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16 January 2010

Frozen hearts

Robin at (In)Courage has challenged us to a creative stretch:

Write a haiku. Seventeen syllables (three lines--line one, five syllables; line two, seven; line three, five)--that's it! Set your poem in Winter, but you don't have actually to use that word; other than that, you're free to express yourself however you'd like.

Here is what the Lord led me to write this morning:

Hearts closed and solid
frozen to protect themselves
crack free for Haiti

Haiti EarthquakeImage by United Nations Development Programme via Flickr

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20 comments:

  1. Robin ~ PENSIEVEJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Wow...

    Wow.

    Dead on. This great tragedy has shattered collective heart.

    Stunning.

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  2. dawnJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    this is true and profound and beautiful. God brings Good out of bad. And He is. And He will.

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  3. ShelbyJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    EXCELLENT haiku and it hit home too. Thanks.

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  4. SherylJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    beautiful.love it!!

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  5. CharityVLJanuary 16, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing it.

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  6. Michelle DeRushaJanuary 16, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    This gets right to the heart of it. Beautiful.

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  7. Jenn @ Beautiful CallingJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    My heart breaks especially for the little ones who's worlds have been rocked. May the Lord, through us, not only meet their needs but somehow reach their little hearts for him too!

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  8. KristinaJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:44 PM

    Love this!

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  9. Lisa-Jo BakerJanuary 16, 2010 at 4:51 PM

    You have nailed it well
    Beautifully written friend
    Your heart melts I tell.

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  10. ElizabethJanuary 16, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Ooooo, I like the words you chose and the images they evoke.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    Beautiful....thank you for writing.

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  12. LindaJanuary 16, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    Beautifully said. We cannot stay removed. They are our brothers and sisters.

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  13. UnknownJanuary 16, 2010 at 10:02 PM

    No truer words spoken...
    Blessings and Grace...

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  14. Transforming Texan aka JeanJanuary 17, 2010 at 7:44 AM

    That is so beautiful, and how true it is...thank you for your beautiful words!!

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  15. DorieJanuary 17, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    Wow. That really touched my heart.

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  16. Joan HallJanuary 17, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    Lovely haiku. Praying for the citizens of Haiti

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  17. - dls -January 17, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    amazing words - "fitly spoken"
    thanks for commenting on my blog.

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  18. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    This is amazing. I'm having trouble finding words. Our hearts break-- as His does-- and we can pour out love. Brokenness never easy, always necessary, always worth it.

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  19. MelaKaminJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    amazing - what a picture and truth

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  20. Kristen SchiffmanJanuary 21, 2010 at 1:23 AM

    How stunning, Karin.

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