Artists – Poems From Psalms And Nature

Daily Prompt – Sunday

Think back on your most memorable road trip.
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driving home
on different roads
and streets

these trees are taller

I remember places
that only exist in photos
and memories now

and then
the beauty
of today

Do you want to live forever?
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late-day sun
on the gravestones
we shall meet again

My parents had January birthdays, in 1915 and 1917.

Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?
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Time is a gift from God. To learn, to plan wisely, to enjoy the gift of each moment and day . . .

And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us:
and establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

Psalm 90: 17

Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?
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This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118: 24 (KJV)

The Psalms and poetry in general bring joy and happiness to my life. I have grown a small home library over time.

What makes you feel nostalgic?
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we wait and watch
the train go by
in our small town
memories of my
Swedish grandparents

Blue and turquoise tears
sparkle on the Christmas tree . . .
card from cherished friend

by Charles A. Waugaman (1932 – 2010)

WITHIN The Circle of Seasons: Poems by Charles A. Waugaman
2003, Elin Grace Publishing (out of print)
Oostburg, Wisconsin

The picture is from a card by Charles, with his artwork.

I searched in my archives for a few poems about light.

these days
my heart is drawn
to pray more
and contemplate
the Light of the World

John 1: 5a (KJV): And the light shineth in darkness . . .

light shines
through one window
and falls on the wood
frame of another
the light is shared