favourite
Psalm. I've no wish to wield the
sword, unless it be
the sword of the Spirit that
cuts deep to give life and health.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 147 - A Tanka
The Creator who
makes, and names, and counts the stars,
is the same who heals
broken hearts. Maker of stars,
Healer of hearts. Praise His name!
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 146 - A Tanka
Never trust this world's
rulers to save you - they can't!
Trust the One who made
all worlds; He sets prisoners
free. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
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Haikuing the Psalms on Easter week
Psalm 144 - A Tanka
Christ is risen! Put
away your sword. Battle's done.
Peace restored. Life bursts
out everywhere, and all the
Lord's people are blessed. Indeed!
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 140 - A Tanka
When powerful men
stir up strife, crush the poor, break
covenant, and speak
lies, is it then time to reach
for imprecatory Psalms?
#FridayHaiku #FridayTanka #NotSureJustAsking
Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 139 - A Tanka
There's no hiding from
God. Not in womb or tomb, not
in the deepest mine
or darkest hell. To Him, the
night is as bright as the day.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 137 — A Tanka
What might cause one to
wish such a vile thing? Was it
loss of home and song,
and the taunts of captors by
the rivers of Babylon?
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 135 - A Tanka
The idols we make
make us like themselves. They have
no power except
to make us as blind, dumb, vile,
mean, and hollow as they are.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 132 - A Tanka
David planned a house
for God. Ambitious dream to
honour God, but a
mere type, till David's greater
son tabernacled with us.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 129 - A Tanka
The soldiers plowed deep
furrows into his flesh with
whip, thorns, nails, and lance.
Would he curse them? Withold his
blessing? "Father, forgive them!"
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St Nicholas punching Arius
A Tanka on Saint Nicholas' Day - 6 December
Happy Saint Nick's day!
Santa punched Arius (legend
says) at Nicea.
That was bad, of course, but it
still makes me laugh. Naughty list!
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 127 - A Tanka
All good is of grace.
God builds the house while you snooze,
so sleep in a bit.
We labour, watch, and raise kids;
He does the work while we dream.
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Haikuing the Psalms
Psalm 125 — A Tanka
"Do good to the good!"
Seems fair, right? But "fair" leaves me
lost. I need "unfair!"
I need free grace; the Good News
that Christ does good to the bad!
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