once-jagged layers
wear light blue-gray and deep brown
sand-polished by waves
rocks along the edge
bear chalky white droppings from
seabirds passing by
enduring beauty
created by stormy seas
and heaving earthquakes
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 29 July 2015
Photo credit: DAFraser, October 2012
Oswald West State Park, Oregon
water cascades calm
in translucent fairy veils
rippling out toward me
Amy Carmichael wrote this delightful poem for children whose lives and wellbeing were at risk. Amy’s major life work was to rescue or receive these children and offer them an alternative. They lived together with staff members at the Dohnavur Compound in South India. Over the years, scores of children found safety and hope for a different future. Read the rest of this entry »
harvest gold blanket
coats exposed surfaces with
fine volcanic dust
dark shadows lengthen
beneath cloudless blue heaven
evening approaches Read the rest of this entry »
~~~Young Song Sparrow, Longwood Meadow
morning birdsong
calms my troubled heart
centers my soul
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Yesterday’s Sabbath was a challenge.
Not because my spirit didn’t welcome it,
but because my body kept voting No
to all the delights I’d planned. Read the rest of this entry »
Elouise, Student Nurse, Son and Volunteer
The birth of our son marked a sudden break with the relatively carefree life we’d had up until now. Nonetheless, I would do it all over again.
The moment we arrived at the hospital, they plopped me into a wheelchair and whisked me off to the large, communal labor room. Goodbye D! See you later! Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 