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Cinquains (poems)
Phases Leaves drift separated torn from solid branches glorious even in death-- dreams endure. © prasanta September 2017 Begin Winter will find its rest when morning arrives and the sun makes us forget what aches. Begin.... © prasanta September...
Summer’s Lease…
Summer's lease hath all too short a date... ---- Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 The House Was Quiet And The World Was Calm The house was quiet and the world was calm. The reader became the book; and summer night Was like the...
Piano Music (An Update)
Remember back in January, when I wrote about resolutions? Well, maybe you thought I forgot. Or maybe you forgot. Or maybe you don't even know what in the world I'm talking about. That's ok. I'll remind us all. 🙂 Back in January, I wrote about making an intentional...
Beauty and Bread
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. -- John Muir Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. -- Lao Tzu Look deep into nature,...
From Seed to Giant
A tiny sequoia tree seed, above, can grow into a small young plant, like the one below. That small plant can grow into a towering giant, like this one: It isn't the tallest tree (Redwoods are taller) but in terms of mass and volume, it is called...
Book Review: Get Out of That Pit
"Goodbye is a necessary life skill." - from Beth Moore's book, Get Out of That Pit Indeed. In our lives we have circumstances in which saying a goodbye could be difficult and painful. And then, there are also those awkward kinds of goodbyes. Of course,...
A Sunrise
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 ...
A Few Pictures of a National Park…
Psalm 121 A song of ascents. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he...
Summer Reflection #8: Play Monopoly
I have a confession to make. I don't like to play long board games, like Risk, for example. I will play Scrabble, however, and playing games with large groups is fun. But usually, I avoid long board games. My boys learned how to play Axis and Allies, but that requires...
Summer Reflection #7: Take Time and Give Thanks
If I hadn't walked outside, I would have missed it: this beautiful sight of a rose covered with dew. The morning is cool and gray, and this is a welcome splash of color, a bit of sunshine on the ground with pearly clouds swirling above. But if I had not walked there...
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