The golden

Come sit with us a while –

You don’t need to speak –

It’s enough to let our hearts swell

With golden joy.

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Fleeting beauty

There is nothing as joyful

As walking underneath the pink clouds

(Waving gently in the wind)

Of the sakura or Japanese cherry blossoms.

They remind us that life

Is intense and fleeting

As it follows the natural cycles

Of birth and death and renewal.

They flower for such a short time, like us,

And remind us that we too are as beautiful

And transient as a cherry blossom.

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Rush hour

There’s nothing I enjoy more

Than rush hour on the lake

When water, birds and light

Become beautiful abstract art.

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Swan light

I do believe

The wings of the swan

Love the light of the setting sun.

 

“Sometimes I need
only to stand
wherever I am
to be blessed.” — Mary Oliver

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Spring sparkles

It was one of those perfect spring evenings

When the sun made stars out of water

And Oscar made abstract art

Out of water pearls.

On the way home, I turned around

To see my daughter caught in the fairy glitter

And become one with nature.

The setting sun

Threw its golden drops

On grass and woodland flowers

As if to say: Stop. Look. Listen.

And appreciate.

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Wispy ears and love

Everyone should have a loyal friend –

With or without wispy ears –

To share a sunset with.

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Dawn gold

Something woke me up far too early (before 5 am).

Perhaps it was the golden silence

Calling my name;

Or the beaver in the lake

As he swam through watery clouds.

Perhaps it was the glory

Of a new day whispering:

Do not miss a single golden moment.

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Metamorphosis

Nature often holds up a mirror

To show us change as one season glides into another,

(This is winter going into spring.)

It shows us renewal and transformation through stormy phases

And, finally, softens into peace and beauty.

(All shots are of my local lake over the past couple of weeks.)

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Musical birds

After the silence of winter,

Spring makes itself heard in the loud

Symphony of birds

Twittering, singing, warbling.

It’s a feathered harmony of music!

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Beribboned

An April sunset

Of soft ribbons in the sky

That blush as they kiss

The still surface of the water.

A lone tree and I

Enjoy the sight of a double bridge

Of crimson beauty.

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