dbaydenny

[dbaydenny]

He who turns His words

into gold, Almighty God

offers them freely.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #scripture #the bible

[dbaydenny]

Deception begins,

the days's coffee cup empty,

the first step outside

I put on a happy smile,

negativity I hide.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #modern life

[dbaydenny]

A shortage appears

full shelves disappear, panic

scrounging and hoarding

reach for a new higher price

and it's time for something else.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #shortages

[dbaydenny]

In need of mercy,

why is it my constant state,

I shove sin aside,

or at least I surely try,

yet it clings to me like skin.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #mercy #sin

[dbaydenny]

Biting the giant hand,

dangerous as that may be,

always keeps us free.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #freedom

[dbaydenny]

Rain like a river

overflowing thick cloud banks,

saturating gloom

will the storm last forever

or stop somewhere short of doom?

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #storms

[dbaydenny]

Ability used,

giving your all, the best try

adding a prayer

steeped in faith that God is there,

a million dollars can't top.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #faith

[dbaydenny]

What of Matthew 4:19

A sea of regrets

the sleepless mattress torpor

freezing us in ice

outside the fisherman's net

that few disciples can catch.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #scripture comment

[dbaydenny]

Snipping the dead branch

the gardener does not mourn,

for the tree gains strength

and afterwards blossoms abound

producing fruitful blessings.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #gardening

[dbaydenny]

The wilderness heath,

the poor offering abounds,

manna for the ass,

wanderer of waste places,

can it be true one desire?

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #desires

[dbaydenny]

When the sadness parts

cerulean warblers chirp

as blue skies prevail,

morning dew shines in the sun

til the moon bathes us with love.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #no more sadness

[dbaydenny]

Feeding the nations

farmers rise before dawn,

oft mocked as backwards

they keep pushing earth forward

with mouthfuls of lovely grain.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #farmers

[dbaydenny]

Shallow thinking thrives,

the spirit weak and dieing,

our guidance system

discovered in the garden,

hissing words deny wisdom.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka

[dbaydenny]

Missiles and drones strike

making a point as war looms,

we are all willing,

our fearful sabers have grown,

the big show means certain death.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #war #escalation

[dbaydenny]

No sign of winter,

no one mourning, not one tear

as the spring rains fall.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #spring

[dbaydenny]

Warm fuzzy slippers

vital comfort to warm feet

in such a cold world.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #guzzy slippers

[dbaydenny]

This poem a gift,

as all of them are, I found

upon reflection.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #reflection