MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for all of your continued support of my blog, Shadowleaves On Lake Ann. It makes a real difference when you enjoy my writing and leave me a comment or a nod. Thank you for taking your time to check back with me as I continue to grow as a poet. I still look forward to continuing to be amazed, here on Lake Ann! Nature surrounds us and poetry is everywhere!
Month: December 2018
Day breaks ~
My morning write ~
golden threads
weaving day’s mercy
choices near
Good morning from the lakeside deck ~
I awoke very early this morning as the darkness of full “night-hood” kept everything void of light.
As I made my coffee and then stepped outside, the sudden smells of smoke greeted me. I put my mother’s hand guilted blanket around my shoulders to keep warm, and stayed outside for awhile.
I marveled at the number of house and yard lights, I could now see so much more over the hills, as fallen leaves have opened up both sky, and land to view.
Starting my day ~ my morning write ~
I contemplate God’s love for us, grateful!
Haiku 3/5/3
blazing pinks
slide across horizons
new skies born
Good morning from the lakeside deck ~
Just over the horizon sit thin grey clouds but rising are faint blue hints of a new sky being born ~ the blue widens.
Two words, still have my attention this morning and I’m thinking they really are close cousins indeed ~ wander and wonder!
I am a wanderer ~ taking time to attention-ally STROLL through these woods, and gaze in wonder at what I find ~ by taking determined steps along my path, all the while, surrounded by gloriously beautiful Ozark hills.
My morning write ~
Breathe in
morning’s fresh warm air
take in ~ all its “symphony” notes
and know nature plays
and holds in a single cup
many songs just for you
to take with us along our day ~
hear the sunshine!
Good morning from the lakeside deck ~
ITS ADVENT SEASON
Two words come to my mind this morning ~
wander and wonder
WANDER, to move about aimlessly, no set pace ~ AMBLE / OR to proceed in an irregular course or action ~ MEANDER / OR an act of wandering ~ STROLL!
WONDER, something arousing awe, astonishment, or surprise ~ AWE/ OR a feeling of puzzlement or doubt, a feeling of awe or admiration ~ MARVEL / OR to be filled with or have curiosity or doubt ~ a WONDERER
I am a WONDERER who loves to WANDER and to WONDER!
I am sitting out on my deck alongside the rail. I have moved all of my feeders underneath the Eve’s to protect the birds during the winter. So that means all of my feeders line up parallel to the deck front rails. Now I sit right beside the busiest highway stretch in town! I can hear and even feel the birds as they fly past, their wings fluttering and air rushing off of their tiny bodies. Their bird songs gloriously close.
This morning I have the following busy eaters at my feeders: nuthatches, titmouses, downies, bluebirds, wrens, finches, red-heads and flickers, chickadees and even a Mr Pilated!
My writing this morning ~
Winter solstice is close at hand ~ wonder
Season of Advent opens many new windows ~ wonder
Birds busy with collecting and feeding ~ wander
As we await this Christmas day ~ wander
May we be busy with collecting and feeding ~ wander
Collecting, sharing and doing for others ~ wander
Feeding, hearing His words and being ready ~ wonder
Preparing the way ~ wonderer
May we wander this Christmas season ~ WONDERER
May we take time as we go and travel to listen too ~ WANDERER
May we take measured steps in love and kindness along the way!
Good morning from the lakeside deck ~
Grateful for This day ~
How do I even begin to describe this morning’s soft light and cold settling air?
My morning write ~ it is . . . . . .
light filtering softly
bounded by oak & hickory trees
chasing grey haze and mist rising
carrying the mighty earth upwards
the loft of cold air smelling like
freshly cooked apples and honey jam
with underneath tones of hot butter sizzles
Now, how do I hold on to this moment? … to carry it with me throughout my day and to remind me of the mighty love I know I too carry inside me each day!
Good Morning from the Lakeside Deck ~
I live high upon a hill
Where leaves
Take longer to fall
Where clouds whisper by
I listen to a bird’s song
