Escaping January blahs and
Walls closing in
I need fresh air and
Sanity
I expect nothing more
Than suburban asphalt
And cookie cutter houses
Yet unknowingly I enter a
Sanctuary
Icy Wind greets me
Pushing away apathy
Waking me from winter slumber
While sunshine kisses, reflecting
Grace
I see slender Birch
Bending, swaying
As Wind whispers through her
Raised hands a hymn of
Praise
I see purple mountains
Robed in snowy prayer shawls
Majestic in their own right they
Kneel humbly before their
King
I hear wind chimes beckoning and
Geese inviting as dry
Leaves skip past pointing
My heart to childlike
Joy
Home again,
I open the door and step in
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14 comments:
just beautiful .. written with such feeling and vision
I love the last line. New. That is exactly how I feel.
nice. i need those escapes...the refreshing so that the usual feels new....
NEW
Ohhh we so need this newness . . . and HIS mercies are NEW every morning! Such hope!
Hi Becky, I especially liked the line of snowy prayer shawls - very nice imagery. I also like the quote on your header. I used to read Judith Viorst when I was a teenager. She was a feature writer in a magazine that my mother read, and even though Ms. Viorst was a married lady writing about her husband and children, I enjoyed reading her.
beautiful, this picture of nature praising, refreshing, pointing you back.
As Wind whispers through her
Raised hands a hymn of
Praise
oh friend, i'm so glad to have met you. i'm so glad you linked with imperfect. this is absolutely lovely... i felt refreshed after reading it. i hope you'll continue linking. xo
How lovely that you found this grace and renewal in God's creation, and that you found such lovely words to describe it.
And thank you also, for your kind words over at my blog.
"Yet unknowingly I enter a
Sanctuary"
yes...wise mamas know to walk outside, breath deep,and watch as all creation praises The Creator...to feel The Breath of Heaven on your face...love your GOD breathed words...may they guide lots of mamas to take moments outside for renewal
Thank you for such a beautiful description of what we all need...refreshment. blessed!
I see purple mountains
Robed in snowy prayer shawls
Love it, Becky! You describe this refreshment in such a way as to make me feel I am there experiencing newness as well. Such beautiful imagery.
God Bless you today. I am glad we had a chance to talk today at church! :O)
i really appreciate a person who can see the sanctuary, however cookie-cutter cluttered it may be!
This is absolutely lovely. Amazing how a walk can be such a refresher. I was out with my puppy yesterday afternoon and had a moment to step outside my busy mind and soak in the bits of grace evident in those sunshine kisses and shawled mountains (though our mts. right now could do with a bit more cover! Very little snow).
Your comment at my place today really, really touched me. Thank you so much for including me in your prayers.
BECKY! Holy crap. You WROTE this?! Seriously...you've been holding out on me! Beautiful. It belongs in a frame next to a beautiful photo - we should combine forces!
Seriously. I'm in awe.
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