“The Earth has music for those who listen.”
Shakespeare
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
Matisse
What moves our hearts? If we are to not be driven insane by the noise of this world, can we be brave enough to embrace the seen, in order to appreciate what we cannot see?
Nature is not often mystical and loving her has never been idolatry. Nature is God’s way of healing us.
Why else would there be flowers?
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A warm light filled me, as I watched the sunlight dancing
in the maple tree.
God never spoke, and yet I knew
autumn was always meant,
to draw us closer.
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In the cleansing of the forest I would often search for my answers,
now I simply breathe in the peace,
having found my way,
grateful for the sun
through the trees.
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In our night songs we can move beyond our borders, hearts at rest,
with a quiet calm we slip easily
into dreams of peace,
and into the wings
enfolding us.
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In our peace flow we are encouraged, having embraced our strength, we know now
that there is a safe space, that our ruins will not live in us
or define who we are. And we can become after all,
who we were always meant to be.
Amen.
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Morning light on the water gently awakens me, as the curtains move stirring my spirit,
shaping a poem. My Love moves closer, still sleeping
a soft sound of sheets and pillows,
and I love the way the sunlight rests
on her bare shoulder.
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In my meditations, the wind was moving softly through the trees
speaking quietly of sacred space, so I lifted my heart
receiving in return…. the shape of a poem,
and a heart filled
with peace.
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Courage runs deep in rivers of peace,
confidence holds strong
in a heart filled,
with love.
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It was sunny and crisp in the mountains this morning,
in the sacred silence,
I found a way
to walk softly
upon the Earth.
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You draw me closer My Love, to the infinite One
when we close our eyes, we become
the horizon
of ocean and sky
ebb and flow
in the giving and taking
gently touching,
becoming one
we are free,
from time, and space.
And never alone.
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