Saturday, February 07, 2015

a whisper in the shadow – v2

looking down for a moment
on a Thanksgiving morning;
a picture of eternity
frozen in shadow

a cut-out remaining
a silhouette of frost;
the old sugar maple
imprinted on the grass

only for these fleeting moments
as the morning warms the ground;
the November sun rising,
the church lawn becoming wet

the shadow of the maple
still white on the ground;
the frost yet remaining
until the sun moves around

a whisper in the shadow
in the cut-out of white;
God’s presence with us
in the shadow of night

God here with us
with the morning light;
a joy within us, remaining,
the whole world bright

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edited February 7, 2015
a whisper in the shadow – v2

Edited November 23, 2012
the arms of the shadow
Edited November 23, 2012
a whisper in the shadow
Edited November 23, 2012
a silhouette of frost – v3
Edited November 22, 2012
a silhouette of frost – v2
November 22, 2012
a silhouette of frost
&
the sugar maple’s shadow kept the frost outline
as the rest of the frost melted this morning
on the church lawn
&
remembering to whom we are thankful
this Thanksgiving season
&
Thanksgiving 2012
Pembroke – Allenstown Community Thanksgiving Service
at First Congregational Church of Pembroke
Pembroke Street
Pembroke, NH
November 21, 2012
&
offering for Allenstown – Pembroke Interfaith Food Pantry
&
Philippians 4:4-7
And homily, “Gratitude”,
by Father Crowley
&
including the pastors:
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
&
Pastor Mike Mativity
Grace Capital Church,
Concord, NH
&
Reverend Jim Howard
First Congregational Church of Pembroke
&
Father Edmund G. Crowley
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Allenstown, NH
&
Reverend Richard Babcock
Sunrise Baptist Church
Allenstown, NH

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