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”
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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”
A Melody
…His compassions do not fail. —Lamentations 3:22 When I am lost, wandering the hard terrain of pain in this world or trapped within the mumbling maze of my own despair, even when my words fail and only grumblings and moanings escape, any prayer, however ineloquent, becomes a melody, beautiful in the surrendered- knowing that God Continue reading “A Melody”
Adrift
The rays drift in, finding enough space to gather together, form an angle of light, an island adrift that leaves the room cold in comparison. ….I sit, adjacent, dimmed by sunset, but my soul travels over, pools with the huddled warmth, and imagines the sun rising… tomorrow. —C.L. Fisher, July 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, allContinue reading “Adrift”
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”
Inescapable Dawn
The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light. — William Shakespeare Shy sun, resting behind a passing cloud, not ready to star in the requirements of hours, he waits behind a gray curtain, but his brilliance escapes, reminding us a full infusion of light will dawn… So,Continue reading “Inescapable Dawn”
One Step
Bloom where you are planted. Sometimes it takes just one step when you would rather not put the effort into trying, when alone sounds safer than joining the crowd, when solace becomes a hold on you, a way to become safely lost, but if you just step, a whole new world might open up andContinue reading “One Step”
Cycles
You see life cycles when you pay attention to a garden —browning leaves and curling petals, the tender buds guarded until the blooming— a parallel to our living, the way each day moves into evening, opening and closing, new life and death, and we find meaning in the dark night when we have time toContinue reading “Cycles”
Pilgrimage
“Not all those who wander are lost” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien Shafts of light in hazy rays dance inside the shaded little patio garden, warming sun falls fully on tiles of sapphire and terracotta marking the way to a welcoming table, and I am enamored by the little path through a faded turquoise gate into theContinue reading “Pilgrimage”
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”
Poetic Meanderings 