When our minds are at rest, our spirits
receive rivers of peace and poetry,
moving
with power, beyond our mist,
and filling us
with the flow
of eternity.
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Copyright 2017, ancient skies
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A Stronger Heart
When our prayers fail to reach the eagle’s wings, falling short
of reaching our highest mountains, we fail
to see our visions.
But a stronger heart has learned surrender
each river washing our eyes
as our spirits begin to see, and soar above
the tallest trees. Knowing deeply
all is not lost.
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Why He Made the Rhododendrons
By faith I know, that the rhododendrons were given to us,
coming back year after year, for the important purpose
of keeping both men and women
encouraged,
that we are loved.
Why else
would they be so beautiful?
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A Promise that Strengthens Us
Even though our dogwoods have faded, and the tulips
have disappeared, we can look forward now
to the iris, and the gardenias.
And there is always new life,
after the old
has passed away,
a promise
that strengthens us.
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So Beautifully Within Us
Poetry burns so beautifully within us,
because it has been embedded deep inside
our hearts, working in the power of love
we’ve been given.
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As the Wind Releases the Blossums
In the coolness of a spring morning, as the wind releases the blossums
as the oak leaves, declare their own strength, we can breathe again
refreshed, with a new confidence, and we know
deep inside, somehow
we know
we were created.
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The Spring Speaks Softly
The spring speaks softly of gentleness and warmth, allowing our hearts
to feel safe again, we begin to receive the flood of beauty, and the awe
of our Mother Earth.
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