The Fledgling ~

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for the

 fledglings

*  *  *

be strong

and

of good courage

Joshua 1:6

Sanctuary ~

TO A BUTTERFLY

Written in the orchard, Town-end, Grasmere

1802

 

I've watched you now a full half-hour;

self-poised upon that yellow flower

and, little Butterfly! indeed

I know not if you sleep or feed.

How motionless! -- not frozen seas

more motionless! and then

what joy awaits you, when the breeze

hath found you out among the trees,

and calls you forth again!

 

This plot of orchard-ground is ours;

my trees they are, my Sister's flowers;

here rest your wings when they are weary;

here lodge as in a sanctuary!

Come often to us, fear no wrong;

sit near us on the bough!

We'll talk of sunshine and of song,

and summer days, when we were young;

sweet childish days, that were as long

as twenty days are now.

William Wordsworth

              

Wings of Light ~

“When you have come to the edge

of

all light

that you know

and

are about to drop off

into the darkness

of the unknown

 Faith

is knowing

one of two things will happen

there will be something solid to stand on

or

you will be taught to fly”

Patrick Overton

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wild rice paddies

Northern Minnesota