As certain of the strider
counting on the surface tension
to buoy it up
on its feet
We are to go as we are called
to believe not in the science
to follow Christ out
to where he would lead us
Onto the trembling seas
standing on living water
trusting in God to provide
to keep us from drowning
An abject lesson,
in the dance of that strider,
boldly going knowing
the nature of the creator
Loving us enough
to keep us on the waters
if we follow him
and ignore the winds around us
July 9, 2010
written just after finishing typing up
this prior poem, July 9, 2010, 15:54
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Standing on the Skin of the Water
The strider skating
like the Apollo lunar lander
standing in the moon dust
leaving a mere impression
Standing on the skin of the water
moving with its motion
dancing a minuet, a waltz
gliding like a waiter in St. Moritz
free, and in its glory
Joy on a summer day
past black fly season
a damselfly in flight,
a strider going through its paces
July 9, 2010
written while waiting for haircut, July 9, 2010 09:00,
based on line in the prior poem below,
&
Eisenstaedt image,
http://www.gallerym.com/work.cfm?ID=68,
& image of moon lander,
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a14/AS14-66-9254HR.jpg
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Infused with Their Color
The yellow swallowtail
elegant butterfly moving
dancing on the humid air
flitting to the garden
Coming to alight, resting
perching on each flower
as if standing on the skin of water
the sun shining brightly
on every bloom, alive
Infused with their color
yellow of the zinnia,
pumpkin of the marigold,
the blaze of the lily
The color painted, saturated,
in shimmering reflection
living canvas of its wings
aglow, singing your praises,
the creator of all there is.
July 9, 2010
our backyard
Suncook, NH
Pembroke, NH
July 9, 2010
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Friday, July 09, 2010
Standing on Living Water
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