Combining my Slice of Life post with Spiritual Journey Thursday and Poetry Friday to share photos and thoughts from recent walks and a favorite quote.This is a three-for-the-price-of-one post!
Bloom
in the middle of the weeds
and last year's leaves
Savor the promise of pink
Saunter
by the school playground
even though the street lights are on
Discover
exuberant evidence that
children are back in school
Kiss the day goodbye
Embrace the evening sky.
- Ramona Behnke
“Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful;
for beauty is God’s handwriting—a wayside sacrament.
Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower,
and thank God for it as a cup of blessing.”
―
Ramona, your slice is uplifting. God's handwriting is evident in your walk. What a beautiful poem to accompany your photography. This morning reading the SJT slices and posts has been a wonderful opportunity to fill my mind with God's love and nature's beauty. Tonight, I shall embrace the evening sky and remember to save time for a short walk.
ReplyDeleteRamona: Thank you for this cup of blessing!!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the gorgeous images juxtaposed w/ the hopscotch, all signs of life and the promise of renewal spring brings.
ReplyDelete"Wayside sacrament" - amazingly powerful phrase, perfectly capturing the bouquet of beauty you've shared here, Ramona. I also love the organization and flow of your poem interspersed with those magnificent photos (God's handwriting, indeed, even in the children's chalkwork). Those ending lines are so full of peace and gratitude - they've spilled over and have infused my day :)
ReplyDelete“Bloom in the middle of the weeds and last year's leaves” - I love the hopefulness this exudes. I also like how you included photos as well.
ReplyDeleteYour slice gives me hope and light even as the snow squall swims outside my window this afternoon. Spring and a fresh start are coming. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThose photos give me hope on this gray, windy day. (Though yesterday, on my walk, I saw daffodils starting to spout up from the earth.)
ReplyDeletePhotos and words... both lovely.
ReplyDeleteYour photos and words were so uplifting and a blessing. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness...what goodness in the day. Thank you. I love this.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, truly satisfying photos along with your vivid captions, I do thank God for his handiwork pretty much every day, thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! And I am saving the Emerson quote. Such important reminders to savor each day! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love your threefer wayside sacrament!
ReplyDeleteSometimes we just need to rest in the moment, breathe in the stillness and appreciate how blessed we are. A lovely pause and appreciate poem and pics, Ramona.
ReplyDeleteGod's handwriting is on your day. Thanks for sharing it with us, the promise, the joy, the ending embrace.
ReplyDeleteWonderful three-fer post, Ramona! I especially love the "exuberant evidence" you discovered in the schoolyard. Yes! :)
ReplyDeleteI am with Bridget, love it all, but that "exuberant evidence" is the best thing! Thanks for all the beauty, Ramona.
ReplyDeleteThis post is so full of hope, that children are back in the school yard being one. Emerson's quote is so right, I copied it to remember.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous of those spring blooms in your photos and poem. We are just beginning to see green shoots poke up.
ReplyDeleteI love how you interspersed the poem with pics!
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