Earth knows no desolation, She smells regeneration In the moist breath of decay.” — George Meredith, English Poet The house is quiet as darkness sits with me in this early hour while I sip my coffee and consider the day ahead. A warm afternoon is promised, and so is a family picnic, some longContinue reading “Pining for Renewal on Sunday Morning”
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Extremes
We cleaned gutters yesterday — pulled pine and cypress needles from the long trays in anticipation of a coming north-wind storm. It was 90 degrees, but this morning is projected to bring the first drops of ice and rain, following with inches of snow during the next few days. Such fast change. I feelContinue reading “Extremes”
Faith
Would I have walked the wave, feet gliding over salt water as cool as glass, moonbeams like tinsel, stars like confetti, my God waiting to comfort me? Would I have kept the vigil, expectant and observant during the lure of night, refused my body’s ache for rest, ignored the weight pulling down my eyes? WouldContinue reading “Faith”
Restoration
These little faces, open to light, rooted in the humus I came from. These blooms that wait, unfurl just as morning sun breaks the horizon, just as the dew gentles the dust and the stems imbibe, slake the thirst from the long linger of night, just as I rise, call out, surrender my needs beforeContinue reading “Restoration”
The Lilies Blush
….Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow….—Mathew 6:28, NLT The lilies reveal a soulful blush, adorned by these subtle hues infusing the silky blooms, an imbibing of burgundy rising as the petals yield to a harmony of color, tinges of living green, flecks of darkened pink, a watercolor of perfection flowering.Continue reading “The Lilies Blush”
Forgiveness
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. — Lamentations 3:22-23, NLT How much forgiveness does God extend? I’ve wrestled a lifetime with my own murmurs and grumbles, my selfishness and ego, my failures and stubbornness, and I often wake inContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Walking Amid Trees
The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. — Psalm 104:12, NLT To stay under the wide arms stretching out to a calming blue, under the plumes of green, silver, to gold and a deepening orange; to sit, back against the bark, and wonder how much life has passedContinue reading “Walking Amid Trees”
Breaking
My eyes are awake through the night watches, that I may meditate on Your word. — Psalm 119:148, NKJV There are those days when you meet the shard- edge of nerves, the riven- end of emotion, and you have not even a residue of strength left. You reach what seems the end of your reserves,Continue reading “Breaking”
Humble Blooms
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. — James 4:10, NKJV They greet me enthusiastically, a symphony of sunshine and the most harmonious lavender, bright lights open to admiration but with no ostentation, they are beautiful as created but unaware of the magnificence of their own plumage and leaf; they faceContinue reading “Humble Blooms”
Autumn Dreaming
I collect these works of art in the greens and golds of autumn, a mosaic I design near the root of a favorite tree that keeps telling me the season is changing, even though today it is well over 90 degrees; I lay them together, squint my eyes and pretend the air is nipping myContinue reading “Autumn Dreaming”
Poetic Meanderings 