And On That Note...

There is delight in singing, though none hear beside the singer

Walter Savage Landor

Singing alone

Singing a  duet

in a choir

Or out on a limb

It does not matter! 

If you have a deam

live it!

and if you have a song- sing it
 

Because somewhere inside of us all

there is a dream waiting to take flight

and a song

waiting to be free

and that's poetiquejustis

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. 

Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

Psalm 40:3

A Garden of Grace

Gardening is an exercise

in optimism

Maria Schinz

You have to keep an eye on any garden 

for weeds 

and visitors

How much more so

The garden of you soul

Yank bitterness out by the roots!

Weed out the unkind thoughts

Leave the rest to grow

in the sunshine of your smile

and that's poetiquejustis

And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden 

in the cool of the day

Genesis 3:8

A Wonder-us Strategy

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder

E B White

My, how we can take it all for granted!

We see the flower

 

But miss the wonder that may lie within

 

We may embrace the sun rise

But do we seize the wonder of the day?

We feel the rain and know its melody

But do we let it cleanse our soul 

with the wonder of its promise?

and when we make our plans

Do we box ourselves in

or hope to widen our vision?

 Come to your senses!

 and leave a little room

for wonder

And that’s poetiquejustis

Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
 Romans 12:2

Making a Splash

Some people walk in the rain

Others just get wet

Roger Miller

Do you know what we do when people try to rain on our parade?

Throw cold water on our dreams?

WE...

Make a splash!

Let it rain!

soak it up!

 soak it in!

wring every last drop out of life

and then dance

between the raindrops

and that's poetiquejustis

In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, 

and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.

Matthew 5:45

Triumph!

Always seek out the seed of triumph

in every adversity

Og Mandino

The world may be dark 

but you have kept a flame in your heart

that the world can never overcome

The earth may groan

But even so

a song fills your soul

False words may fall around you

but you have held on to the truth
no matter what the cost

You, my friend, 

are like the manuscripts of old

that pass wisdom

from age to age

You are real

You are true

You are my hero
and that's poetiquejustis

For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? 
Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
I Corinthians 6:14

A Footnote to (your) History

Live out your imagination

not your history

Arthur Bryan

History is great

Some of my favorite people can be found there

It's a nice place to visit

But it is not a place to live

Living takes place in your today

 You are not who you were

and the world is not what it was

so

And that's poetiquejustis

Don’t ask, 

“Why were things better in the old days than they are now?”

 It isn’t wisdom that leads you to ask this!

Ecclesiastes 7:10