The Richness of the Blue Sky

As the winter sun deepens the richness

of the blue sky,

pine trees bow, honoring

the peace,

the sparkles

of the freshly fallen snow.

And flurries descend,

floating, swirling

in the afterglow.

      

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Sky Reaching

Sky reaching into our spirits declaring

the beauty of our world

in the simple movement

of clouds,

and birds

in the tapestry of blue.

     

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The Sky Received the Glory

In the beginning blue was made, some say it has always been,

and the sky received the glory, with the ocean becoming an even deeper blue…….

until there was green……enriching all of the earth.

     

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Note: original art by Dale Chihuly.

A Sparrow Takes Flight

As the wind moves through the trees a robin is released,

and a sparrow takes flight

while beautiful songs travel

into the blue sky.

And a dragonfly hovers,

watching me.

    

Note: This came to me on my front porch today.

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Opening Up the Sky

When I was a boy, my bow was only made of plastic, but I could fire those arrows way up, so far, so far

into the blue that you could not see them anymore, lost

in the clouds until they descended suddenly

deep into the Earth as if an offering

received. Nobody knew

but I was a Crow warrior back then

simply opening up

the sky.

More beginnings.

     

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