Winning Haiku

Lacey white patchwork
Drawn soft over barren arms.
Nature’s coverlet.

Winter Haiku

Icy tails in line
Crackle and break in the wind
Shivers of surprise.

Carolynn J. Scully (c)2009

If You Love Me

If you love me
Come fight for me.
Win the battle for my heart.
Break down walls
To rescue me
From my shame and loneliness.
Speak to me with love.
Romance me with words
You’ve long since hidden in
The dark places of your heart.
Hold me in protective arms.
Quiet my fears of being alone.

If you love me
Let your heart, voice, and arms be open to me.
Let me be the witness of your love and
I will shout it out!
I will make it known!
I will surrender to you
With trust, hope, and unceasing love.

By Carolynn J. Scully © 2008

Winter #2

Tiny icy clouds
In the air, on window panes
My breath creation

By Carolynn J. Scully
©2009

What Dream Lies Across This Sea

What dream lies across this sea for me?
A magnetic muse song
Lures with hope and promise
Across the deep and unknown.
"Pursue me, find me, capture me!"
She woos in soulful tones.
Her insistent command intoxicates me
With courage and determination,
Demanding a response.

Where do I go in this vast ocean of roaring doubts
That swallow the irresistible melody
And threaten to devour the memory of why
I travail to pursue this elusive infatuation.
Failure to pursue, find and capture her
Would be grievous to self and our Creator
Whose plan it is for us to meet.
She is mine to discover and
Though many waves push me away
I forge ahead in my quest
Else she be silenced forever or
Sold to another toward a different end.

What is this dream that lies across the sea for me?
My purpose is in the pursuit.
To enjoy presence of my muse is only a rest
Till another song begins.
Life itself teems with the seeking and discovery
Of many dreams
Waiting to be taken into captivity
Only after traveling both the
Calm and turbulent waters.



Carolynn J. Scully (c)2009
　

I Will Know You in Heaven

I will know you in heaven
Though you may not look the same.
Worldly cares will fade away.
A new body you will claim.
No tears, troubles, or worries
Will line your heavenly face.
No pain, disease, or weakness
Will enter that perfect place.

I will know you in heaven
Though you’ll be bathed in glory,
And I will see the character
That has built your life’s story.
Your strengths unique in measure
Will shine like jewels in the sun
Over robes of righteousness.
Christ’s good work in you’ll be done.

Carolynn J. Scully
©2001

Winter

Earth slumbers undressed
In quiet cold, awaiting
Her resurrection.

By Carolynn J. Scully
©2009