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”
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Steady Rhythm
You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy — Psalm 16:11 These long morning paths as we mark the growth of trees and new blooms, as we pass homes of long-time neighbors and those still unknown — we have tread these steps for years, ghosts ofContinue reading “Steady Rhythm”
This Life
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread…— John Muir We sometimes move blindly throughout our day, oblivious to the grace of living things— the happy yellow flowers remain even when we struggle to appreciate a simple truth — this life is a gift. —C.L. Fisher, July 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images areContinue reading “This Life”
23 Degrees on Sunday, February 27th
Light is sweet, how pleasant to see the new day dawning. — Ecclesiastes 11:7 I take in what seems all the world, standing on my porch before God; I see the stars, the moon, the arc of a horizon, shadow-cast of lights at the dawn, and I am awed, forget the cold, and just feelContinue reading “23 Degrees on Sunday, February 27th”
Change
Watch snow resolve itself through branches — Paul Zimmer Even the most remote and deepest reaches of what is frozen melts to some degree, shifts, drifts, becomes less, even if destined to build back up again, every earthy-thing takes a breath from constancy…. There is a season for everything. —C.L. Fisher, February 2022 Unless otherwiseContinue reading “Change”
Winter Trees
The leaves gone and the bark. As if a man stood, stark, Till all had fallen away… — W.D Snodgrass We are bound to seasons, stitched within the movement of time, we, like the trees, must stand stark in the breath of February, waiting for a new coat of green. —C.L. Fisher, February 2022 UnlessContinue reading “Winter Trees “
Passages
…when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness of it; the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” — Andrew Wyeth Too soon this bloom broke through the fallow ground, the beckoning sun teasing an early spring, soaking the soil with warmth, but winter willContinue reading “Passages”
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”
A Balance of Truth
…like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. — from Isaiah 32:2 Let us put to sleep our distress, stow our woes in sunken chests, hide away our sorrows, push down the unrest of our weary souls, not in denial of a difficult world, butContinue reading “A Balance of Truth”
Green
Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. — John Muir Let us find the green in winter, the places where growth thrives, there we will seek hints of vital color, waking us to life. —C.L. Fisher, January 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. FisherContinue reading “Green”
Poetic Meanderings 