Poetry – Page 3 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Release

The grave is empty. Risen King,
the One Who saves, to Him we sing.
There isn’t a more joyful thing
than walking where He leads.

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Ronovan Hester offers the inspiration “release” for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. The grave could not hold Him captive. Also posted on Poet’s Corner.

Matthew 28:2-7 KJV – 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

Hebrews 10:31

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

*Badge by Laura @ riddlefromthemiddle.com*

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Strength

It strengthens us when we obey.
He guides us on the narrow way.
He leads us on that way today
and His voice I will follow.

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

Matthew 7:13-14 KJV – 13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

Hebrews 8:10

Linda G. Hill’s One Liner Wednesday.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Rivers

The rivers flow. The waters go.
Understand: the rivers flow.
Are you thirsty? Drink and so
they’ll flow from you as well.

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

John 7:37-38 KJV – 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Rambling Limericks

Esther Chilton offers a weekly limerick prompt which I started participating in. Here are four limericks which I’ve posted in the comment sections of her prompts.

I’ve included two photos of critters I ran into on my walks so the reader’s brain doesn’t fry on an overdose of rhyme, alliteration and the anapestic presentation of the (nearly) nonsensical.

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Though he said if I wanted to chill
there’s a pill I could take if I will,
but I don’t trust the guy
nor the look in his eye
nor whatever might be in his pill.
Posted March 31, 2025

I am old. I am bold and the rage
trapped inside must get out on some stage.
So I whine and I cry.
So I ramble and lie.
So I act unbecoming my age.
Posted February 3, 2025

A wave came in and took him back into the ocean

He was woke. He was broke. He was cursed
By some demons who got to him first
Then a witch (maybe two)
Then that wizard who knew
That a wizard’s most likely the worst.
Appeared December 9, 2024

It is white. It is bright. It is snow.
Down the street, if I’m forced to, I’d go.
But I’m not, so I won’t.
You ask, why? Well, I don’t
really know and that’s all that I know.
Posted January 6, 2025

He quickly hurried back into his hole when he saw me.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Learn

Free from worries and their fear
since the Lord is always near.
His voice is what I’ve learned to hear
and He will lead me home.

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

2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV – Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Blessed

Don’t listen to ungodly thought.
Don’t rise with sinners. You’ll get caught
and should you think that scorn has bought
you mercy, it has not.

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

Psalm 1:1 KJV – Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Ovi Poetry Challenge: Bridge

Divisions kept the sides apart.
Where is the unifying heart?
How can the mending ever start?
It did. His will is done.

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

Ephesians 4:4-6 KJV – 4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.