This composition of both words and images speak to me, I love spring breezes, dappled light, dancing shadows, it's transporting me to when I used to live the middle of a wood.
Nice Meri... I love the prayers flags. When I see them in my travels, I know something about the people that hang them. I'll watch for the lacy shadows and think of you next time I spot them.
Meri, This image is so you! So beautiful, filled with living greenery and sunlit shadows and protected by the peaceful, prayerful filigree of Tibetan flags. Beautiful. xoxo, Noelle
Feels like a painting, Meri! The swatches of prayer flags, the light turning the leaves a lime green, the density of the woods... What a wonderful place to sit and meditate, just be. Love this image and your haiku.
Sometimes things aren't what they seem. We settle in somewhere, thinking it's going to be safe and hospitable and just what we hoped for, a magical haven that provides us shelter from harm. Then reality sets in and we realize that we were mistaken. That soft place to land turns out to be quite a bit less soft than we'd anticipated. In fact sometimes things get downright hard and cold and unforgiving. Not at all what we expected. Do we stay and make the best of it or fly away to build a new nest somewhere else? Sometimes the most valuable lessons come from learning to see the beauty right in front of your eyes. Sometimes we bloom most gloriously when we learn to thrive just where we are and come to love just what we have. Maybe each of us is exactly where we need to be, learning lessons custom-made for us.
Haiku My Heart i invite you to imagine living in peace one day at a time I have to admit that I'm finding it hard to celebrate the birthday of my country having declared its independence from Mother England, when the country was founded on institutionalized slavery, the idea that white men were created equal but but black men were less than and women weren't even considered. We tend to glorify the "all men are created equal" phrase without looking at the reality. We can do better. We must.
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this outpouring of colour for peace and grace.
i love such mindfulness placed thoughtfully in our day to day comings and goings.
thank you for your beauty and care raining sweetly on all of us.
Experiencing the beauty and peace in these words and this photograph serves to Haiku my heart. Love the colors.
:-)
Sue x
Peace
This image is so you! So beautiful, filled with living greenery and sunlit shadows and protected by the peaceful, prayerful filigree of Tibetan flags. Beautiful.
xoxo,
Noelle