Category: Poetry

Rest—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Six days were all creation took
as Moses noted in his book
and then God rested. Stop and look
and see what He has done!

Who would have thought of it at all?
A universe! Then came the fall.
We messed things up, but do recall
He came and rescued us.

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

The poem was also inspired by Michael Wilson’s note from the summer of 1975: “God can do and will do that which no man would ever think of trying.”

Autumn Pond

Song—Ovi Poetry Challenge


We used to sing a simple song
and both of us would sing along.
Though it was soft with lyrics strong
we sing that song no more.

Though other songs have come and gone
the songs that I still linger on
are soft and simple, deeply drawn
from one song long ago.

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

This poem now also appears on Spillwords.

I wrote this poem in the Ovi form after listening last Friday evening to Jimmy Webb‘s song MacArthur Park sung by Richard Harris before I knew this week’s inspiration word. I am thankful for all the songs.

Happy Thanksgiving

Mine—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Repent, rejoice, revive, arise.
May love flow kindly from my eyes.
May tears turn into joyful cries
and with that joy new life.

Repent, rejoice, revive, arise.
The spirit lives and never dies.
The way’s the wonder of the wise
for they have hungered for it.

Repent, rejoice, revive, arise.
My hope* is Jesus crucified—
AND RESURRECTED. No more lies.
Through Him death was defeated.

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Ronovan Hester offers the word of inspiration “mine” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. A slightly modified version is on Poet’s Corner.

*Our hope, as well

Our front door

Hungry—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Though troubles turn about until
wild worries dominate your will,
be hungry and you’ll have your fill.
Be still and know He’s God.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. I am grateful to Mary  (tqhousecat)’s recent post featuring Psalm 46:10. This poem has also been posted on Poet’s Corner.

Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Victory—Ovi Poetry Challenge

No matter what the news may show
or what the mocking monsters throw,
go make your choice. Remember, though,
the Lord will always win.

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Ronovan Hester offers the word “victory” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. This was also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Sunrise Over the Sea of Galilee

Traps—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Don’t tolerate that tiny lie.
Deception rules until a cry
demands to know the reason why
we took God’s joy away.

If truth be known, the lies we spread
are moldy, wormy, wretched bread.
They’re traps that no one would be fed
were they not so deceived.

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

Chicago and Lake Michigan

Destination—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Past reds and greens on pond or stream,
dangling from a drifting dream:
Why does that small voice ever seem
a lecture from the Lord?

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

1 Kings 19:11-13
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?