There are moments when
Nature
reveals the passion
hidden beneath the careless calm
of her ordinary moods
John Galsworthy
nov. 19
a week has passed
and here now
the last leaf stands
time marches on
ever changing
never seizing to a hault
the sky becoming shades of gray and white
mr. sun taking time away
a sign to prepare
ground ourselves
take root once again
there is something ever so elegant
breathtaking
as they stand strong in their silence
in the stillness they behold
bare
naked
a true symbol of their strength
forever enduring the tests time
there is no place for them to seek shelter
no one to hide themselves behind
how one can be so exposed
and yet stand so gracefully
embracing themselves as they are
in our eyes we see only their majestic beauty
maybe they can sense such emotions
enabling
and encouraging them
despite their foibles or flaws
we see them only as extrordinary
unique
anomalous
solitary they stand
yet intertangled
i believe they know though
deep down
how connected they are with life
i can't help but lose myself
while in the presence of thee
"Even if something is left undone,
everyone must take time
to sit still
and
watch the leaves turn."
Elizabeth Lawrence
~may your spirit be quiet & still this day~
14 comments:
What a beautiful post. Often people look at November with scarcity and the decreasing life before Winter. I love how you focused on the leaves, the changing of the trees, the quiet stillness of introspection we're heading too. and the beautiful words that high-lighted the photos in the perfect, graceful way.
Thank you.
One thing I love about your photos is you take me to a place and moment that on a rough day I would just walk by unaware of what i'm missing.
Oh my word, such beautiful pictures and words! I love your focus for this post. The pictures are so graceful and elegant. Nature is an amazing thing- trees are not quite as bare this time of year as they first appear to be.
So very beautiful.... your powerful words and the truly gorgeous pictures. They demanded my full attention... they snatched my breath away!.
Such a gentle serenity bare trees represent to us: that powerful interplay between towering strength and naked vulnerability, silent and exposed. Yet that serenity hides such a profound secret, buried deep in the dark and hidden: dense tangled roots providing both stability and sustainance, and mysteriously brewing fresh new wonders for a later season. "Don't judge by appearances," they seem to whisper. "Oh that you knew what wondrous delights lie in store!"
Oh to stand as tall, strong and resolute in all our naked vulnerability,amidst the storms and wintry chills of life; to demonstrate the same gentle and silent courage, confident in hope and strong in conviction. Sooo inspiring, dear FaerWillow! Thank you.
~ xxx
So often your posts drawn our attention to significant beauty.
I love your reminders!
Stunning photos.
Blessings.
I love these pictures. I love this time of the year. When I was growing up in the country, there was nothing better than the gray skies and the first flakes of snow. So magical. It's not the same where I am now.
Mary
there is a simply quiet beauty about the nakedness of the trees at this time of year. yesterday the wind blew and blew and today the sun shone with a silence. The trees no longer hold the cover they had before. Yet still they are just as majestic... thank you for the reminder... blessings to you and yours this weekend...
photos like this remind me of how truly spectacular nature is. Thank you for the reminder with your images and words. I try to stay in the moment and appreciate what I see, but all too often fall into worry and all the other garbage that lives on in our heads.
thanks so much for stopping by my blog
blessings
betty
Dear, you have given such a gift with this post. I thank-you with all my heart. Stunning. Blessings to you.
They look so beautiful, even at the end of their lives they manage to stun us with glittering jewels!
Thank you.
a beautiful and thoughtful post....
if only people would stop in the busy-ness of their lives to see that magic simmers beneath the stillness....
xo
Okay, so beautiful and I want to try to paint the picture above the words "a true symbol of their strength".
This was so stunningly beautiful! Thank you for showing us the frail beauty of impending winter coupled with your eloquent words. Theresa :)
FW -There are so many stories in the leaves - burtsing forth and clinging to the last - so many shapes and sizes and colours - a metaphor for life? B
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