postcards from paradise fire and ice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your work is to discover your world and then

with all your heart to give yourself to it.

Buddha

 

yesterday the sky rained a thousand 

leaves of letting go.

 startling, this brazen willingness,

these gold, scarlet, burnt orange scatterings

of grace.

how trees so suddenly stripped bare never stop reaching

forever upward....

by nightfall empty arms; first graced to don a thousand stars. 

not many moments out of bed, or footsteps from our front door 

i went looking for light in the chill of dawn. snow capped every spent sunflower,

reminiscent of dreamy cotton bolls bursting in the heat of my father's youth.

sun licks the frosty remnants of summer's garden, while footsteps catch in blue shadows

walking toward the heart of winter.

oh this life,

such a baptism of fire and ice.

ravens, black wings whipping white air, stop long enough to call back languid summer 

before giving themselves straight into the face of gathering cold. 

october was sunbright with marigolds and the light of each warm offering shared.

now in the season of gathering darkness we need each other and the light

of love more than ever.

 

postcards from paradise

finding sacred in the ordinary and the joy that comes with sharing.

 a chance to visit others offerings and leave a word of kindness

as we walk together in the art of seeing.

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Comments

[Magical Mystical Teacher]

On my walk this morning, I saw the ice--and smelled the fire coming from a handful of distant dwellings. It was all heavenly--as are your photos!

[Cinda Rae Oliverio]

Hello Dearheart!!! Just checking in for a second or two!! How are YOU?!! I still don't have a computer, just using my daughter's laptop on the week-ends sometimes!!! I LOVE the CROW, the SNOW covered chair and the CAT jumping!!! hehe soOOOOoo cute and it sure made me chuckle!! I'm going to be LOOKING for a bargain for a new computer the holidays soOOOOo until then keep yourself SWEET as always! Love and prayers for YOU and YOURS! and HI! to everyone else!! xo, Cinda aka Turquoise CRO

[Karen Gerstenberger]

Such glorious photos - thank you for taking us into your world!

[gemma]

Oh to stay in bed on a chilly morning. Love that you got up to capture these images. Keep warm and bright as always.
xx

[Sue Fox]

What a surprise the snow and a lovely word from Cinda all in the same post! Yes we do need each other, especially when the cold winds chill, it's so comforting to be wrapped up in each other's love.

As ever I'm enchanted by your words, lovely images too!

Sue x

[Stephanie]

oh! you have snow...beautiful this fire and ice. I came to see what you have gathered not intending to leave a link but I am enjoying the calm before the next storm.

x..x

[Fran aka Redondowriter]

On this first day of standard time (aargh!), I awoke to rain -- and it's cold, but not cold enough for snow and ice. Your words and your photos are magical. Everything you write, Rebecca, is prose poetry. I hope you have a book in the works!

[Noelle]

I love the sunflowers wrapped in frost, as though they were waiting for the first thaw to be bright and cheerful once again. The images of Jackson are simply wonderful. He has a beautiful face and the capture of him jumping is marvelous! And the ravens! Such a close up of these divine creatures! The iron gate and the distressed wooden chair all covered in frost. It is simply lovely, rebecca. Your narrative draws it all together and leaves the soul filled yet with a sense of wonder.
xoxoxo,
Noelle

[leslie]

"how trees so suddenly stripped bare never stop reaching
forever upward....
by nightfall empty arms; first graced to don a thousand stars. "

"oh this life,
such a baptism of fire and ice."

yes. sometimes i struggle and fight so hard against the "what is," that i forget. thank you for helping me to remember that in surrendering i open the way for the starlight...