“Some of the days in November carry the whole memory of summer as a fire opal carries the color of moon rise.” — Gladys Taber I see the sky through the deep red petals and know the blue will ease into gray as these flowers fade and the world sinks into the rest of winter, Continue reading “Before the Frost”
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The Monarchs
Two Butterflies went out at Noon— And waltzed above a Farm— — Emily Dickinson I held two butterflies lilting upon lilac mist flowers, each wing a perfect frame, tiny panes of stained glass, displaying autumn’s richest hue. —C.L. Fisher, October 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher andContinue reading “The Monarchs”
Autumn’s Cotillion
Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning The last dance of the butterflies in this mid-October homage to spring, the wildflowers wait for the shift to northern winds, for frost to touch the ground and silence growth, but today there is time to flit and flutter underContinue reading “Autumn’s Cotillion”
Divine Hours
The morning steals upon the night, Melting the darkness — Shakespeare In the dim pre-morning when most are just entering REM sleep, we wake and begin slow and gentle steps, stretching, opening our hearts in faith as He brings us into the promise of dawn, and we say in unison with the first birdsong, ThisContinue reading “Divine Hours”
Raindrop
As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass. —Deuteronomy 32:2 Two worlds, one reflected and one held inside a perfect sphere, elixir of living cells sustaining all life. —C.L. Fisher, October 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used,Continue reading “Raindrop”
Creation’s Sentries
…like trees planted along the riverbank… –Psalm 1:3 The trees remind us of beginnings — roots that search, limbs that reach, the strength of standing on firm ground, the grace of covering, the rings of time that echo out like ripples across a glassy lake teaching us the cycles of life that began when GodContinue reading “Creation’s Sentries”
Wild Hearts
A thousand horses – the wild – the free – Like waves that follow o’er the sea, Came thickly thundering on. — Lord Byron The sun was nestling above the trees dappling the mountains and dancing across the morning grass as we rounded the bend where we first saw them, majestic, free, beautiful, and weContinue reading “Wild Hearts”
The Lovely Thoughts
Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. — Philippians 4:8 The spice rising from my tea, the cello strings that speak every emotion, the first release of paint on page —bird, feather, petal, sky —Continue reading “The Lovely Thoughts”
The Golden Hour
By all these lovely tokens, September days are here. – Helen Hunt Jackson The last throes of summer hasten autumn’s first release… Oh, the golden hour before the earth’s fallow sleep. —C.L. Fisher, September 22 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, orContinue reading “The Golden Hour”
Seasons
August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time —Sylvia Plath Before fall descends the in between decay fills leaf, bloom, root, reason. —C.L. Fisher, August 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied,Continue reading “Seasons”
Poetic Meanderings 