Hope is the thing with feathers… — Emily Dickinson I thought I saw a butterfly— open-winged & lofting on a pleasant purple bloom, sunning itself in the early afternoon, but little did I care it was but a petal, fluttering, flirting, inviting me to stay and soak in the beauty, content in knowing that dancingContinue reading “Wings”
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Before the Frost
“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”
Vibrancy
Rosemary … for rememberance and pansies… for thoughts… — Shakespeare A pansy and some silver lace waited for me this January day, in a month that seems endless — How can it be only 5 weeks since Christmas? 2022 has rolled in slowly, hovering, heavy, almost monotone, each day like the next, but thisContinue reading “Vibrancy”
Each Day
…that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. —Psalm 30:12 Letting loose gratitude, believing goodness exists, recognizing we have gifts, good gifts that are worth celebrating, having faith in a hope that never fails… It is love, the messy, full measure of love, the fruit and lasting truth of love that encouragesContinue reading “Each Day”
Shine
I didn’t fall in love with you…. I bloomed. I sometimes forget how brightly you shine— I’ve become accustomed to your ways— but then when you laugh and smile as you tell an old story in that familiar style, I am taken back to the first time I realized my soul resonated with your everything-Continue reading “Shine”
The Wide-World
The flowers are springing up, the season of singing birds has come, and the cooing of turtledoves fills the air. —Song of Solomon 2:12 The wide world opens in this lilac-eyed daisy with its glacier white petals and streaks of ice-blue, a treasury of beauty on one single, unassuming bloom, and it awakens this fieldContinue reading “The Wide-World”
Present
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing. – Camille Pissarro Tiny bouquets at my feet, just when I need them, these leaf-wrapped offerings from nature await, but to enjoy this miniature gift of beauty, I must be willing to do something extraordinary — stop, bend down, holdContinue reading “Present”
A Psalm of Joy
Dawn blossoms, waking the horizon as I sit breathless in the beauty of living another God-gifted day, and I whisper thank you in the cool quietude of morning, joy rushing from my lips in praise. —C.L. Fisher, June 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may notContinue reading “A Psalm of Joy”
What Survives
But as for me, I will sing about Your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress. — Psalm 59:16 A bloom exists, willing to share beauty within the barriers given, even in limitations or attemptsContinue reading “What Survives”
Pauses
“Man has created some lovely dwellings — some soul-stirring literature. He has done much to alleviate physical pain. But he has not…created a substitute for a sunset, a grove of pines, the music of the winds, the dank smell of the deep forest, or the shy beauty of a wildflower.” Continue reading “Pauses”
Poetic Meanderings 