We are in the image of God above
Body, mind, and spirit – made thereof
In our nature united – three-in-one
Not just Christians, but everyone
There is a mission set by Him above
That our actions be driven by
Faith, hope, and love
And as we let this guide us – we will grow
And our godly image – to the world will show
Padre
Thank you Pastor Vince for a thought provoking message
Gold, orange, red on the horizon arrayed
And with each passing breeze they begin their cascade
Making a carpet of autumn hues
Crunching underneath our passing shoes
The beauty of nature wondrously displayed
As children await the raking,
So in the piled leaves they can wade
Padre
Brown displacing green
Annual transformation
Seasons run their course
Padre
My thanks to Fandango for introducing me to The Squirrel Chase and their one-to-three challenge. I had in my file a photo of a butterfly visiting the back garden. While the lavender and vlinder are works of divine art, by photography isn’t. The challenge to run the photo through a photo processor provided some lovely results, however.
Padre
“Just look at the state of our garden. I can’t belief the council doesn’t do more to control these pests. I mean it isn’t like they do much of anything else around here . . . .”
A mole hill’s bump
Into a knoll does rise
A becomes a hill before her eyes
Climbing still into a majestic peek
A Himalayan berg, to hear her speak
Padre
Brilliant flash
Following roar
Waking me from
My midnight snore
Storm rumbling in the night
Hopefully passed by dawn’s new light
I dread to think of emerging forth
In the face of driving rain
And electric force
Padre
Delicate blossoms like tiny stars
Constellations white against green presented
Inviting – though housed amidst biting thorn
Being drawn too close – a thing to be regretted
A boundary natural -yet by men planned
A symbol of ownership over the land
And still the hedge is a world its own
Where sparrow and hedgepig make their home
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Padre
A day a bit more than breezy
Making getting home less than easy
Trees down and roof tiles blowing
Twigs and rubbish aloft going
Two storms in quick succession
Is mother nature teaching us a lesson?
Padre
With dew moistened strands
Your work displays
Now not as effective
As in warmer days
As autumn – like summer
Comes to pass
Is your knit-work all of you
That will last?
Padre
orange
purple and green
secondary colours
reflecting caterpillar’s life
renewed
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Padre
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