renewal – Rivers Renewed

Branches of a Willow Tree

The wholeness so elusive can often be found in the branches of a willow tree,

as we look up discovering the sky, or in the embrace of our spirit

as we allow the forest to enfold into us, we know then

what we have always known,

yet now we see it

more clearly.

As if Sunlight Sparkles

Memories of our most sacred moments will often find their way,

drifting,

into our hearts

within our void seeking,

as if sunlight sparkles

on the surface of the lake

filtering,

through the deep.

I wonder

if we are more than water

searching, moving towards the shore,

a magnificent spirit,

washing the Earth.

It is the light,

that moves us beyond

the pain,

into the new hope shifting

taking shape

within us.

The Gift of Peace

The gift of peace was always meant to bring wholeness to our being.

Walk in peace today

and be strong.

As a Poem or a Prayer

I actually wrote a poem today, asking God about the rain,

He wasn’t angry, but there was more in the wind,

than simply conversation. In the silence

of the heart, it became alive living,

as a poem,

or a prayer.

English Breakfast Morning

Not exactly an early morning, as our bodies are lulled to rest with an early summer rain.

And as I listen at my desk to the rain dripping from the leaves, I take another sip

of English Breakfast Tea,

and start writing

of renewal.

Note: The photo is of a museum.

The Depth of Our Peace

The depth of our peace always follows the depth of our searching

our hearts

hold the key,

if we allow ourselves

the journey.

We Become the River

Peace lives in that sacred space of the human heart seeking,

our dry riverbeds barren no more

we become the river, flowing

in the stillness

we did not know before.

The Scent of Water and Trees

There is a warm breeze now, slowly pushing its way over the lake,

holding a scent of water and trees, coming to rest

on my face. I look up seeking the revelation of sky in my life

never ending yet within my soul, I reach

for the pen that’s filling itself once again.

I marvel at words, trying not to gasp

holding the photograph

in my mind, I begin again

to write.

Our Space for Healing

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”

John Muir

So where do you go for healing? Do you have a place in nature

you can retreat to? Perhaps you have a roof top garden.

Where ever you go, may you receive strength

and be refreshed!

Note: From 2016!

Far Beyond

With our wordflow redeemed and our pathway secure,

our hearts will move us forward,

far beyond

what we used to know.

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