Ronovan Writes – Page 2 – Poetry, Short Prose and Walking

Forgiveness—Ovi Poetry Challenge

The easy way is not the way
that God would breathe through me today.
Those wicked ones so led astray—
may we forgive them all.

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

Luke 23:33-34
³³And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.
³⁴Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

Challenge—Ovi Poetry Challenge

My mind’s been twisted in a knot.
Some argue that I haven’t got
a mind to twist and there’s a lot
of screws I’ve lost somewhere.

Some bricks are missing from the load
I carry since they’re hard to hold,
but I’ll still take the narrow road
that leads from here to there.

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

Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV)
¹³Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

New Heart—Ovi Poetry Challenge

The Baby sleeps. The stars shine high
upon the earth through darkened sky.
The virgin hums a lullaby.
The Lord has finally come.

As sacrifice He died then rose.
Let’s follow Him, be one of those
who lives the love that Jesus shows
and offers to us all.

The Spirit now makes new the heart.
Those fruitless thoughts that demons start
will stop. We have been set apart
for Him forever more.

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

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May you have a blessed Christmas season

Celebration—Ovi Poetry Challenge

Since He’s the Lord you’re listening to
and not some demon fooling you,
forget what others say or do.
He is the only one.

They’ll question this and argue that.
It’s you, of course, they’re aiming at.
Your mind is not their new doormat.
Just celebrate the Lord.

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

Survival—Ovi Poetry Challenge

The Lord protects you. Have no fear.
His voice is faithful, true and clear.
His voice is all you need to hear
while walking by His side.

Be healed from every worry, woe.
Where Jesus leads there we will go.
When troubles think they’re winning know
His Spirit’s deep inside.

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Ronovan Hester offers “survival” as inspiration for this week’s Ovi Poetry Challenge. The poem also appears on Poet’s Corner.

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.”

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.

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

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.