As Autumn stretches
towards winters frozen hold
the mind dwells in light
Bluebirds remain here
throughout the coming darkness
golden portals sigh
passing through the hue
into lighter times of warmth
imagine color
the earth inhales life
seeds fall away promising
regeneration
Stepping through the portal of light I wish I might hold the peace of the ocean sounds in my heart and grow stronger from that calmness. Returning to my gardens I am glad to see the snow has melted away but so too is the color . . . gone . . . and for that I am sorry. Now we move into the darker times and must find light within. I wish for bluebirds finding comfort about the gardens . . . with me . . . adding blue when gray is all about. Here and in the larger world I wish that light might touch all hearts and minds and lead towards peace and justice.
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19 comments:
Your photos often take my breath away and today is no exception. Beautiful autumn photos, especially the one showing the patch of sunlight lighting up the autumn colours on the hillside. The last shot is just gorgeous as well, and that sunset shot is stunning. Such a beautiful part of the world.
Lovely photos with a calming effect. I appreciate your last line: "Here and in the larger world I wish that light might touch all hearts and minds and lead towards peace and justice." It reads like a prayer.
Glad to have discovered your blog!
Your pink hydrangeas and the sunset shot are just gorgeous.
Spectacular as always... love the bluebird! Larry
Beautiful. I love the bluebirds.
I've always thought that Autumn is a happy moment, much more so because what lingers in my mind are the beautiful bright colors, which might have been previous to the photos here. What they now express is a certain sadness, but your words and that last photo put brightness in the otherwise dull moments. You are a true artist Carol expressing them to the fullest. But i am amazed how you did that last light portal!
ah, you are home and things have surely changed. I love your first image, like a frame a glimpse into the magical world beyond.
your poem is lovely.
Kära Carol!
Oh do not fear the darkness,
it is the home of light.
Had we no dark skies over us,
ne’er we’d see stars so bright.
Deep in our light ring of iris,
we have a pupil dark,
for darkness is what bright light
does trembling long to mark.
Oh do not fear the darkness,
it is the home of light.
Oh do not fear the darkness,
it is the core of light.
Erik Blomberg, English translation by Linda Schenck
/Kram, Anja
Lovely photos! I really like the blue bird1 Have a nice weekend!
Beautiful verse and photos.
Wonderful wishes Carol and as always gorgeous pictures of the garden...I love seeing my bluebirds return to the garden all year to find food..they do add such beautiful color...of course they are my fav bird!! I wish you peace and happiness during this dark season...
I haven't visited in a while and was having withdrawals. Beautiful vision are those blue birds, and the ring of sun. Wish you well.
Lovely atmospheric photos
What lovely pictures!! And the bird is so beutiful.
Lena/isis
I read this on the death of my husband's mother. From your title—"Sketches of Days Past Remembering and Wishing"—to your final words, it was all so relevant. It is a comfort as I read it again. Thank you. I appreciated Anja's words, as well.
These colours in the pictures are just wonderful, so beautiful! kram Sophia
Beautiful pictures and words with rays of hope within the melancholy atmosphere.
Your words and your photos says it all. Beautiful!
Kram
Wonderful pfotos,you live in a really paradis.
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