Morning Gold, Silent as Breath

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She is such an artist, the sun.

I watched her rise today,

a brilliant yellow-orange backdrop

to the dark green silhouette

of the neighbors’ bamboo.

Her morning gold, silent as breath,

spreads wide,

slides between cane and leaf,

creates a shape-shifting mosaic,

light and dark,

shadow and shine.

She shoulders higher up the sky

with wise warmth,

quietly whitening thin-stretched clouds

feathered across the high, icy blue.

She is just getting started,

for the whole world is her canvas,

and she takes her time,

for she has all the time in the world.

Her fluid beauty ebbs and flows

as shade and light flirt,

drift,

slow dance,

weaving magic into the day,

sparking autumn-touched treetops

into gold and copper leaf-flames.

She is angling now to give us

her brightest and best

even as the days shorten and cool.

I will watch her paint this day.

I will watch her dance with shadow.

And maybe I, too,

will dance.

-kh-

Nurture peace, cultivate kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week:

Shadow of the week:

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Casting a Larger Shadow

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Whatever good we do,

Whatever kindness or hospitality we provide,

Will cast a larger shadow

Than we may ever see or realize.

– Diane Walker –

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Sun and Shadow

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“Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.”

– Maori proverb –

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Nature of the week:

Shadow of the Week – two vases:

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Sun and Shadow

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“Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you.”

– Maori Proverb –

Nurture peace. Cultivate kindness. Carry the calm.

(I’m posting a day late, which I don’t usually do. I was in a full-day art class, totally enjoying myself to the point of forgetting all else! Evidence below. I’ll try to be on schedule for the next post!)

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The Shadow of God

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“Love beauty;

it is the shadow of God on the universe.”

– Gabriela Mistral –

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Nature of the week – comfrey blooms:

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As Deep as Eternity

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Sleet began falling yesterday morning as the temperatures outside dropped into the teens. By afternoon, the sleet had turned to snow, and this morning I woke to a silent world, blanketed in white. It’s now midday, but everyone seems to be staying indoors, and the quiet continues. At the end of a busy, noisy week, this interlude of stillness and peace is welcome.

“Silence is deep as Eternity; speech is shallow as Time.”

– Thomas Carlyle –

“Let silence take you to the core of life.”

– Rumi –

Nurture peace, cultivate loving kindness, and carry the calm.

Nature of the week – the view from my desk: