Tranquility’s place
Discovery fulfills wait—
Searching each season
Mountains to valleys
Windy voice gathers to speak—
Breath of the Spirit
Mysteries hiding
Nightly slumber awakens—
Sunrise uncovers
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Spring’s foretold migration finally arrives
Chasing away winter’s doldrums at long last
Growing longer, warmer days feeling alive
Returning daily, headliners rejoin cast
With every sunrise tweet, delightful birds sing
Updating winter’s drab wardrobe, trees turn green
Following God’s cue, all creatures here below
Coloring landscape, sweetness paints every scene
Patient gardens blooming, flowers smile again
Waking up from long winter naps, creatures roam
Setting life’s tone, creation’s quiet rhythm
Living in harmony, all feel quite at home
Spring’s joyful feast, nature’s symphony humming
Welcoming fanfare’s savory homecoming
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Originally published April, 2020.
This poem is inspired with Creation’s visions from Psalm 104 (the poem’s first 12 verses), and with a response from the hymn “My Life Flows On in Endless Song” (the poem’s final six verses).
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Clothed with Holy majesty and honor
Heavens stretching out to infinity
Our Lord’s masterpiece endures forever
Clouds witness this sacred affinity
Earth’s foundation, never to be shaken
Lofty mountaintops look upon it all
Safe refuge waiting in fertile valleys
Creation’s spirit fulfilling each call
From flowing springs, animals quenching thirst
Every season following moon’s phases
Birds singing praise from highest tree branches
Rising and setting sun painting praises
God’s creation flowing as endless songs
Nothing shall ever shake its inner calm
Echoing across earth’s fruitful valleys
Scaling each mountaintop as joyful Psalms
Creation’s fountain forever springing
Beauty of the Lord’s harmony singing
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From Colossians 1:16: “For in Him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through Him and for Him.”
Here is the melody and lyrics to “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”:
Originally published June, 2020.
Season follows season
Stormy seas giving way
Returning to morning
Tranquil waters each day
Autumn’s peaceful colors
Restful days bringing calm
Returning to morning
Gratitude fills each psalm
Winter’s brisk cold arrives
Fireplace warming each heart
Returning to morning
Snowstorm ready to start
Spring’s joy welcomes comeback
Love sharing fresh flowers
Returning to morning
Praises flood each hour
Summer’s playful leisure
Laughter filling each day
Returning to morning
Endless moments won’t stay
Harmony’s creation
Nature writing each verse
Returning to morning
Always time to rehearse
Autumn’s faithful gateway
Crisp mornings rolling out
Season’s changing screenplay
Brilliant colors now shout
Kaleidoscope of tints
Autumn’s happy exchange
Day’s colorful blueprint
Fallen leaves to arrange
Summer’s heat fades away
Winter patiently parks
Autumn’s vibrant bouquet
Each color-filled trademark
More gentle days ahead
How quickly they will go
Each vivid, glossy spread
Autumn’s colored chateau
Few more colors glowing
Nature quiets her pace
Autumn’s rainbow slowing
Full of Creator’s grace
From high mountaintop
Searching life below
Fertile forest rests
Winding river knows
Small village stirring
Resting beneath high peaks
River’s magic breathes
Feeding from small creeks
Season’s transition
Waiting for winter’s rest
Valley’s colors burst
Painting autumn’s quest
Quiet solitude
Singing with every breeze
Sunset to sunrise
Feeling river’s tease
River’s view steadies
Passing from year to year
Always welcoming
Flowing crystal clear
Waking up on a cold, frigid, winter morn
Looking like one more day with a storm
Pulling the warm covers over my bare head
Let’s fast forward to a new season instead
Always dreaming big at night
Never alone, perfect delight
Fast forward to a hot summer day
Sensational, unblemished blue sky
Feeling an urge to jump up, shout and say
Have you ever seen a more beautiful sky?
Seeing a Big Montana Sky
Morning sun climbs high
Traveling to Montana brings pure pleasures
Experiencing a saddlebag full of treasures
Shining high above, a cloudless view
Bringing a smile to God, always true
Always dreaming big at night
Never alone, perfect delight
Western hospitality, the Big Sky way
Filled with warmest smiles, no haste
Be certain to come back as we always say
Montana’s Big Sky, the Last Best Place!
Seeing a Big Montana Sky
Morning sun climbs high
Both photographs come from my private collection of images from southwestern Montana.
Originally published June, 2019.
Winter to summer
Life’s annual rendezvous—
Fleeting taste of spring
Rainy clouds arrive
Farmers waited with patience—
Harvest time’s sunshine
Majestic white pines
Sharing Creator’s presence—
Faithful guardians
Every . . . falling leaf
Reminder . . . winter’s coming—
Dreaming . . . spring’s rebirth
Winter’s silence speaks
Quiet trees withhold their joy—
Waiting for spring’s call
Tender seedling sprouts
Nature transitions again—
Life reawakens
First snowflake arrives
Autumn’s spirit carries on—
Lingering voices
Morning’s frost whispers
Autumn’s voice fading away—
Winter’s shadow calls
Winter’s coldest words
Warmest phrases lifting up—
Sunrise welcomed back
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