Tea leaves steep in peace,
soft breezes cool my tea cup –
breathe in, breathe out. Joy!
Category: haiku
Haiku for the Day
Pearly white grains wait
in a pot, soaked in water
while I sit and pray.
Not so random thoughts…
On wearing masks – I wear masks not out of fear, but out of love.
On autumn – Autumn came quickly it took me by surprise!
On the need to wait – To wait with patience is an act of love.
On walking – Some of the funniest conversations I’ve had were during the times I was walking. Alone.
On the two shortest verses of the Bible – “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35) and “Rejoice always! (1 Thessalonians 5:16) And I always thought there was only one!
Prayer
Start the day gently
...tiptoe into it with prayer,
Embrace with gratitude.
Welcome it with gladness.
Smile at it like a friend.
Copyright 2020
Carla Romarate-Knipel
Resolve
- Carla A. Romarate-Knipel
Written on December 16, 2019
A new year will soon be dawning
I have but one resolve:
to walk slowly,
though my mind wants to rush through the day;
to be still in my heart,
even when my hands are eager to fix broken things;
to wait before I speak, and listen
to the still, small voice within.
Copyright 2020
Carla Romarate-Knipel
Choose Joy: Poems, Prayers and Prose 