Category: Poetry

Present—Six Sentence Story

Sam received inspiration for how to proceed, but at present he had only half an hour to get it done. He decided to write everything down so he could complete it when he got back from Tampa, but he heard the voice say, Do it now.

In the next fifteen minutes he finished more than he anticipated he could have done in a day’s time. He decided to stop, because he had reached a particularly difficult part and the taxi would be there any moment.

He heard the voice say, Do it now.

In the next fifteen minutes he completed another day’s worth of work just as—just as—the taxi arrived, on time, to pick him up for the airport.

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Denise offers the prompt word “present” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Story.

Joshua 10:13
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Acts 8:39
And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

Oblivious—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Oblivious to words of fear
that demons whisper in my ear
I follow words I long to hear
which flow from deeper joy.

We’ve sought the Lord so we shall find.
We live and move beyond the mind.
His peace is quite the holy kind
of finally coming home.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “oblivious” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.

Hope—Ovi Poetry Challenge

My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
You think the world is in a mess?
No longer: He is risen!

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “hope” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge.

The first two lines were written by Edward Mote (1797-1874) as the first two lines of his well-known hymn.

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May you have a blessed Resurrection Day with an overflow of blessings to others.

Tragedy—Ovi Poetry Challenge

To walk on water take His hand.
Forget the beach, its shells and sand.
Forget wet water as you stand
on Love’s deep rush of joy.

Don’t worry if you can not swim.
Your love’s forever born of Him.
When words betray the world as grim,
you’re now its salt and light.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “tragedy” to be used in this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Matthew 5:13-14
Ye are the salt of the earth…Ye are the light of the world…

1 John 4:7-8
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Atlantic Ocean sunrise

Family—Ovi Poetry Challenge



Begone dark spirits everywhere
that seed offense to grow despair.
No power worth the having’s there
since Love flows not through it.

And may bright blessings fall on you,
your loved ones, your whole family, too.
May living waters rush on through
to everyone you meet.

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Ronovan Hester offers “family” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

School—Ovi Poetry Challenge

There might be value in a school
unless the teacher is a fool
who doesn’t know the golden rule,
but teaches other ones.

But if the Teacher’s truly wise,
let not your heart His words despise,
but follow. You’ll receive the prize
your spirit’s yearning for.

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Ronovan Hester offers “school” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Matthew 7:12
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Colorful flower found on Normandy Isle of Miami Beach, FL

Positivity—Ovi Poetry Challenge

May blessings flow on all of those
especially where conflicts rose.
So, demons, note: I won’t compose
a loveless fantasy.

Unwelcome thoughts like seeds were sown.
Offenses grew. I will not own
what stifles joy to ever groan.
The weeding season’s come.

Now, deadly darkness can’t annoy.
Defeated demons can’t destroy.
The coming harvest laughs with joy,
with joy forever more.

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Ronovan Hester offers “positivity” as this week’s inspiration for the Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Relief—Ovi Poetry Challenge

All by myself I can’t erase
the past that I can’t bear to face.
There’s no relief rejecting grace
and mercy from the Lord.

The Lord is good. We praise Him when
we give Him thanks with joy and then
give thanks again and then again
with joy that never ends.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “relief” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.