For #RonovanWritesWeeklyHaikuChallenge this week the words are Eye & Fade. You could take those words in any number of directions. I thought about darkness and daylight.
My three haiku came to me in a different order than you see here. As I read and reordered them they seemed to flow from one to the next. I’ll not elaborate on my interpretation. They may speak to you in a different way.
Darkness Hovers
Daylight slowly fades
Eyes once sharp are growing dim
Darkness hovers close
New Dreams Come
Old dreams fade away
New ones shine with hope
My eyes look ahead
Dawn Breaks Anew
Dawn breaks bright and fresh
Nighttime fades as fiery eye
Blazes through the mist
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
I’m linking up with: #LMMLinkup, #MomentsofHope, #TeaAndWord, #RaRaLinkup,
Your poetry always always makes me sigh and smile. I love that you share it with others.
Blessings!
Dawn
Thank you so much, Dawn. That really touches my heart, and I appreciate your encouragement!
Blessings to you, too! Hugs!
Very nice sequencing! Hopeful.
Thank you so much, Pat!
Blessings to you!
Beautiful haikus and photos, Gayl. Thank you for the heart smiles today! Love and hugs!
Thank you so much, Trudy! I truly appreciate your encouragement.
Love and hugs to you and blessings, too! 🙂 xo
Love your poetry. This is very inspiring.
Thank you so much, Natalie. I’m glad you were inspired. I’m sorry I didn’t see your comment sooner. For some reason my plug in had put it in spam. I don’t know how it chooses what is or isn’t spam. Often it puts comments in spam that shouldn’t be there.
Blessings to you!
Dear Gayl, These are beautiful today! This portion is speaking to me now especially:
“Old dreams fade away
New ones shine with hope
My eyes look ahead”
It is lovely to think that God always has new dreams for us, isn’t it? Thank you so much for encouraging me to look for His Dreams again, even in this Season of Slow. Blessings to you my poet/sister/friend! xoxo
P.S. your daughter’s class is giving me the courage to sign my closure as being a “poet friend!” 🙂
Bettie, thank you so much for your continued encouragement and support. 🙂 You definitely caught my meaning in that portion you quoted. We may grow older an our bodies may not work the way we want, but He always has new dreams for us!
So many blessings to you my sister/poet/friend! xoxo
I shared your words with Jamie and she sent back a big smile. It encourages her to know that she has encouraged someone else.
I love how the structure of haiku forces words to work really hard. Yours are delightful!
Thank you, Michele! Sometimes it’s really hard to find the right words to convey the meaning. I really appreciate your encouragement!
Many blessings to you, dear sister!
I love John 1:1
Me, too, Tara. Thanks for stopping by!
Blessings to you, dear sister!
In haiku, the writer chooses only the good words- not the throw away words. You chose beautifully!
Thank you! Your words are very encouraging to me!
Blessings to you!
I really like the second one. I can relate to old dreams fading and new ones emerging. Hopeful. 🙂
Thanks for sharing at Literacy Musing Mondays!
Thank you, Brandi. I’ve realized as I get older that some dreams have to go, but then God puts new ones in their places. It does bring hope, doesn’t it?
Blessings to you! Thanks for hosting at #LMMLinkup!
Lovely Gayl! I love “blazes” and “fiery”…. thanks for linking up friend. Have a wonderful, blessed week!
Thanks, Meghan! Always nice to have you visit. Thanks also for hosting the linkup!
Blessings to you! xo