Light
by Scott Elliott
light
piercing
shining bright
moving forward
illuminating
going before us all
revealing reality
driving out all of the darkness
wrapping around and clothing in truth
ever present and all seeing
eternal and unchanging
bringing forth the daytime
still there in the night
always helpful
radiant
giving
light
Regeneration
Haiku by Scott Elliott
The Spirit moves in;
The hardened heart is made new;
Regeneration.
The Man With One Shoe
by Scott Elliott
There once was a man who had only one shoe,
The people who saw him didn’t know what to do,
They offered a hand but a hand wouldn't do,
For a glove was not missing, it was clearly his shoe.
Dirt
by Scott Elliott
Dirt,
Muddy, messy, filthy, dirt,
Lowest of lows,
Crumbling and fragile,
Stepped on, stomped on, washed off and hated,
Dirt.
Dirt,
Dusty, ugly, unclean and foul,
Piled up and pressed down,
Concealer of crimes,
Home to the serpent,
Dirt.
Dirt,
Worthless, lifeless,
Waiting, watching,
Clay.
Clay,
Held, shaped, formed and pressed,
Stretched and pulled,
Worked in his hands,
Clay.
Clay,
Considered, pondered, purposed,
Breathed upon,
Man.
Man,
Crafted and created,
Spirit infused dirt,
Named and assigned,
Free and alive,
Man.
Man,
Lost and disobedient,
Rebellious and destructive,
Falling and dying,
Ashes just striving,
Dirt.
Dirt,
Worthless but loved,
Bloodstained but blood redeemed,
Washed clean,
Freed,
A Seed.
A Seed,
Purchased, planted,
Watered and nurtured,
Waiting for harvest,
Man.
