Verse by Verse

 

To a poet, nothing is useless

Samuel Johnson

I save things- too many things some would say

A bit of ribbon that ornamented a gift from my kids....

A dried rose from a special summer day

The puppy collar from a now very grown up pet

They all make up a pattern

A mosaic

Leonard Cohen said: ring the bells that can be rung

And these bits and pieces are the bell pulls of my heart

They are the verses of my poem-

called Life

and that's poetiquejustis

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 

Philippians 1:3-5

No Need for Speed

 

Only the still pool reflects the stars

Chinese Proverb

What are your reflecting?

The rush?

The clamor?

The never ending cycle ?

Here is a thought:

Once in a while

Give up the need for speed

 

And be your own reflection

And that's poetiquejustis

Seek peace and pursue it

Psalm 34:14

Making Living Melodious

 

                   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

You Have Good Instincts!

                              I go by instinct. I don't worry about experience.

B. Streisand

I am a .......

Go ahead- fill in the blank

I am good at

Go ahead- shout it out!

Only you know the answer

Today, you do not have to discover who you are

Discover

                                   You get to uncover who you are TODAY

and that's poetiquejustis

Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you,

 in order to bring praise to God.

Romans 15:7

Above It All

 

To fly we have to have resistance

Maya Lin

 Sculptor and Architect

In order to do more than just exist

                                 Don't paint yourself in a corner with sketchy ideas

Take the bars off the windows of your mind

You may make a new friend

                                          And see more than you ever have before

Rise above it all

And you may see things from a different angle many different angles

And that's poetiquejustis

But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

all images are from the works and life of Maya Lin

Ob Portem Veniems

 

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

John F Kennedy

The word opportunity comes from the Latin phrase ob portem veniems

Coming toward a port

Some come disguised as stormy times

                                    Some linger beneath the every day surface of life

                             Yet they hold the key to the very things we have been longing for

 

 

                      Francis Bacon said: A wise person makes more opportunities than they find

                                        That is very wise

                        And that is poetiquejustis 

                 Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.  Ephesians 5:16

       

 

 

 

Peace Be With You

 

Let us be poised, and wise, and our own today

R W Emerson

Let the thunder roar around us

Let the seas beat against our shores

                                               Let plans be made and chaos swirl

While those who know only how to hurt and not heal

Rage

Day after day they they try to darken the sun

Until the  trees are stark and bare

Press on!

Because today

..

We will be poised, and wise,

 and our own.

and that's poetiquejustis

No weapon formed against you will prosper  

Isaiah 54:17