Tag: beauty
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The Window View
Looking out the window, I realized there was a whole world of magic just in that one scene-There were small, thin leaves that moved with every little breeze and there were thick ones that stayed still and close to each otherThe light affected each one differently and changed the colors and shimmer throughout the day…
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The Feast
Would you like to go with me?Not far or across the sea Instead let’s find a lovely placeVery close to our home base Where laughter, music and mirth dwellCould be flowers around a quaint, old well Maybe we find magic in an old bookOr butterflies dancing by a babbling brook What about the songs we…
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The Inside View
Who do we really want to please?This question brings us to our knees Search our hearts with sincerityWe will find the truest clarity Changing our hearts needs constant workIt’s a task we cannot shirk Shortsightedness, narrowness wants to creep inWiggling its way under our skin Look inside and kick it outGone with all its ugly…
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Overflow
Isn’t life grand?Some days are like bacon in a pan Sizzling hot, requiring patience to be doneWhen we just want to be on the run Other days are painful, cutting us to the coreWe begin to feel we just can’t take any more Then as we faithfully persevereKeeping our smile and our cheer God comes…
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April, lovely April
April is here againWish she would stay and stay Green is new and freshBluebonnets spread across the land Another birthday is coming very soonHopefully giving another layer of wisdom Spring is connected to our soulsBringing hope and fresh perspective The luminescence of shiny green leaves in April Captures our imagination and fantasy April is one…
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Create your space
When given your difficult challengethere is a choice Wallow in the roughness of your plightpity yourself as a mistreated soul? Or is there another more enlightened path?Maybe your thoughts are skewed in this sad state? Why not rise above the present situation?Look at it as if above the beautiful earth There’s another hopeful day comingThere’s…
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Squirrel Dance
It was a normal morning, in most ways except the sun was shining on the red leavesWho would not want to miss the wonderful hues of this moment?Filling me with gratitudefor the gift of my vision and the scene Scampering around every fence and treewere the squirrelschasing each other in a dance, it seemedThe prestissimo…
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Respite
the longing is impossible to ignore We must go to that wonderful place-place of poetry, inspired music and artfor it fills the voidof everyday life We are thirsty for something beyond this realm Don’t ignore your soul’s longing for beautyamidst the chaos stop, take the time to renew your empty wellfill yourself with power and…
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Travelers
We traveled trillions of miles to come hereMaybe we experienced a bit of fear We journey through the womb to a bright placeThe familiar voice reveals a beautiful face Innocent, helpless, needing protectionFeeling love, abundant affection Learning, tasting, ever growingMountains, valleys, rivers flowing Climbing steep, dangerous roadsJagged cliffs, heavy loads Traveling to awe-inspiring placesSeeing many…
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Illusion and Reality
Another birthday came and went This one was a big one As Paul Simon sang, “How very strange to be 70” It is indeed very strange to realize One’s time is more on the “down slide” Than in the “much more to go” side I begin to know more and more I am an eternal,…
Treasures Along the Way 