tiny holy wings
fanning bright dreams of water
bring me close to god
***
here we are,
paring down our winter hearts
hungry for spring.
yesterday morning, i took the long drive to the studio,
ponds in the rear mirror, frozen whispers catching pieces of sky.
one long cartwheel of a day...
until i turned toward a setting sun and home.
as i opened my door
one hundred water birds raked the surface of the ponds,
filling the air with the conversion of wings and water.
the frozen slate of morning
now a shimmering faceted dance of light.
everything changes....
one moment you are turning cartwheels across the shores of youth
the next; you turn around and hardly
recognize yourself in the passing mirror.
all the more reason to move in kindness,
choose with compassion,
be a part of something
larger than merely
waiting.
***
welcome to haiku my heart.
please visit each other and leave warm words of encouragment.
it's been a long winter and people
are hungry for light.
please link with love back to
(haiku my heart links to the welcome and how to page)
at
recuerda mi corazon links back to todays haiku gathering)
so more may join us.
...be a part of something larger than merely waiting...WoW! Your haiku started my day off with beauty, hope, and joy for what is yet to come. A truly awesome post, Rebecca!
Posted by: AlterEgoMexicana | February 17, 2012 at 06:17 AM
Your words really touched me today Rebecca! Wonderful photos, wonderful haiku, wonderful post!
Posted by: Marit | February 17, 2012 at 06:31 AM
No more cartwheels for me either! :)
Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | February 17, 2012 at 06:38 AM
always
always
move in kindness,
especially
towards your*self...
100 water birds
at day's end
means
Night Dreams
of 100 possibilities ...
{{possibilities
R everywhere }}
♥
Posted by: somepinkflowers | February 17, 2012 at 06:49 AM
Nothing feels more wonderful than to welcome the weekend reading "bring me close to God" and admiring beautiful art. Happy Friday, Rebecca.
Posted by: Hazel | February 17, 2012 at 07:27 AM
Hello Lovely One !
I feel a little disconnected from our sweet circle as I have been away awhile. Always to good to return to a place that welomes my heart so lovingly.
Sending light and love to your tender winter heart!
xoxox
Posted by: Kim Mailhot | February 17, 2012 at 07:41 AM
If this duplicates...please feel free to remove one.
I am away, computer doing odd things
but all is good, change for us is happening like these swiftly beating wings...
x..x
Posted by: stephanie | February 17, 2012 at 08:42 AM
I'm urging on spring alongside you my lovely,
my forever friend.
Sue x
Posted by: Sue Fox | February 17, 2012 at 09:24 AM
Yes. Very holy -- all of it, and you!
Posted by: Elizabeth | February 17, 2012 at 09:53 AM
yes yes yes
wings spread
diving with the light
dancing till you drop...
sending out the love,
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | February 17, 2012 at 09:56 AM
This kindness to change, to welcome it like an old friend, as the wings of our heart help us find the way home... XOXOXO
Posted by: Lea | February 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Wonderful post ~ awesome photos ~ excellent haiku ~ magical and warming ~ namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) ~ enjoy the weekend ^_^
Posted by: Carol (artmusedog) | February 17, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Your haiku is sublime, Rebecca.
And the words of advice...
such beautifully chosen words
for a statement so true.
Love
Posted by: priti.lisa | February 17, 2012 at 10:09 AM
I, too, am hungry for spring--and it's a mild, warmish day in So Cal. I am so grateful because my eldest son Joe, DIL Laura, and Zach and Arlo are visiting for a few days. And our weather is cooperating. I love your bird photos--and I love you, too.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | February 17, 2012 at 10:27 AM
so beautiful Rebecca...sometimes it is a magical moment like this that turns our whole outlook around.
Posted by: Laura Hegfield | February 17, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Although I love winter, I too, am waiting for spring with baited breath. Anticipation is in the air.
Posted by: Cheryl's Excellent Adventure | February 17, 2012 at 11:54 AM
Daffodils and snowbells and star flowers popping up in the yard!
This is the prettiest time in our garden AND Nature does the work!!!!
Have a beautiful day!
Posted by: peggy gatto | February 17, 2012 at 11:58 AM
Breathtakingly beautiful!
Posted by: Mama Zen | February 17, 2012 at 07:39 PM
I love visiting your blog. You are so true, we are hungry for light. I haven't been able to post lately because I feel as though I am holding my breathe for Spring. Need to exhale!
Posted by: Melissa | February 17, 2012 at 08:29 PM
Although many of us may be entering the winter of our lives, we can hold spring deep in our hearts.
Posted by: Karen | February 17, 2012 at 09:29 PM
I thought I had linked already, but I hadn't done that. So I have linked you to my haik-blog with a series of haiku on LOVE
Posted by: Chevrefeuille | February 17, 2012 at 09:42 PM
Such a beautiful post! My heart did cartwheels reading those words combined with the pictures of such beauty. I could not make Haiku my Heart but will be back next week. blessings
Posted by: Hettienne Grobler | February 18, 2012 at 12:05 AM
So sorry. I posted late, (Saturday morning). I posted early on Friday, before you had Haiku My Heart up and running, then, I was on the road, away from a computer until now.
I love the water birds. Beautiful photo, beautiful haiku. Wonderful thoughts for any morning or evening.
Thank you for brightening my days.
Much Peace
Posted by: spadoman | February 18, 2012 at 05:05 AM
I haven't tried this for quite sometime but hopefully joining will give me a kick to get going!
Posted by: Carol@Swallowcliffs | February 18, 2012 at 08:33 AM
somehow, today I felt this deeply: even when we are unaware of it, we are moving one another to higher ground...even if in our confusion we feel compelled to do otherwise. we are, in fact, moving one another to higher ground. so good to have this lovely place to come and reflect on such insights. thank you, again.
Posted by: Gloria Y | February 19, 2012 at 07:17 PM
this is a beautiful post... i know just what you mean about those birds in flight and the gift of a moment that sets you free...
Posted by: leslie | February 21, 2012 at 07:20 AM