A Wayward Oak Leaf
Where did you come from On this November morning There are no oak trees in sight Despite the name of the street Oakridge Drive And yet here you are Nestled in the midst of my Peace Lily Your colors called out Begging me to stop and notice It wasn’t difficult Because you are beautiful On … Continue reading A Wayward Oak Leaf
India in My Heart
The Spirit’s crisp breeze Calls me into a morning Where birds have been Warbling And darting in and out Through the branches Of my beloved Locust tree Since before the sun’s rays Ventured to think about The possibility of Shimmering This corner Of the world Awake The Sun glow On the leaves Spring green in … Continue reading India in My Heart
Chagall Light
There is something about the morning light at this time of the year that intrigues me and makes me smile. I love light at all times of the year, but the morning light, right now, in late winter, before the time changes and as we are just beginning to really notice how much the days have … Continue reading Chagall Light
Stillness
I find myself Stopping this morning Over and over Just for a moment or two Closing my eyes Resting my chin And the heaviness of my heart And soul On my Hands Where my fingers are interlaced Into a shelf In these frequently occurring moments There is a stillness That falls upon me It is … Continue reading Stillness
I Asked for a Prayer
I asked for a prayer For the new year One with just a few words That will match my breathing And will sing effortlessly In my heart And yours I wanted a prayer That I could feel so deeply As if you had pushed me deep Into a pool of water That I paint over … Continue reading I Asked for a Prayer
Autumn morning
Today The early morning is quiet Gone are the constant buzzes The unceasing hums Of cicadas That for the last month or so Have announced The shortening of days The lengthening of nights The deepening of darkness Surrounding the golden moments Of Summer’s ending light The lone chickadee Chirping the morning news From the branch … Continue reading Autumn morning
The Heart of the Wilderness: Third in a series for Season of Creation 2020
Like so many people, when I was in grade school, I had to memorize and perform poetry. And like so many students along the way, in the fifth grade, I memorized and performed the words of Robert Frost, from probably his best-known poem, Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening. Whose woods these are I think … Continue reading The Heart of the Wilderness: Third in a series for Season of Creation 2020
Healing River Waters: Season of Creation 2020
In the 1995 wildly popular Disney animated movie, loosely based on the life of Pocahontas, there is a song about rivers. This was a favorite movie of my two older kids, Ethan and Grace and it was a favorite Disney movie of my father as well, who one afternoon took us all to see it. My father … Continue reading Healing River Waters: Season of Creation 2020
Earth Home: Season of Creation 2020
Sometimes, I think that we can just feel it—our connection to the land, the way that God created humans to feel connected to, amazed by, and grateful for this gift of the soil—the neighborhood of the land. If we are really paying attention, I think that there is something in the very life of the land … Continue reading Earth Home: Season of Creation 2020
Season of Creation: Forest Talk
In so many ways, these days, I recognize that I am an environmentalist. Actually, a theo-environmentalist might be a better way to describe who I am and who I am becoming more of in this time in my life—a theologian/environmentalist, deeply concerned about care of creation and about helping others to pay attention to the myriad … Continue reading Season of Creation: Forest Talk
prayers of my heart, a collection of articles and writings by C. Alicia Randolph 