Sunshine and blue sky
preceding afternoon storms
hope and peace – still mine
By Martha L Shaw – © 6–2015
Redeemed
June 11, 2019
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Branch Out!
June 11, 2019If a tree were to resist
shedding her colorful autumn leaves,
when would come spring?
When would come summer?
If we resist change
we cannot question why
we do not grow.
Do not choose death – choose life!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015 Words and Image
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FOREVER HEARTS
January 15, 2019
For Bobby and Kim
A smile,
A kind word,
Soon becomes a hug and kiss.
Rain and sun . . .
Love planted by the Mighty Gardener
Grows into such beauty.
Forever comes so quickly
To the one who is left behind.
But no, sweet one!
It lasts for eternity.
Broken hearts become stronger
For being such giving hearts . . .
For ”Giving Hearts”know no limits!
By Martha L Shaw – ©2019
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BEAUTY IN THE GROWING PAINS
September 19, 2018
Dry leaves falling fast
Prepare a place for new birth
Beauty all its own
Leaving ablaze with color
Then a time of rest and growth
By Martha L Shaw – Copyright 2018
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RISE OR FALL
September 6, 2018Would I ever smile
if the leaves were only green?
Would I feel the sun?
Without changes, can we grow?
God created all things well!
By Martha L Shaw ©2018
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LOOKING BEYOND . . .
May 8, 2018Too often I focus on the fallen leaves
Scattered on my weed covered bit of earth.
Signs of death and decay?
Perhaps, and yet . . .
A rake,
A hoe,
A change of focus,
And new buds and blossoms appear . . .
Or perhaps they lay in wait all along.
Beyond the shadows shines the blazing sun!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2014
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BROKEN YET BLESSED
November 6, 2017A broken dish
having fallen to its demise
was never to hold treasure again.
Not so,
the pieces of my broken heart,
held in His hands
mended
healed
expanded
returned to me
with His grace.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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PEACE BE WITH YOU!
May 18, 2017Thunderous applause
Rose – more pretty and more sweet
Following the storm
By Martha L Shaw – © 2017
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AS THE RAIN PASSES BY
April 20, 2017A HAIKU ON FORGIVENESS
The clouds break apart
dampened grass between my toes
Ah, new beginnings
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015
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SPREAD THE GOSPEL
December 26, 2016A new flower grows
A mature plant dropped its seed
Grace pours down like rain
By Martha L Shaw – © 2016
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