A mixture of Easter and poetry—yes, that’s a delight for me! Happy Easter. I want to share some haikus that came to me as I prepared for Easter this year. I walked through Lent and Holy Week with my notebook and pen, ready to record my thoughts and feelings in haikus. Remember that April is National Poetry Month!
A Mixture of Palm Sunday & Haikus
Palms covered the ground
Crowds praised Jesus riding by.
Right now, they cheered but. . .
Birds chirping a song.
Jesus prepares for his day.
Their songs comfort Him.
A Mixture of Holy Week & Haikus
Holy Week is here!
The week before my Lord dies
- Anticipation
- I follow you, Lord!
- Each day, I hear you.
(I had three possibilities for the third lines. Which do you like the best?)
Did You dread the cross?
Did You want an escape route?
You did God’s bidding.
The disciples watched.
Their ears so deaf to Your words.
So, they saw defeat.
Mary, your mother
Watched and pondered her son’s words.
She stood at the cross.
A Mixture of Maundy Thursday & Haikus
I sat next to You.
Your elbow softly touched me.
You just washed my feet.
I pondered the whole idea of Jesus asking his disciples to watch and wait with Him in the garden of Gethsemane on Maundy Thursday, yet they fell asleep. (Matthew 26:36-46)
https://bible.org/seriespage/70-garden-gethsemane-luke-2239-46
What would I do at that moment? Would I be able to stay awake?
A Mixture of Good Friday & Haikus
Watch and wait with me!
Join millions around the world.
Jesus, on the cross!
Satan tried to win
With every strike on the nails.
But no, Jesus won!
Every strike echoes
In my soul. Those nails for me.
Jesus died for me.
Jesus died today
On a cross between two thieves.
His death saved the world.
I sit at the cross
Today. Its power remains.
Jesus overcame!
I kneel at your cross.
Your actions say, “I love you.
I did this for you.”
A Mixture of Easter & Haikus
Watch and wait with me!
Jesus, buried in a tomb.
Oh, will I see Him?
Jesus, Lord of Lords!
Everything is possible!
The tomb is empty!
Watch and wait with me!
A new day—Jesus arose!
My heart overflows!
Mary Magdalene
The first eyewitness to see
The Risen Jesus
The first eyewitness
A woman, not a man, saw Him
Jesus loved women!
For me, haikus provide a wonderful framework to express deep thoughts. As I reflected on the days leading up to Easter, I resorted to haikus to dive deep, and I love what happened—very different perspectives of an age-old story that means so much to me through a mixture of Easter and poetry.
Finally,
Do you ponder the days leading up to the Resurrection? What they meant back then? What they mean today? That’s what I so enjoyed during this Lenten season and Holy Week. And in doing that, my Easter has been a supreme celebration of the Risen Lord. How about you?
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My morning was blessed by my too short visit with you. I read the haiku’s and was moved by them even though I read them quickly. I thought look what Larada does! I know you are not feeling well but you keep your word and write the blog for every Monday. That is what I thought because I struggle with writing daily. I also thought how rich to see that you mentioned Mary finding Jesus. Father Peter spoke of Mary and focused on the fact that in that day women were not considered a source to listen to when something happened. They did not consider the word of a woman to be reliable. This makes the telling of her visit to the tomb have another meaning to me as a woman. I think even in our lives the voice of women has changed. Sometimes we are too loud, but sometimes men can be too loud. But our voices have changed to be more valid, more reliable, and less hysterical. Funny. I didn’t realize that. Love you Larada!
Hank you so much for your thoughtful comments. I appreciate your details. Yes, I focused on Mary for the same reason & it’s powerful to me that a woman was the first witness of our Risen Lord. He loves women equally to men! And a strong moor our world today!
Love you,
Larada