Have you envisioned your day
before ever your eyes were open
and saw the sameness
stretching out
over and over?
I know I have.
Have you opened the window
before ever the door was cracked
and saw the greyness
stretching out
till the bark touched the sky?
I know I have.
But a different sound
is rising in my hearing
and a different view
is beckoning my eyes to see.
The King Calls
The King calls my name
"Spend your day in Royal Courts"
My pauper robes fall
Who is this Fair One?
The Lord, the Ancient of Days
True King over all
There's a feast for me
And you, spread by the Great King
This day hear Him call.
--Bettie Gilbert
If I listen
to His voice,
I will find
the feast in the grey,
the sun for each day.
"You serve me a six-course dinner
right in front of my enemies.
right in front of my enemies.
You revive my drooping head;
my cup brims with blessing.
my cup brims with blessing.
Your beauty and love chase after me
every day of my life.
I’m back home in the house of God
for the rest of my life."
every day of my life.
I’m back home in the house of God
for the rest of my life."
grey and sameness,
the call to Feast with Him.
I have the choice to listen
or to turn.
The day remains the same,
but my heart
is what will change
When I feast with the King
and feel the
Sunshine of His love.
These poems were offered as part of the #Haiku #Poetry Challenge issued by Ronovan Hester over at his site:
where the prompts for this week's challenge are "King&Day." Join me there for a gathering of great Haiku.
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