This Beautiful Life

Into the cloud Of light Leaving others Behind Focused Entirely on God And on the whole Of this beautiful life. .

A Soul as Beautiful

I know that place             where the lizards scuttle And the spirit strains             for holiness But if I have a soul             as beautiful                         as the crystal castle May I be cleansed             and full of grace. ~ Inspired by 'The Interior Castle' by St. Teresa of Avila . Image by Antonio Rosales …

So Beautiful, the Creatures

So beautiful The many creatures   In whose eyes Shine the light of creation   Whose instinct Is for life   And the wonder  Of living revelation.

Hold Each Beautiful Thing As Most Dear

I cannot grapple With this enigma Of suffering ~ I would not degrade The God Of the cosmos ~ I who understand So little Of the ways the universe ~ I can only wonder That the God of lightning And of thunder ~ Would choose To create Such a beautiful imperfect world ~ Which can …

Celebration

The ebullience of colour Radiant dance on a chromatic canvass As if life was a constant revelation Of joy, beauty, celebration.

In the Cold and in the Darkness

The news Is that this morning ~ A robin Was singing ~ Outside In the cold ~ And in the darkness And it was beautiful. ~

Leaving Scepticism

. They said that all things seemed they said I dreamed . Which angered me when all about me I could see . The places and the people sublime and beautiful . Which must be real or what else did I feel? . The world with all its light and energy spoke meaning to my …

The Mountain of Light

. On the top Of the mountain One throned in light . All beautiful All powerful Glorious in sight . And sparks flew Around him So sweet and so bright . The love Of the holy one With passion and might. . Inspired by a vision described by Hildegard of Bingen .

So Beautiful

~ The resurrected Form of things ~ The yearly Springtime ~ Such transformation So beautiful ~ Is mine Is mine. ~ Spring, Atcham, Shropshire, 2021

All Beautiful Things

. Miraculous earth That grows . All beautiful things That flow . And strain And strive . To Heaven. . Image by LittleBoulder from Pixabay