The Beckoning ~

it beckons

autumn does

inviting one to share

in its timely demise

transitioning out of verdant life

*  *  *

"What can we do

 but keep on breathing in and out,

 modest and willing, and in our places?"

Mary Oliver

In The Woods ~

the leaf of the

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

*  *  *

“Come with me into the woods

 where spring is
advancing, as it does,

 no matter what,
not being singular or particular,

 but one of the forever gifts,

 and certainly visible.” 

Mary Oliver

*  *  *

they are normally found

growing in the woods

in the spring

I am fortunate to have a 

couple of plants in the flower bed

 where I can watch their odd growth

It Wasn't Chocolates ~

“Someone I loved

 once gave me a box full of darkness.

It took me years to understand

 that this, too, was a gift.”

Mary Oliver

*  *  * 

Romans 12:21

*  *  *

textures

by

Kim Klassen

A Bearer of Light ~

"But I also say this:

 that light is an invitation to happiness,

 and that happiness, when it's done right,

 is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive."

 Mary Oliver

*  *  *
Jesus said,
"I am the Light of the world"
John 8:12
*  *  *
whatever it is that you
 celebrate today be it
Halloween,
 All Saints' Day,
 Reformation Day,
or others I am not aware of,
 please know you can bring light
 into someone's world with
 an act of kindness as
simple as a smile

 

 

Dawning ~

Watch, now, how I start the day

 in happiness, in kindness.

Mary Oliver

*  *  *

Great is His Faithfulness

Lamentations 3:22-23

Minutiae ~

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To pay attention,

this is our endless and proper work.

Mary Oliver

*  *  *

Watching ~

upon hearing

the snap of a twig

I turned

and

saw this lovely doe

watching me

it isn't often

there isn't a window

separating us

: : :

I had to concur with

Mary Oliver

when she said,

"Sometimes I need 
only to stand

 
wherever I am 
to be blessed."

Whatever Works ~

 “I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.”

Mary Oliver