“Once we have tasted far streams, touched the gold, found some limit beyond the waterfall, a season changes and we come back changed but safe, quiet, grateful.” — William Stafford In the golden season, the grappling-gray of our waiting winter must soon begin. And we will refuse the bitter gall that rises when spring leavesContinue reading “A Season”
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Morning Blessing
I will wake the dawn with my song.—Psalm 108:2 It is simple, really, just part of my everyday, most times before I speak, but after I kiss my husband, I amble my way to the kitchen, begin to brew my first cup, and I am overwhelmed with the blessing of just waking up. —C.L. Fisher,Continue reading “Morning Blessing”
Thanks to Give
Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights— His faithful love endures forever. — Psalm 136:7 I see the noon sun through a favorite tree, this bur oak that is letting loose leaves and acorns, returning humus to the earth, a cycle of renewal which requires rest, and these changing leaves and thinning treesContinue reading “Thanks to Give”
What Lingers
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December. — James M. Barrie Memories can attach to a cello note, cling to walls, reside in the folds of a loved one’s clothes, or embed into a flower’s essence, time suspended in a rose. —C.L. Fisher, October 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, all writingsContinue reading “What Lingers”
Remembrances
Such remembrances we have…. We might mark a certain date, celebrate it every year, or keep a tattered square of cloth from a childhood quilt, or carry a frayed picture of a grandmother or cousin; we might have pressed petals, yellowing letters, or faded Christmas cards…. But sometimes we just hold intangible, precious memories inside,Continue reading “Remembrances”
The Good Way
Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. — Jeremiah 6:16 So many paths we miss in this hurry-to-live life when we chose the expected course instead of a restful way — being contentContinue reading “The Good Way”
Roots
It is dark when we left town, and we anticipated the dawn from the road, the four of us sharing breakfast, pouring coffee from a thermos, filling and then capping our cups as mother passed out the freshly baked muffins; we chattered — sharing memories, talking of family matters, debating worldly concerns — and weContinue reading “Roots”
Loom of Life
“…The loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.” — Henry Ward Beecher I’ve witnessed creation’s expanse through natural windows so many times, looms, like the weave of these limbs, provide a glimpse into a divine expanse, andContinue reading “Loom of Life”
An Hour of Promise
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. — Proverbs 4:18, NLT There is this hour before dawn, no longer night but before morning, an in-between dark that holds a promise full light is coming, the first song of birds willContinue reading “An Hour of Promise”
A Gift of Fall
… waving woods and waters wild do hymn an autumn sound. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning We pretend it is fall, and the world consents, so we open windows, listen to the steady drops, nap near a window where the cloud- cooled winds gently greet us, put a soup on a low, slow simmer, and linger overContinue reading “A Gift of Fall”
Poetic Meanderings 