De Colores – A Tanka Poem
Life in black and white.
Weeds grow in Eden’s Garden.
Original sin.
God’s compassion . . . Jesus Christ.
Garden blooms, living color!
by Martha L Shaw Copyright July 27, 2012
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ALONE, I FAIL AS A GARDENER, BUT WITH HELP …
June 8, 2019
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WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL?
May 17, 2019The faithful and hardworking gardener fertilizes the vegetables and pulls and discards the weeds. This makes all the difference.
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WELCOME BLESSINGS OF SPRING!
April 24, 2019
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HOPE CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND!
January 22, 2019Among Weeds and Thorns
When the garden is filled with weeds
Yet one stubborn flower
Finds the strength to grow,
Am I to frown
Because it is the only one?
Is it not a very welcomed blessing?
Surely its beauty
Nourishes my hungry soul
Giving me the strength
To tackle the overgrowth
Of opposition
Not unlike the single
Blooming rose
Basking in the midst
Of thorns;
Hope
Of a coming new season!
By Martha L Shaw ©2013
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SIZE CAN FOOL YOU
January 15, 2019
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YOU CANNOT HIDE
October 22, 2018No matter how hard a lemon
may try to disguise itself as an apple,
The Gardener will know the truth.
Sprinkling sugar on the surface
will not make sweet that which is not.
By Martha L Shaw – ©2018
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CHILDREN ARE LIKE FLOWERS
August 9, 2018
The tiny child placed a seed
In the fertile ground.
He sadly thought he lost his seed
After looking all around!
The season changed,
He played outside,
Can you guess just what he found?
By Martha L Shaw ©2018
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BLESSED
July 26, 2018Some may curse the rain
while others bless the flowers
patiently waiting
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018
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His Garden
December 14, 2017The gate was open.
I could feel the gentle breeze beckoning me.
I heard the choir sing.
Were they birds or angels . . .
it mattered not.
The beauty of His grace at once
brought me rest and excited me!
I stepped inside . . .
By Martha L Shaw – ©2015
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BEHOLD
November 13, 2017
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Martha L Shaw - Poet, Writer, Author, Artist 