Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy!Let the trees of the forest sing for joy… — Psalm 96:12, NLT When the blooms remind us of the nearing spring, the refreshed roots shooting up through the waking soil, the unfurling leaves, petals, wings — life in abundance, the blessings of living amid God’sContinue reading “The Waking Soil”
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Syncopation
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke What sets the spring-blue sky’s poetic meter? Yellow daisies, ladybugs, rosebuds, butterflies, and lazy, breezy, dreamy afternoons. —C.L. Fisher, April 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher andContinue reading “Syncopation”
Let All the Earth
Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven. — Psalm 85:11, NLT Through leather my fingers grasp the soil, plow a tiny portion of ground, the sun warms my back countering the sensation of cold dirt still waking from winter’s slow-released breath, but the pear trees know, the white blooms announcedContinue reading “Let All the Earth”
Dandelion Pentastich
That is one good thing about this world … There are always sure to be more springs. — L. M. Montgomery This tiny wish-spark, a globe of light ready to burst— let loose, float, fly, tower above the tall grasses and travel into the blue of spring — But will I blow the candle out?Continue reading “Dandelion Pentastich”
March
March is the month of expectation… — Emily Dickinson Rhythmic yellow strides, advance of eager trumpets — heralds of our spring. —C.L. Fisher, March 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.
False Spring
“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens The first blooms and early bees, the foraging butterflies and me — we all thought the frost had passed, that February closed winter’sContinue reading “False Spring”
Daffodils
“Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty.” – William Shakespeare Why do daffodils hang their heads? Are the sun-drenched bells too heavy? Is the chill of February too dreary? Perhaps it is just that they, too, long to gaze at another lovey face or remind us trueContinue reading “Daffodils”
Wellspring
The daisy follows soft the sun/ And when his golden walk is done,/ Sits shyly at his feet. — Emily Dickinson Little golden cup offering a sip of spring — I will drink you up! —C.L. Fisher, February 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may notContinue reading “Wellspring”
Waking
We felt a chill this morning, a reminder that winter is not sleeping, those icy fingers are still reaching from the waking soil, grasping us in the gray, holding onto the wait before May’s stormy arrival when darkened clouds bring the necessary rains and the earth radiates the heat summer will soon release. The crueltyContinue reading “Waking”
Spring Winks
“April is the cruellest month, breeding/ Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing/ Memory and desire, stirring/ Dull roots with spring rain.” —From T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land Just beyond my reach in the highest branches, tilted just enough for the sun to catch the edge and cause the tiny flower to wink, grasp myContinue reading “Spring Winks”
Poetic Meanderings 