tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74510468353486759932011-05-19T21:29:12.197-07:00Expressed by Yukio IrahaKevinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451046835348675993.post-36379470997686995022008-10-25T21:33:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:39:29.787-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SQPz0uiY5vI/AAAAAAAAAOs/iarEezCl0xY/s1600-h/boy+and+a+paperplane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261316876869887730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 205px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SQPz0uiY5vI/AAAAAAAAAOs/iarEezCl0xY/s320/boy+and+a+paperplane.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> (a boy and airplane)</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Deceptions comes in many forms<br />I’ve been entrapped by them<br />They are sharp, friendly and even admirable<br /></div></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">One can look at what it may appear to be true…<br />“After all his name is on it”<br />“It’s written on it!”<br /></div></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">How easily one can be deceived<br />Lies to permeate our souls<br /></div></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">“Extra! Extra!” A boy calls out with fresh press newspaper full of lies</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451046835348675993-3637947099768699502?l=yukioiraha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451046835348675993.post-91847521495680476652008-09-27T00:11:00.001-07:002008-09-27T00:15:16.479-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SN3dPMLNOBI/AAAAAAAAAOg/dLjWMVa8cJA/s1600-h/a+woman+in+desert_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250595993619871762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SN3dPMLNOBI/AAAAAAAAAOg/dLjWMVa8cJA/s320/a+woman+in+desert_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> (a woman in the desert)</span><br /></span><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">What love is not,<br />Emotion<br />Lust<br />or<br />Pride…<br />It’s not even about me<br />Certainly not about you<br />It’s like a baby who craves for milk from her mother’s breast<br />Essential nourishment<br />Without love<br />Death awaits</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451046835348675993-9184752149568047665?l=yukioiraha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevinnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451046835348675993.post-23740723661271398472008-09-21T23:55:00.000-07:002008-09-22T00:02:36.180-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SNdBv4-YWhI/AAAAAAAAAOY/KKfTLdaCmD0/s1600-h/grey_partial.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248736181727287826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SNdBv4-YWhI/AAAAAAAAAOY/KKfTLdaCmD0/s320/grey_partial.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"> (Grey -detail)<br /></span></div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"></span><p><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Truth is like a jigsaw puzzle<br />It never reveals all at once<br />Each piece of the puzzle is a key to unlock doors one after another<br /><br />Interestingly that finished puzzle might not be what we hoped to see<br />It may be less than what we hoped for<br /><br />But the Truth is such a priceless word<br />It frees us from bondage<br />It is stronger than iron<br />Deeper than the bottom of sea<br />Infinite as the universe</span> </p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451046835348675993-2374072366127139847?l=yukioiraha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451046835348675993.post-5284990998005688712008-09-13T22:17:00.000-07:002008-09-13T22:33:14.753-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SMye30Lt1kI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/fmKqNhF1OQE/s1600-h/yellow+orange+and+blue_partial.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245742347717563970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SMye30Lt1kI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/fmKqNhF1OQE/s320/yellow+orange+and+blue_partial.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(Yellow, Orange and Blue) detail</span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br />Memories can hurt you<br />They act like a child with a temper tantrum inside you<br /><br />Phrases like, “Wish I hadn’t done that” float around<br />I visit places where I once felt content and at peace<br />Now I visit there to grieve<br /><br />I no longer live for myself<br />Commitment I live by isn’t just mine anymore<br />I relinquished it to the hands of Savior<br />Now I live</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451046835348675993-528499099800568871?l=yukioiraha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7451046835348675993.post-56328320702022298992008-09-01T19:49:00.000-07:002008-09-13T22:27:25.740-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SLyyMtCun7I/AAAAAAAAAOA/QToMT5TdfuA/s1600-h/a+boy+in+uniform_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241259997671628722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_i37vdWmEiq0/SLyyMtCun7I/AAAAAAAAAOA/QToMT5TdfuA/s320/a+boy+in+uniform_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> (a boy in uniform</span>)</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">What I've noticed lately is how time flies so fast. Perhaps this has a lot to do with my age, but lately I've noticed myself making comments like, "Is it the end of the month already?" or "Wow, seems like it was yesterday when spring arrived, now it's already the end of summer?" </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">As with seasons, there have been some changes among my close relatives. Some of them have decided to move back to their native country. I don't know how this change may affect their life, nor if this move will bring them peace in their heart.<br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">While I grieve for the fact that I can no longer be a good example as a Christian witness; I sincerely hope someday soon they may change and place their faith in our Savior.</span></div><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7451046835348675993-5632832070202229899?l=yukioiraha.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevinnoreply@blogger.com0