All Haiku
the brisk autumn breeze
unwavering frigid rain
last leaf on the tree
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
This haiku was inspired by the first song on Willie Nelson’s 76th studio album, “Last Leaf on the Tree.” and “The Last Leaf,” a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes SR. and a short story called The Last Leaf, by O. Henry.
frosty capped apples
dripping in the morning sun
all in the same day
Don’t be afraid; just believe.
Jesus Christ, Mark 5:36 (NIV)
Come what come may, time and the hour run through the roughest day.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
the moon would not shine
without support from the sun
ponder reflection
And we, who with unveiled faces reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV)
with green, red, and gold
the autumn leaves strike a pose
charm without envy
a rare fall flower
does not know the winter waits
her faith in full bloom
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
on November fourth
he came to encourage us
after the hard freeze
In memory of Coach K.
steady cold Fall rain
wind-driven on the window
a still candle burns
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Photo by Roxana Zerni on Unsplash
*solitary hawk
on the second day of fall
his family, flown
When my father and mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
Psalm 27:10 (KJV)
* The Mississippi Kite is a small hawk which lives and hunts in families. These birds arrive in our area every Spring, when insects are plentiful, and fly south the next Fall, when their food supplies dwindle. The bird in the photo must be too old, sick, or injured to join his family, who left for South America about two weeks ago.
The apples, amazed
by an early autumn snow
still “hanging in there”
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:7-8a (NIV)
a leafless goodbye
to the blazing quilted sky
“I’m still here,” says God.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age
Jesus – Matthew 28:20b (NIV)
Photo by Gary Fultz on Unsplash. Click on the link to check out his seasonal nature shots. Better still, use them on your blog. Gary likes it when you do that.😊
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