Look up. Way up. Like higher up than you’d ever look to see the tip-top of a building. And if your eyesight is good enough, you might be able to see the spire at the top of this grand glass structure. This is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates– the tallest building inContinue reading “Higher Than the Heavens”
Author Archives: Rynelle Wall
These Are Your Children
These are Your children, Lord, and they need You. I need You. Black-haired and brown-skinned, all wrapped in bright colors, They wave their inked hands and flash dazzling smiles; Swaying in rhythm to worshipful singing, Eyes fixed on teachers, enthralled all the while. These are Your children. Cheering and whistling while pushing and crushing, AllContinue reading “These Are Your Children”
From Lands of the East
From lands of the east, I have travelled afar, Flew over two oceans ‘midst sunshine and stars. Through deserts, o’er mountains, in hurricane gale, I journeyed, tucked snugly in Emirates’ whale. For years I had wondered how things would work out, But God showed His power without any doubt. The dream that He gave meContinue reading “From Lands of the East”
Tranquility
I jammed a key into the lock of the store’s glass door. The lock slid into place with a click. Glancing through the window, I checked to make sure everything was in order. The lights were off. I had emptied the cash register. Good. I scurried down the familiar concrete walk towards the slatted fenceContinue reading “Tranquility”
The Time to Worship
I wish I could write music. Some songwriters can express profound thoughts in gripping poetry and musical arrangements. I’ve tried, but it doesn’t come easily. I wish I could play music. I’d love to sit down at a piano and let my fingers dance. (Actually, I can do that, but the din that arises soundsContinue reading “The Time to Worship”
The Hole
Dedicated to The Great Pine, William & Isabella, and all the other unnamed trees, standing or fallen, on our property and across the world who have stood the tests of time. It grows Strong and tall. It stands Unshaken Through storm, cold, Wind, and drought. It holds In its bosom A cup of hair andContinue reading “The Hole”
Imagination
Innocence,Berry juice on fingers,Eyes sparkling like silver,Giggles lilting, tinkling through golden sunshine.Bare toes scouring dirt for a pebbleSmoother than the one beforeWhile ruffles ripple in a clement breeze.The heaping scoops of clouds aboveSail across the limitless sky,And the puff of pink midst the grasses belowSees nothing of the likes.Beneath the quivering aspen leavesShe has escapedContinue reading “Imagination”
All This Happiness
Do you also smell the smoke from spitting bonfires? The freshly-cut cornfield that rustles no more? Do you hear the yellow carpet crackling under a squeaky wheelbarrow? The hundred geese ca-honking? Do your eyes linger on the shimmering groves tucked among folds of fields? The subdued grain and grasses? Does your tongue tingle with spicyContinue reading “All This Happiness”
A Worthy Cause
(Sometimes my creativity and imagination takes me farther than I expect, as proven by this story. I suppose you could say this is a sequel to Mosquito in the Cabin, because both personify insects. But I’ll consider it a separate story since this one has a deeper meaning. It’s an allegory– if I dare callContinue reading “A Worthy Cause”
My Heart For You
The Lord God saith, “I will hedge up your paths with thorns. With prickles will I hem you in So that you cannot find your way. For you seem ignorant of all I’ve done for you, All that I am for you. You chase after love that can’t satisfy, Drawing dust from a well That’sContinue reading “My Heart For You”
Inspired to Inspire 