Meteors at Night: March 2014

One muggy and unusual night, I woke at 3 AM, hazily recalled predictions of spectacular meteor showers, and dragged a sleepy Larry with me out to our driveway to watch for meteorites. After craning our necks for a few minutes that seemed like hours, we finally saw one or two tiny, magnificent flashes. It was a catch-it-in-the-corner-of-your-eye type thing. There and gone. Blink and you miss it. We stumbled back inside and I couldn't sleep for the Glory of God's night sky. Words pelted my brain and I had to write them down. (See the very first post: Meteors at Night.)

Like the meteor shower, my inspiration often comes unbidden at night in quick bursts that demand my attention. I get excited about it. I don't want to miss it, not any of it. Not one quick flash, not one Illumined moment, not one whisper from God.

I'm trying hard to catch it and collect it and put it all in one sky. You're welcome to do a little gazing here anytime.

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Watching, with towels

Watching, with towels,

with dryness for the dear ones,

their faces drippy-wet and their bodies soggy-soaked,

those runners of the morning and of

Spring’s sudden showers.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Hello, Spring

Silky, sunny buttercups

bouncing on their stems –

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Froggy serenade

near wooded wetland spots –

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Tender, greening willow shoots

A-swaying in the breeze –

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Pollen-laden honey bees

on henbit, purple, new –

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Lacy patches, lavender,

of redbud here and there –

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Hello, Spring, you

Wondrous Thing – You’re

Not to be missed!

Not to be missed!

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

iPhone

Friday, March 14, 2014

All the Time

All the time and anyway,

Completely, all the time –

I’m treasured, loved and sheltered by

My God, my All the Time.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Connection

She looked at me with newborn gaze,

A soulmate recognition,

A love beyond all boundaries

Of life and breath and time.

She, come from where I’m going,

Me, going where she’s been,

Us, passing near, in currents swift,

Embracing our connection.

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