You Led Me Beyond

~ You led me beyond City streets ~ To sunrise skies And forms ~ That filled life-giving Imagination ~ For beauty And for revelation. ~ A tribute to the poetry of William Wordsworth, with this poem by Wordworth particularly in mind: My heart leaps up when I behold⁠A Rainbow in the sky:So was it when …

The Cleansing

. After the storm The rainbow . After the wickedness The cleansing . And the promise Of a faithfulness . That would Endure. . Constable, 'Hampstead Heath with a Rainbow'

Inspiring Paintings: The Last Judgement – Bosch

  Above the fires Of violence   God Of the rainbow   In heavenly Blue   In spite of malice Good is godly   Perfect True.   

What Rainbow?

What rainbow Appeared in the dark . Gathered me Like Noah . To God’s Spiritual ark? . "Landscape with a Double Rainbow", Constable

Arch of Glory

We saw the arch of glory . Which framed our story . Of birth Childhood and growth . What would be next We wondered . Gazing At the richest colours . In fascination Both. .

Windows of Hope

The light Poured in . Through windows Of hope . Life was No longer . Black And white . But a spectrum Of rainbow colours . Dancing Bright. . Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay

Inspiring Paintings: The Burning Bush

In the bush A burning rainbow . That speaks Of power . And beauty And love. . 'Moses with the Burning Bush', Chagall