Posts by Sandy
The Lesson of the Windy Day
I sit and watch the river rush hastily between its banks,
propelled by a northwest wind.
Standing watch nearby the tall, thin pines sway erratically,
like a bouquet of peacock feathers,
while above the sun shines down its light,
barely warming winter’s bite.
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The Myth Of Happiness
Waves rumbled and crashed at the shoreline. Birds like silent gliders rode the air currents above, squawking loudly. The shell-studded sand stretched before me littered with treasures the sea had given up. I walked among and around them, too caught up in my mental preoccupation to notice their unique beauty. I’d walked for…
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Delay
In Praise and Awe of Winter
I stood on my stoop And raised my eyes. Startled, I stared at the sun As it peeked over the rooftop, Igniting sparkles of light on the new fallen snow. Slowly I moved my gaze around. What was different? What had changed? The landscape, Once so vibrantly colorful, Was now hidden away Under winter’s glistening…
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My Need For God
The afternoon’s warmth Was blown away By a western wind Swooping in, Causing me to shiver. God got out His palette To daub a rainy gray Upon the clouds That populated the sky. Rays of sun valiantly poked Past the growing clouds, Streaming their light through the Newly emerging leaves; Turning them a pale, Diaphanous…
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