The Highlighter

Brightly colored

Freshly scented

Compact and stylish

Comes the highlighter

Lime green

Sunny yellow

Flowery pink

Juicy orange

What a learning companion

The perfect organizer

The brightly coloured

Freshly scented highlighter

We highlight our favorite bible verses

We underline our main emphasis

The things that strike us most

The comfortable stuff

What happens to the rest of the verses?

Are we not to believe everything?

Are we not to live out the whole bible?

Are we not to obey fully?

NO

We have highlighters

Brightly colored

Freshly scented

Compact and stylish

And so our bibles are little paint books

Multicolored, multi underlined books

And we know by heart all the verses

That serve us well.

The Voices in my Head

In moments of joy

Nostaligia

The voices in my head

The voices of my friends

The moments we shared

In moments of work

Knowledge

The voices in my head

The voices of my teachers

The years we shared

In moments of despair

Hope

The voices in my head

The voices of my parents

The wisdom they shared

In moments of thoughts

Dreams

The voices in my head

The voices of my generation

The future to share

In moments of doubt

Faith

The voices in my head

The voice of the word of God

The life they share

Suddenly… takes a long time

Have you ever seen a tree?

With big ripe fruits?

Ready to eat?

What did you think?

Oh! What a nice tree!

Offering something

For consumption.

Certainly not this!

Once a seed

Had to grow

Mature,

Give birth, and

Mother

So,

The next time you see a tree, 

With big ripe fruits, 

Ready to eat,

Suddenly…takes a long time