Golden light filtered through my window creating a morning altar…the whole room alight with silent comfort. I rise and follow the light to my back porch, watching it rise and cover the valley. Filtering between the trees, waking the birds and their songs, even the tree frogs acknowledge the light. No creature is immune from … Continue reading Real Fall
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Fall Whispers
I’m sitting on my writing porch in the cool of the morning. My little dog is on my lap, but today he needs a blanket and so do I. It’s in the 50s. I slow my breath so that it comes deep and unhurried. Soaking up the low humidity and temperature. There are also quite … Continue reading Fall Whispers
One of My Favorites
I wrote this several years ago in my book The Nature of God, and today I was reminded of it again when I saw the glowing colors all across my house again. This piece is one of my favorites, which is why I repost it from time to time. Such a reminder that every day … Continue reading One of My Favorites
Even Now
The moon has spilled a bucket of sterling, which washes over the landscape like a river. The trees reach up as if bathing in a shower of light. Their leaves soak in every drop, turning each one into a silver-plated work of art. A forest is coated with light itself and glowing so brightly it … Continue reading Even Now
Fall is Here
The dogs pull at their leashes, and I think my shoulder will come out of the socket. Dusk is approaching and with it the light is soft among the trees. The smell of leaves which have fallen is in the air and I wonder how the trail got carpeted in just a few days. Each … Continue reading Fall is Here
Seasons
The light has changed. I noticed it today for the first time. It is no longer the harsh overhead glare of summer, but the soft golden glow of autumn. Looking through the trees in the forest, it is speckled…rays floating down with a shimmer as the breeze blows. It rests on the leaves like flecks … Continue reading Seasons
Michelle's Mosaic 