Turquoise water—
God or weather had made the way
for what could have been brown with silt
but not on this day—
clear was the Little Colorado River
as it careened past quick sand
past boulders
and sacred places
into the confluence
of rivers
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dVerse prompt to write a quadrille using the word careen, Learn more about this sacred place
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/grand-canyon-little-colorado-river-native-voices
wonder of the uterus
where fertilized egg
makes a home
starts its cell journey
to form a baby
a hidden mystery
this little fetus
this symbiotic relationship
is the beginning of us all
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9AX1XwKCYQE
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dVerse prompt to write a poem about the body
I was slipping on a mossy hillside
green against my skin
ready to slide
I am lying in a forest of ferns
green against my skin
beautiful bed
I saw a rainbow in the East
green against my skin
hope in the desert
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NaPoWriMo Day #1 prompt— a self-portrait poem in metaphor— how nature and God provide
Six days before Passover
Jesus came again to Bethany
Martha served Him dinner
& Lazarus sat at the table with Him
Mary brought out an alabaster box
of costly oil of spikenard
which was imported from India
Mary anointed the feet of Jesus
& wiped His feet with her hair
& the house was filled with the fragrance
Jesus no longer walked among the people
Hé & His disciples went to Ephraim
a city near the wilderness
it was 6 days before the Passover
& people were wondering
would Jesus come to Jerusalem
His following was building
He had raised Lazarus
from the dead
& the priests & Pharisees
wanted to kill Lazarus as well as Jesus
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I’m in the middle of a 40 day series on Jesus going from Caesarea Philippi to His ascension.
Two miles away in Jerusalem
the priests & Pharisees
heard about Lazarus
& wanted council
for surely this man
does many signs
& the people
were believing he is the one
& Rome will take away our authority
& our nation
Caiphais the high priest said—
it is better that one man die
than a whole nation & so it was
prophecy that Jesus would die
& they plotted to kill him
Lazarus come forth
and he who had died walked out
released from his grave
Lazarus was dead & lying in a tomb
friend of Jesus
brother of Martha & Mary
who had sent word to Jesus
Come quickly my brother is sick
Days later Martha met Jesus on the road
as He was approaching Bethany
If only you had come sooner
my brother would be alive!
Mary came to Jesus & fell at His feet
If You had been here
my brother would be alive!
& she wept & Jesus wept
& the people wept
as they went to the tomb
Jesus had been to the Temple—
as a baby
He was presented to God
as a twelve year
who stayed there questioning
the rabbis for three days
while His parents searched for Him
as a young man growing up
who would go with his family
for three major festivals each year
as a young rabbi
who challenged religious leaders
for three years of His ministry
Nearing Jerusalem this time
He knew it would be different
& had explained on three occasions
to His disciplines how He would
be betrayed and killed and rise again
His disciples still did not understand
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