C.L. Fisher

A Painter’s Muse

I would like to paint the way a bird sings. — Claude Monet The faintest lilac hue, the slender tendrils, this delicate, shimmering flower blooms to woo those like Monet who search until they find art just past a patch of irises, under a curved bridge, near calming water, dancing. —C.L. Fisher, May 2022 UnlessContinue reading “A Painter’s Muse”

When I am Still

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. — Ephesians 3:18 Peace in soothing waves allay the what-ifs in me, knowing the permanence of God, the haven of love, this persistent, integral truth— He was and is andContinue reading “When I am Still”

Hesitation

Art is a man’s nature; nature is God’s art. —Philip James Bailey I would paint this delicate, blush-tipped morning rose, choose hues to hint at the satin-sheen edges of curved petals, but I fear the yellow will be too bold, the pink overshadowing — How can I translate such rare and nuanced beauty? —C.L.Continue reading “Hesitation”

Beckoning

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed…” —John Burroughs Take a walk into a rose— down and around the spiral petals into a universe of gold— a world worth getting lost within. –C.L. Fisher, May 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied,Continue reading “Beckoning “

Syncopation

“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke What sets the spring-blue sky’s poetic meter? Yellow daisies, ladybugs, rosebuds, butterflies, and lazy, breezy, dreamy afternoons. —C.L. Fisher, April 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher andContinue reading “Syncopation”

Pondering Art

“Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.” – Maya Angelou The certainty of blue in the feathers of a peacock, emphasized by a triumph, of green, a stately sheen that whispers when light reachesContinue reading “Pondering Art”

Eternity

He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. — from Ecclesiastes 3:11, NLT I see an ocean, I stand on the sand of remembrance— time broken in millions of shards below me, wide space and the moon in theContinue reading “Eternity”

Ladybug Haiku 3

“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” — Leo Tolstoy Somehow, this tiny leaf-eating aligator becomes a lady. –C.L. Fisher, April 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.

Ladybug Haiku 2

May your dreams take flight. A demure damsel, but under the dotted dome her wings wait to fly. —C.L. Fisher, April 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.

Ladybug Haiku

If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. —Laura Ingalls Wilder Down a green spiral into her silken bower — the ladybug queen. —C.L. Fisher, April 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.