Shadows Dancing

~ Shadows Dancing ~ 

sometimes it’s hard to know

where the real you starts

and the shadows end 

in life’s reflection

of the dance

JoMae

3/3/21

Prompt: Psalm 63 Echo

~ Praise from the Shadows ~

Beloved Godde, you are my anchor

I hold on to you, rely on you, trust you

I turn to you for balance when thrown off

when thirsty, empty for answers, you

hold me steady and provide what I

need to survive on weary days

You are my sanctuary, the rock
to whom I cling.  Your love
sustains as life cannot

In the shadow of your wings
nestled in parental care

I’ll rest and sing my praise

JoMae

6/13/20

Today's prompt: my echo of Psalm 63 

Flashback - Morning Beauty

~ Morning Beauty ~

(Flashback to September 2012)

https://annaver.blogspot.com/2012/09/morning-beauty.html

The Elegance of Shadow

The garden is less lovely without John’s care

and his zinnias do not grace my table now

but the shadows still enthrall me

I find such beauty there

John introduced me to the elegance of shadow

on an early date, an evening walk around

Reed’s Lake as he pointed with wonder

to the lamp post reflected at our feet

I may not have even noticed.

John saw beauty in the shadows - 

a gift that keeps on giving to this day!

JoMae

9/14/18

Facing the Darkness

Facing the Darkness

On a bleak and melancholy winter day

gloomy dark and icy cold outside 

feeling fragile, weary - missing John

I pick up Ann Weems’ Kneeling in Bethlehem

and am reminded once again to 

face the darkness

Not to run and hide but turn and

grapple with blind emptiness, for 

in the shadows one can better

See the Light

JoMae
12/20/17

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Christ Jesus

Light of the World

Light of the Word

Word of Light in

A world so dark

JoMae
12/20/17

Celebrating Shadows

CELEBRATING SHADOWS

Shadows

 play a glorious role in

 the beauty of a sunny day

yet even when there is no bright light to cast them

(either in nature or in the depths of one's concern or grief) 
let the grey remind us that joy is there

though hidden for a time

bright sun, unseen behind the clouds

will break through again
turning shadows into beauty with its

Light

Same Tree. Beauty even in Grey Clouds and Storm 

                                                          -JoMae

                                                                 10/29/16

Shadow Treasure

SHADOW TREASURE

I settle in my chair to write a bit 

And notice a small painting playing on the floor

Leaves dancing back and forth

Seeping through the window pane

The sun is trying hard to cheer today

It comes and goes and drops its 

Treasures at my feet

Only to disappear again

CAPTURED

                     -JoMae
                        10/25/16

      

New Every Morning

New Every Morning

Another bright crisp autumn day has broken on my world. 

As always, over my first cup of coffee 

I check the neighbor’s garage at the back of our yard

 To see what amazing design is playing there.  

It is new every sunny morning.
Each day unique.  

Always it is beautiful.  

This morning, the silhouette is intricate.

 Vivid from brilliant light pouring through branches

Capturing their shadows for a little while.

  Another reminder of the blessings 

Poured out daily by the

 Light of the World. 

 Often filtered by shadows

 Yet never overcome by them.  

      

                                                -JoMae

                                                                9/28/16

                                    

Morning Beauty

The Elegance of Shadow

                                 

September 2, 2012

The light is ever so lacy this morning!

Casting leafy shadows on the wall
and up the trunk of the old Maple tree
as sun pours through its branches
and begins to seep into the garden.

All is still this early Sunday hour.

Another lovely setting to enhance
our back porch coffee time.

Home

Zinnias from John's garden
Grace our kitchen table.

                               -JoMae
                                9/2/12