beauty – Page 9 – Poetic Meanderings

If

If I could fly into the branches, tuck in my wings like the morning dove, I would sit for hours, see the dawn’s dappled-climb, trace the shadows of a mid-day sun, rest my eyes on the horizon as day dissipates into darkness, and wait for the shimmering stars in the milky-glow of a waning crescent.Continue reading “If”

Breathtaking

The light hit in just the right slant, rays breaking in, the blue of the sky diving into the deeper amber shades on the far horizon and I feel as if I am at the bottom of a lake, slowly being pulled to the surface, satisfied to be drowning in one breathtaking moment. —C.L. Fisher,Continue reading “Breathtaking”

The Iris

She doesn’t know how deeply she reflects the beauty of movement, a hued grace, the glint of light and deep tint of lavender or blue, and she stills, petals in elegant folds, a ballerina posed, elegance in perfect arabesque. —C.L. Fisher, Sept, 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L.Continue reading “The Iris”

First Signs

Here are the beginnings, the first turn of leaf, a fall burst of orange or shades of yellow, the green apple-like acorn resting in the frilled nest until the woven wood cap weakens its grip, lets go the darkened nut, and ages into a peachy, golden tan, and I long to walk under a canopyContinue reading “First Signs”

The Rose

A profusion of pink roses bending ragged in the rain –speaks to me of all gentleness and its enduring. – William Carlos Williams The rose holds ribboned metaphor, sharpened imagery, hued simile, as a bud or in full bloom, summer peach, wild crimson, or rush of blushing pink, a rose, just as a rose is…Continue reading “The Rose”

Silk Maiden

The spider skillfully grasps with its hands, and it is in kings’ palaces. — Proverbs 30:28, NKJV How could you ever frighten me? Here you are just a seamstress letting go your silken thread, weaving on purple satin petals, spinning your own translucent web. –C.L. Fisher, August 2021 —C.L. Fisher, August 2021 Unless otherwise indicated,Continue reading “Silk Maiden”

Soothing Balm

The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world. — PsalmContinue reading “Soothing Balm”

Witnessing Grace

As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. —1 Peter 4:10 Light breaks just beyond these aging limbs, this kindly tree with its split bark and thinning canopy is still offering a single cascade of fuchsia blooms— morning’s gift of dewy blossoms—Continue reading “Witnessing Grace”

Another Sunrise

We set out before dawn, again, as we have so many times before, across the lawn, down by the park, further through a neighborhood we have walked for over a quarter of a century, our path must be a groove in some spots by now — how many times have we been shaded by ourContinue reading “Another Sunrise”

Cape Daisy

You hold a sunrise, the edges and brightness of orange and mellowness of a lavender awakening to plum; your arms outstretch in perfect white light, you are nested in the most vibrant green — an entire arboretum I could walk through again and again, if only I had more hours to amble and get lostContinue reading “Cape Daisy”