Stubs

new stubs give evidence

beavers busy by river

adapting landscape

Willow

tall trees weeping down

leave an autumn silhouette 

too big for beavers

Construction

major construction 

after one solution washed out

new path built for rain

Walk

autumn browns approach

as imagination draws the heart

into the country

Community

planning the details

for life in a community 

run kibbutz style

Follow

Jesus' sheep follow

Because they can hear His voice

For the Shepherd is good

They went to the grave

These women who followed Him

Only to be sent to tell

Apollos' story grew

When Priscilla and Aquila 

Followed their Shepherd's voice

Paul spoke of Jesus

And salvation brought these sisters

To ignite church in Philippi 

Anticipation

waiting without regret 

a new beginning approaches 

outside my line of sight 

Hug

a hug early today

reconnects a tenderness 

to my waking heart

Routine

waking to find

my thoughts not cooperating 

focus is elusive 

World

a simple blue ball

scattered with life and destruction 

as we seek peace now

Story

a story to tell

wrapped up in a song

of freedom and peace

Heart

the central guidance

deep within my thoughts and dreams

that draws me to You

Ink

memories of now

a simple bottle of ink

gives my thoughts to you

Promises

simple words in a frame 

"God keeps His promises"

resonate with my heart

Seagull

grey upon grey soars

scavengers pursuing boats

always look for more

Today

muddled with deep sleep

music plays to wake me up

I thrash through my dream

light behind evokes

earlyhours in a grey world

as alertness dawns

blood circulates through

feeding muscles and mind

clarity emerges 

I hope

Hoodie

freshness of morning

with a crisp chill in the air

into nature for prayer

Tea

hot green tea steeping 

my moments for contemplation

after early writing

Orange

brilliant orange

as the sun shines through this leaf

captured among tree trunks

Leaves

paths blanketed brown

crisp if the ground wasn't soft

to mute my passage

Woods

a place among the trees

rooted in time that flows slow

settled and quiet

Dandelion

blow into the wind
and a wish released to float
free upon the sun

Carved

carved to glow delight 

this expression of wildlife

set for remembrance

Change

direction change hint

signs in life point to movement

be open for new

Burning

burning into red

temperature plummets 

as sun blazes light

Leaves

scattered by the door

leaves fallen before winter's chill

announce change has come

Acknowledgements

my thoughts on the page

not work done in isolation

so I remember

Remembrance

men marched to their death

yet freedom bought for loved ones

a poppy grows now

Church

time locked in stone

a place of remembrance

a place of worship

Construction

mud and big toys

fill my quiet country road

to make improvements 

Autumn

overnight the cold

seeps into the atmosphere 

leaves mottle in turn

Stories

thoughts and simple words

contentment or challenge

fanned into being

Books

words on bound paper

illuminate my mind as

understanding grows