Holy Breath

Jan 31

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By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
 
Job 37:10, King James Version
 

Crafting cruel frost,
flinging snow across the land—
frigid, holy breath!

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Northern Arizona
 
More Sensational Haiku Wednesday with the theme “Craft” here
 
More Straight Out of the Camera photos here
 
More Mellow Yellow Monday photos here
 
More Watery Wednesday photos here

Posted on January 31, 2012, in haiku, Scripture, Sensational Haiku Wednesday, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday, Watery Wednesday. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.

  1. ewok1993 | January 31, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    nice shot and lovely quote.

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  3. Yogi | January 31, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Great photograph, and a perfect verse, and then a great haiku for a triple.

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  4. ann | January 31, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Thanks for your visit to Rednesday. Your picture and poem are gorgeous.
    An

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  5. NixPages | January 31, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Beautiful capture. Those lichens sure are resistant to extremes of weather!

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  7. Hootin Anni | February 1, 2012 at 6:03 am

    Great image…and love the last line of your haiku….the frigid holy breath.

    My Wednesday post: FROM A DISTANCE Hope you can find time to drop by to visit with me.

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  8. becca givens | February 1, 2012 at 10:48 am

    Now, that sounds really really really COLD … 😀
    Great one ~~ Happy Wednesday!!

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  9. Carol L McKenna (@artmusedog) | February 1, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Awesome macro shot and haiku wonderful ~ namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  10. genie | February 1, 2012 at 11:30 am

    WOW! This is am impressive shot. Love the moss/liken against the rock and the snow. What a lovely combination of color, texture, and detail …and a lovely haiku. genie

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  11. tara tyler | February 1, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    excellent description!
    frigid holy breath! love it!

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  12. Jessica Cassidy | February 1, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    great caption 🙂 what a big rock that is 🙂 Visiting from MYM, hope that you can return the visit too.

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  13. Margaret | February 1, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    cruel (but beautiful) frost…

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  14. Jessica | February 1, 2012 at 10:10 pm

    A beautiful verse. I hadn’t heard that one before. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    http://Www.forgottencompass.com

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