The wonders of nature
always amaze
those who take the time
to find joy
in the experience of awareness!
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
amazement
New Life in the Garden
Today is Easter Sunday and a time to celebrate new life. Spring is such a wonderful time of the year in so many ways. Flowers are starting to bloom, and today I saw my first butterfly of the season. The petals of the flowers are a wonder in themselves, so thin and fragile, yet so gorgeous. The lilac’s fragrance is better than any manmade perfume. The butterfly had a piece out of his beautiful gossamer wing. Like us, his deficiency does not seem to stop him from enjoying the new flowers blooming in my backyard. I can see God’s handiwork everywhere around me on this beautiful day of life new and renewal. Do we realize how blessed we all are when we see these special gifts. Take time to smell the flowers.
Fragile
So amazing that something so beautiful can be so fragile
Petals of soft silk
Translucent wings of spectacular design
How wonderful that flowers
Here today and gone tomorrow
Can bring such joy and wonder
Our reminder of new life
Cycling before our eyes
The glorious sun captured in the petals
So fragile that even a touch can destroy
Left alone can remind us of God’s hand
In everything we see and do
How can one believe it all just happened
From noisy matter or condensing water
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Photos: Dwight L. Roth
