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Plunge swiftly, pure sword,
straight into my stony heart,
and claim your kingdom.
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2
Rainbow of promise:
judgment is hope, viewed through the
prism of God’s love.
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3
Twelve foundation stones,
eternally set in place,
vibrating with love.
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4
You fit me: white gloves
touching another’s teardrops;
I feel with your heart.
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5
Alabaster box~
translucent heart broken, love
spilled out in worship.
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6
Purple tears falling:
incense of wisteria
praying for the rain.
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7
Monarch butterfly
worships the Creator with
wings: spirit and truth.
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8
Pearls– priceless beauty,
one by one bought and given–
necklace of wisdom.
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9
Seven eyes see my
seven kinds of emptiness:
fill me with your light!
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10
Messenger of fire–
the angel touched me, and my
strength burst into flames.
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11
Eagle soars and sees,
nests in the heights, breathes the free
fresh air of heaven.
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12
Dove and voice sealed it:
You bowed under the water;
My filth went with you.
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13
"Lazarus, come out!
I desire to laugh with you,
and share some supper!"
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14
Covenant in blood,
the almond branch that budded,
ark’s hidden manna.
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15
"You overcame me–
with your eyes and with your fierce
commitment to love."
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16
Zeal for your house burns,
consumes all death and darkness;
fears go up in smoke.
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17
Single candle burns,
radiant with fragrant light
of two lives exchanged.
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18
The trees of the Lord
run with sap, giving sweetness
to the one who wounds.
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19
Blue eyes gaze, wonder
full of love, expounding on
the meaning of blue.
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20
Overcome by love–
the weight of glory given
in a little kiss!
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21
O, for ears to hear
the pulse of the Morning Star,
the heart of my God!
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22
No one but the child
has hands empty enough to
receive the Kingdom.
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23
Maple leaf floating
down the river rapids won’t
fret about the falls.
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24
Prophets, priests and kings
wanted the Pearl of Pearls, but
You gave it to babes.
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25
Christ in us, dawning,
growing brighter and brighter--
the hope of full Day.
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26
"How can I bless You?"
"Your music, not the angels’,
is My heart’s delight."
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27
Straight the snow geese fly,
their lifeline encircled by
the sky’s soft embrace.
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28
Forever begins
with You; I touch the light that
makes time obsolete.
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29
Father’s love guards, with
flaming sword, the Tree of Life
until it saves us.
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30
With every command
comes the faith to obey it.
Doors come with a key.
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31
Cast down the darkness
From the seven high mountains–
restore the glory.
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32
Lily in the thorns–
I cannot have your passion
without sacrifice.
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33
The last enemy,
death– trampled by His Body,
put under His feet.
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Haiku by Karen Gladys Henry ©2009
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