
Only true remorse
Causes the flower of God’s grace
to bloom more fully!
Only true remorse
Causes the flower of God’s grace
to bloom more fully!
I could not resist. Our greenway system goes by a large river. The wildflowers this year have been beautiful. I took a few photos because I’m sure they won’t last much longer. I noticed the first few red berries on one of the bushes which don’t usually come out until this time of year, late summer or early fall.
I love the old sycamore trees with their white bark. You can really see them good in winter when they lose their leaves. Even though the sky was overcast, the river always has good displays of reflections whether it’s plants or the colors of the sky. I hope you have very blessed day!
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Morning’s Mercies
Fresh, morning’s mercies
Recreated new world
Still trembling in moistures
Of crystal dew-drops
These shining pearls
Festoon green-leafed spots
Of glory
Ancient trees, boulders
At edge of water’s shoulders
Could tell many a story
If we take the time to listen
Upon the banks of an earthy liquor
sparkling in bright glistens
Of past times caught, moving
within its wettest web
It’s moving cascades end
Where the calm lake’s surface begins
Kissed by angel’s lips
Granting serenity, peace
To all willing beneath
Its surface their mind to dip
To contemplate and connect
With our Creator’s grace-full face
Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace,
Your demure beauty
always knows its place
along a roadside or in
a green grass-tufted field
if I pinched a slender stalk
would I hear you squeal?
You, very proper and so prim
I think I would never hear
From the pinchings of one stem
A solitary sound to clear
those silent, snowy lips
Regal, austere,
Elegant long limbs
Waving through the breeze
White-crested heads
Do acquiesce to bend
Your rarest esteem
Of this fair day
Sun clears all clouds away
Azure blue above
You below in your
gentle exquisiteness
I will never cease to love!!
Sister, Sister
(Thistles)
Sister, sister
Whispered with a care
Waving fragile heads
In the moving air
Oh, be careful
Here they come
Strangers, interlopers
Into this our world
Under a warming sun.
Will they despoil
Or yet worse
Uproot our lives
From this gentle soil
Our loving home
Stay together
In groups they will see
To Leave us alone
Our nettles will sting
As well as any bee’s
Our heads turn above
long, lovely necks
Pink and purple strands
Of elongated tresses
Designed not for picking
By the hand of any man
Respect is all
We ask for
We too enjoy a part
In all life springing
From this,
Our God’s living soil
We had such a beautiful morning today! The weather was perfect. The temperatures were down so it was cooler, and the humidity was lower also. It felt almost like a cool, clear October day. It felt great after the heat we’ve had. Here are some more pics along our greenway which runs along the river and a creek. I love how on these clear days the water reflects all the colors of the sky and the trees along the banks. I even caught a small red cardinal going for an early morning bath.
We are blessed God loved us enough to make the earth a beautiful place just so we could enjoy its beauty. Praise God and have a great day.
Only A Weed
Only a weed
I understand
But still you rise
To take your stand
Against
The Encroachments
of man
We struggle,
We toil
Working every
Square inch of soil
To conquer the earth
Yet we still fail
To stop your birth
Your green head
And limbs
Small at first
But mighty
Sway and bend
Pushing at all angles
On concrete & rock
Tousled and tangled
They rise
Looking for sky
Seeking the air
As all living things
Too come to care
For their new life
Your stance
Crows a victory:
Though I am just a weed
There is a me
In my living green
Rising in this New
Existence you may now
Most gloriously see!
This may be a strange or trivial subject to write a poem about, but I couldn’t resist. Walking on our new greenway, they had done everything to keep out the weeds, but still they popped through. Just another thing that proves man does not completely control the earth as strongly as the power of God’s green nature.
Today was fairly overcast but without the sun, it was nice and cool. Couldn’t resist some more flower pictures from the riverwalk. I even managed to get a red cardinal to pose for me. The locust bushes were heavy with white flowers, and there were cascades of honeysuckle flowers everywhere. Their sweet smells were heavy in the morning air. Have a blessed day and Praise God!!!