It has been ages since I joined in with #RonovanWritesWeeklyHaikuChallenge. This week the prompt words are Quiet & Beauty. Those are two of my favorite words, so how could I resist? I began looking through my recent photos to get inspiration. There were some lovely ones among those I took at the lake in Maine. Since I had already written haiku for several of them, I decided to review some of the other July photos. This lovely rainbow stood out to me, and I remembered the raging thunderstorm that had come before.
Rainbow Beauty
A quiet rainbow
Beauty follows thunderstorm
Promise Remembered
~gsw~
The rainbow reminds me of God’s covenant with Noah and all creatures living on earth.
Genesis 9:12-15 (CSB)
And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: I have placed my bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature. The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the permanent covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth.”
When I did a little research on the Bible Gateway website, I found other verses using the word rainbow. I didn’t realize it was also used to describe the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 1:28 (CSB)
The appearance of the brilliant light all around was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the Lord’s glory. When I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.
It really is fun to write haiku. There are so many ways to find inspiration if we open our eyes to be aware of our surroundings. If you’ve never done it before, I encourage you to try it. You might be pleasantly surprised.
Be sure to visit #RonovanWritesWeeklyHaikuChallenge to read others and share your own haiku.
Beautiful. I haven’t written haiku since high school and that was many, many years ago. 🙂
Thank you so much, Melissa. You should try it again. It really is fun to do. 🙂 Blessings to you! xo
Such beautiful thoughts, Gayl! It’s so amazing how the rainbow spanned the whole width of the landscape ahead of you, stretching from one mountain top to another. Pairing that with the verse you found about God’s glory, is just so reassuring. His glory really does cover the whole earth. I am so glad you were able to write this for the Haiku challenge! Love & Hugs dear poet/sister/friend! xoxo
Thank you, dear Bettie. Yes, I love how we could see so much of the rainbow! What a great observation to pair with that verse. He indeed covers the whole earth with His glory, beauty and love. Thank you for inspiring me to write this haiku. It was after I read yours that I thought it would be good for me, too. 🙂 Blessings, love and hugs to you, dear poet/sister/friend! xoxo
Lovely reminder!
Thank you, Lizl! Blessings to you!