We took a walk, as we so often do, reflecting and dreaming as we wander around a neighborhood we know so well, same turns down the same streets. We know the houses, have our favorite trees, share nods with the few others who also traipse these paths, usually at the same crossways, but however theContinue reading “Things We Take for Granted”
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Wild Beauty
These tiny dots of yellow, a tapestry at my feet, a woven mix of grass blades, green leaves, and sunny blooms, and occasionally, these knots of purple— my backyard quilt— and some would stand next to me and miss it, wonder about my sanity — no matter; you may cry out “Weeds” all the day,Continue reading “Wild Beauty”
Outside My Window
A blur of fenceposts and wildflowers, miles of mesquite and blooming cactus, fields in every hue of grass — lime, forrest, and deepening into a far blue-green sea, a hill rolling like a wave into the cloud-lined horizon, and while I look forward to arriving at our weekend destination, I find such a distilled peaceContinue reading “Outside My Window”
Retreats
“Do you know what I think Mayflowers are, Marilla? I think they must be the souls of the flowers that died last summer, and this is their heaven.” ― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables A mighty peace I carry, images stitched together one memory at a time, calm places I go to when everythingContinue reading “Retreats”
Window to the Soul
The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation. — Psalm 145:9, NLT This little heart, petals curled and one tear falling… imperfections becoming art. The beauty of the broken, the elegant “as is” acceptance, the grace given to all creation in the sumptuous truth of God’s good love — suchContinue reading “Window to the Soul”
Clarity
“I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.” ― Vincent Van Gogh Van Gogh knew the value of blue, the gift of sunny blooms, the elegant, refracted texture of light — and IContinue reading “Clarity”
Fury
Just the magnitude of the sky, the rise and building of such dark clouds, the horizon like a swelling wave from a mighty ocean, the downdraft and sideways rain before the hail began, and I marveled as I drove, praying for safety but also so very moved by the majestic beauty of it — creation,Continue reading “Fury”
So Much More
I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance {to the full, till it overflows]. — from John 10:10, Amplified Version Cradled by a petal, surrounded by the tranquil scent of the most pleasing roses, I found you here yesterday and again when I returned today, and I find myselfContinue reading “So Much More”
The Rains
“The roadside flowers, too wet for the bee, Extend their bloom in vain. Come over the hills and far with me, And be my love in the rain.” —from A Line-Storm Song by Robert Frost The birds have shuttered in their nests, the bees have found the hive, the butterflies have closed their wings toContinue reading “The Rains”
Perfect Parcels
Tiny white petals like folded butterfly wings displayed on a tiny green leaf, perfect parcels, a ready gift, if you just lean into this waiting wilderness. —C.L. Fisher, May 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all content, including writing and images, are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.
Poetic Meanderings 