Bounty-laden branches in golden apple orchards, brilliant fields of flaming poppies, a meadow dotted with bowing daffodils, pied patches of wild-sewn maize, the amber thatches of wheat that dance as the wind sweeps over a wide plain, these leaves laced in rings above my head — Glory be to God for dappled things. —C.L. Fisher,Continue reading “Dappled Things”
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In-between
Some signs exist— the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges — a few cold days sneak in, but summer’s warming breath continues, the sun refuses to put its heat to bed, and our world straddles two seasons — the gray shade of fallow fall where the daisy’s eye losesContinue reading “In-between”
To Feel
I walked out to feel the sun on my face, to allow my limbs to stretch and wake, to move away from the virtual, so much of my time spent inside a computer program where there is no warmth, just pixels of information demanding my attention, but outside, under a tree, among the little daisies,Continue reading “To Feel”
Gathering Gold
The hum of bees is the voice of the garden. —Elizabeth Lawrence Shake loose the plenty, harvest the honey-making hoard, and dance with your translucent wings as you gather the last of summer’s gold, soon you will hive-laze together, droning dreams of all the treasure you have stored. —C.L. Fisher, December 2021 Unless otherwise indicated,Continue reading “Gathering Gold”
The Lovely Sunshine
The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and He has spoken; He has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets. — Psalm 50:1 Stand in the lovely sunshine today, allow the rays to rain glorious warmth over your face, feel the heat on your shoulders, see the light and shadowContinue reading “The Lovely Sunshine”
Shiny Friend
Be gracious in waves, giant, glorious waves of brilliant blue joy, or in beaming rays like the warm-noon sun, or like laughter the lingers long after the joke ends- be a kind and shiny friend. —C.L. Fisher, December 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may notContinue reading “Shiny Friend”
Shake Loose the Frail Branches
The little reeds bowed low and sang a mournful song,…bending to the force of the wind. — Aesop They warn the winds will rage fierce today, warm winds, tall winds, wild west-southwesterly winds that will shudder our homes, shake loose the frail branches, scatter dandelions and tumbleweeds, and such winds bring a disquiet, an unsettlingContinue reading “Shake Loose the Frail Branches”
When We Were New
“The soul is healed by being with children.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky When we were new, so young, and the world a beautiful mystery, when an empty suburban lot became an open prairie, when the water running alongside the curb seemed a mighty river, when a backyard swing took us on grand adventures, when afternoons wereContinue reading “When We Were New”
Nightmare
The long moments after waking from a deep and dark dream, the kind that carries an oppressive, choking feeling on its shadowy back that continues to hold you as you wake; you try to erase the images, but they remain, and so you stay, eyes open in the dark, your beloved sleeping peacefully next toContinue reading “Nightmare”
Vantage Point
…your heavenly Father feeds them….Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? — Matthew 6:27 Tiny feathers tucked, green bird on your sharp-eyed watch, I envy your perch. —C.L. Fisher, December 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, orContinue reading “Vantage Point”
Poetic Meanderings 