This week's form is a "renga", a 17-syllable-haiku by one poet answered by a 14-syllable-couplet by the second. My good friend and poetic inspiration, Connie Peters, wrote this one with me.
THE SEASONS OF THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
By Connie L. Peters
And Darlene Franklin
The world wears white lace
Underneath a steel gray sky
Speaking the Lord’s grace
Underneath a steel gray sky
Speaking the Lord’s grace
Icicles weave silver thread
Winter’s gown for snow-cleansed bride
Bright colors abound
Life bursts forth in trees and
fields
Air quickens with sound
God’s love spears bridal prism
Rainbow shards contagion spread
Earth,
water and sun
New
growth and activity
Labor,
joy and fun
White
no longer, earthen arms
Toil
‘til ev’ry tongue sings praise
Mature red orange leaves
Gently adrift on light
wind
Patiently the ground
receives
Creation
slumbers, the bride
Keeps watch. See! The King is come!
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