Precious butterfly
Creator’s natural art—
Fragile, yet strengthened
Summer’s final days
Another field ripening—
Harvest’s bounty waits
Calendar’s page turns
Landscape knowing its schedule—
Morning’s autumn peace
From Psalm 139:13-14: “For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.”
Our Creator’s breath
Inescapable
Molding each precious gift
Earth’s dynamic facelift
Our Creator’s touch
Undeniable
Crafting nature’s landscape
Tenderness fills each shape
Our Creator’s works
Unfathomable
Filling with Heaven’s light
Harsh darkness taking flight
Our Creator’s grace
Insurmountable
Offering love’s embrace
Patience marking each space
Our Creator’s faith
Undebatable
Delivering life’s hope
Atop each mountain slope
Our Creator’s way
Inseparable
Leading to Promised Land
His plan forever grand
Our Creator’s truth
Unequivocal
Writing Scripture’s story
Destined for His glory
From Psalm 139:23-24: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Hidden in forest’s depths
Creator’s kingdom reigns
Moving with quiet breath
Feeding nature’s unbroken chain
Spontaneous landscape
Creator’s rhythm sings
Breathing beauty’s freshness
Witnessing all that summer brings
Trees towering above
Creator fills each scene
Overflowing with peace
Reaching to heavens, grass so green
Tranquil waters roam free
Creator’s grace gives back
Nourishing youngest plants
Equipping wilderness backpack
Busy traffic drives by
Immune to forest’s sigh
Missing treasures within
Creator frames sunset’s goodbye
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I appreciate patience.
A frontier is never a place; it is a time and a way of life.
Hal Borland (1900-1978) was an American writer, journalist, and naturalist.
Creator’s gentleness moves
Ability to reshape
Another day, now embrace
Tranquility’s landscape
Creator’s eternal eye
Hint of tomorrow takes shape
Daily treasures, just embrace
Joyfulness fills landscape
Creator’s vision gathers
No longer covered in tape
Nature’s portrait, soon embrace
Harmony paints landscape
Creator’s elegance breathes
Images fill each dreamscape
Trove of delights, let’s embrace
Time’s patience frames landscape
Creator’s quiet outlook
Peacefulness never escapes
Innocence, always embrace
Silence sketches landscape
Glorious morning
Creator’s comfort surrounds—
Amongst blue heavens
Giants reach skyward
Creator’s breath welcomes rest—
Capturing stillness
Night’s invitation
Creator’s landscape finds peace—
Slumbering sunset
Morning sky awakens
Peace fills nature’s outlook
Landscape’s fresh, white blanket
Winter’s cozy look
Horizon full of gray
Light tries to brighten
Sun waits for tomorrow
Winter’s grip tightens
Hope’s disappearing breath
Tranquility’s free-fall
Each snowflake multiplies
Winter’s sudden squall
Wind churns with whitest sky
Brief storm now taking rest
Clouds open with sunlight
Winter’s steady quest
Season to season
From love’s treasured heart
Every breath of life
Landscape’s fresh restart
Nature’s life cycles
Reborn every spring
Yet, autumn mourns loss
Winter’s darkness stings
Throughout life’s phases
Hope’s fateful ascent
Never to wither
Love always present
Always on schedule
Life’s permanent breath
Winter fades away
Spring overcomes death
Eternal love lasts
Cold ground warms again
Life breathes as He planned
Creator’s “amen”
Poised with poet’s pen
Words painting winter’s landscape—
Creator-inspired
Sunset now descends
Night sky waiting to unfold—
Winter’s voice seeks rest
Pine trees covered white
Wilderness in slumber’s peace—
Winter’s dreams alive
Shifting seasons frame change
Visions color each page
Windmill’s faithful turning
Always prepared to engage
Stirring with day’s sunrise
One more painting to view
Autumn’s awakening
Colors ink nature’s tattoos
Circling within each hour
Landscape reveals fresh start
Winter’s white fills sketches
Snow-covered quilt warming hearts
Waiting with eagerness
Tender green sprouts share love
Spring’s quenching refreshment
Precious gifts rain from above
Enjoying lazy days
Filled with endless sunshine
Summer’s relaxation
Flowers color each headline
Sharing seasons’ rhythm
Time to exchange baton
Windmill’s faithful turning
Pleasantly awake at dawn
This poem was inspired by the reflective lyrics found in “The Windmills of Your Mind” as sung by English actor and singer, Noel Harrison (1934-2013). In 1968, the song became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom. He was the son of acclaimed English actor, Rex Harrison.
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