love – Poetic Meanderings

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”

Faith

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,…I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! — from Habakkuk 3:17-18 You have been shown, in so many ways, His faithfulness, His legacy of grace, His immersive love, so why does this worry you wake with today speak to you more than this truth? Rest,Continue reading “Faith”

June Song

A song fluttered down in the form of a dove, and it bore me a message, the one word—love! – Paul Laurence Dunbar I heard a dove coo somewhere high in the branches of a rising pine, a soft good morning note to begin dawn’s early chorus, prompt the robin’s cheerful whistle, cue the longContinue reading “June Song”

When I am Still

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. — Ephesians 3:18 Peace in soothing waves allay the what-ifs in me, knowing the permanence of God, the haven of love, this persistent, integral truth— He was and is andContinue reading “When I am Still”

Dandelion Wishes

You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set. — Psalm 104:19, NLT I believe in wishes— not close your eyes and it will happen, but in dreams, wonder, hope, a belief that there is unchanging Love, faith in a constant Good, a trust in seasons — spring willContinue reading “Dandelion Wishes”

Shining Seeds

She opens her mouth with wisdom, And on her tongue is the law of kindness. — Proverbs 31:26 Let us hand out kindness like bouquets of dandelions, so many shining seeds ready for others to also give that beauty will infuse this day with the brilliant light of abundance. —C.L. Fisher, March 2022 Unless otherwiseContinue reading “Shining Seeds”

Love’s Sum

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. — 1 John 4:11. No abstraction in this fiqure, no carryover or deficit remainder, a set and curious mystery, a perfect and elegant equation — the exact sum of charity. —C.L. Fisher, March 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are theContinue reading “Love’s Sum”

The Surrendered Gift

Give as freely as you have received! — Matthew 10:8 We left the torn and crumpled paper under the tree until this morning — a reminder of an anticipation that feeds a Christmas longing — to give and to receive, but it is more than an exchange of trinkets, it is the desire to relate,Continue reading “The Surrendered Gift”

To Feel

I walked out to feel the sun on my face, to allow my limbs to stretch and wake, to move away from the virtual, so much of my time spent inside a computer program where there is no warmth, just pixels of information demanding my attention, but outside, under a tree, among the little daisies,Continue reading “To Feel”

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”