Brilliant Iris

I saw the sun the other morning Peeking through a crevasse in the clouds Like a brilliant iris of light, (Too bright to see the color) Staring through the vast, dark grey eyelids. Even when the sun rose to its hidden place Behind the upper mass of moisture, The brightness of that spot drew my […]

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Facets of Fall

How does fall manage to look so pretty Even when the rain permeates the day? I just noticed it this morning— All the brilliant colors in the sunlight Take on a sort of royal austerity When gray sky reigns in the atmosphere. No matter how drab the day feels The colors remind me that time […]

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Sunshine

Today I feel like sunshine Though it’s cold and wet and gray. Inside my soul I feel fine Though the storms of life hold sway. It is odd but I can stand fast Feeling rest and grace and peace Never minding as I sail past Other ships and harbors’ ease. For the way of strength […]

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Moving On

On a cold May afternoon, When the sky was dark and gray, And my heart was filled with gloom From the long and dreary day, I was waiting for a word In my wrought-up frame of mind, But the message that I heard Said, “Keep moving. There’s no time. Holy Spirit’s on the move Spread […]

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Fall Musings

The leaves crunch satisfactorily under my feet As I plod steadily on in the chill wind, Under the multihued grays in the sky overhead. Fall moves forward in its relentless way While I muse silently, slowly, ceaselessly… Somehow, I want my mountains to move, My crooked ways straight, my rough places smooth. Some moments I […]

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