Thursday, March 7, 2024

Prayers-of-Saints!

 
“Prayers-of-Saints”
 
In Revelation, St John pronounces that Jesus is the
only-being to open the seven-seals of the Book-of-Life and
see the names therein.
 
And, when He opens the-book, pleasant odors emanate and
those fragrances are “Prayers-of-Saints” paying tribute
and honor to-God. No-wonder, then, that man so-loves flowers!
 
I anticipate this  “white-garment”, should I be-worthy
 after Confession! Penance! Redemption! (His-forgiveness)
Salvation! By virtue of Confession, He has already forgiven-me!
 
And, should I acquire a “Golden-crown”, a wretch,
such as-I,  shall lay the adornment at His-feet which shine
like “new-bronze”, as Revelation says, and pray He accepts
my humble-offering, which He-shall - - - if …I only be-worthy!
 
And, it seems “Right”-then, that I-planted some 12,000-trees
and myriad flowers and evergreens and that I-offered them
to His-Glory and-Honor and as appreciation for His-Love!
 
Then, while on-earth, as-human, anticipating-Salvation in-heaven,
in some-end, I will build a-church and give-offerings to
the needy as He-dictates my-spirit to do-so and
therein find my-spirit satiated in-Peace!
 
Amen! (So-be-it! So-it—is!)
 
Amen!

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Catechism!

 

Catechism!
 
I was in 2nd grade when I received my-Catechism
for study in preparation for First Holy Communion
 
The little 6”x9” thin book had a light blue
cover depicting a little-boy in a-suit and a young-girl
in a white dress walking side by side down a church-aisle.
 
Their tiny-hands reverently-folded, like I was-
taught; one could nearly see their “halos”! Wow!
 
I cherished that booklet for many-years; somewhere
along the time-space of living, it disappeared. Sad!
 
Often I reminisce about that lost-treasure to
Lovely-Lady Candice-Leah. She recently-located a
 copy of the sacred-memory and ordered-it for-me! Amen!
What a-perfect Father’s Day gift. Oh! My!
Thank-you! Darling-wife! I appreciate your-effort
 
I had the contents memorized back-then; I’ll bet
I can do-that, again!? Sure-enough! Reckon-so! I-will!
 
God sends us the people we-need when we need them!
 
Amen!

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Who died?

 

Who-died!?
 
“Did you hear who died?” queried the town gossip with
faux concern, secretly happy to have some new-fodder.
 
Why! It was ‘_____ _____’ - - - way to young…too-bad!”
“Oh! she’s been sick for a long-time.” Sadly shakes-head.
 
And-the next day dawn - - - was born…and lived?!
 
The Interstate was traffic-heavy; there were a few-
accidents; the hospital ER’s got their usual share of-
activity; babies came into the world; fortunes were made
and lost; the stock-market yo-yoed up and down;
people ate, worked, played, drove, slept, argued, and loved.
 
The world goes-on! Little-changes…one is gone.
 
Now - - - place “your name” in … the blank-spaces above?!
 
One day - - - way too soon…such will come to each! Amen!
 
And, then…
 
The Interstate was traffic-heavy; there were a-few
accidents; the hospital ER’s got their usual share of-
activity; babies came into the world; fortunes were made
and lost; the stock-market yo-yoed up and down;
people ate, worked, played, drove, slept, argued, and loved.
 
 
Amen!

Monday, March 4, 2024

Thunderstorms!---Yeah!...Amen!

 

Thunderstorms!
White-hot yellow lightning-jags within the sullen-dark
storm-clouds, some escaping to tickle the earth-below,
signal a following reverberation boom-crack of thunder!
 
Glorious: An exposition of God’s-power in-nature!
 
As the titan approaches-close, Mother-earth
shakes and quivers beneath the-onslaught –Ka-boom!
 
A fresh-wind, cool, even-chill, precedes
the deep-disturbance; finally a “frog-gagger” deluge
swamps the land; all gone and faded in 20-minutes, or-so.
 
In the aftermath: Freshness! A replenished earth.
 
Life-refreshed! And - - - memories…of God’s-Love!
 
Amen!

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Life---begins at...death?

 

Cosmos - - - or …Life!?

 

The cosmos ends where it begins!? Hmm!?

 

Wonder – I? Is-such the-same of-life? Hmm!?

 

Amen!

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Inspiration!

 

Inspiration!
 
Sometimes, just a word, phrase, flicker of a-
scene, a single snowflake, sunbeam, moon-glow,
a whitetail, a-tear, sparkle, smile, memory, prayer is
enough to stir the “Inspiration” Spirit-to-create.
 
Thoughts! Words! Memories! Wishes! Dreams!
 
Life: Thunder-storm! Stirring! Gentle! Baby!
Whisper-wind! Surf! Summit! Ice! Snow! Diamond-sparkle!
Cave! Railroad! Dawn! Noon! Evening! Dusk! Dreams!
Midnight! Abyss! Cosmos! Trans-Atlantic! Pacific-rim!
Mist! Tennessee! West-coast! Eagles! Timmy-rabbit!
Live! Love! Laugh! Faith! Family! Freedom! Honor!
 
I write only simple-words; my-Spirit adventures-Passion!
 
Sometimes, I am more alone with others, even
those I dearly-Love, than I-am with just-myself
 
In each-“end” - - - another beginning…always!
When one door-closes, another-opens.
 
I-pray - - - That I might find a “trace”…in-Him!
 
Amen!

Friday, March 1, 2024

Appreciate!

This is the-day the Lord hath-made!

 

50 years ago, the last century, we had planned a Sunday-picnic at Fort de Chartres on the ole Mississippi River at the state park.

Saturday preparations included Candy’s golden fried-chicken, potato-salad, slaw- and chocolate cake. Her cousin and husband were to join in the adventure.

Sunday dawned overcast, dreary, with-all-day rain!

So, we invited the cousin-couple to our house for the day.

We “picnicked” playing board-games and enjoying

polite-conversation while dining on the “picnic”-goodies!

The uninvited rain quenched Mother-earth and

made the grass-greener, trees-fuller, and flowers-beautiful!

Thank-God for-rain! We had a great-time, too!

So!? As Dr. Wayne Dyer said, “Let-go! And, let-God!”

I adore “every”-day! Rain or shine! Ice or snow!

See, I’ve planted 12K + trees; they need sun and rain!

Of the thousands of-pictures I’ve captured, some of the

most striking and inspirational are an ice-storm in 1974.

We cancelled New Year’s Eve dinner with friends at

 our home. Ice! One huge storm! 1” on branches; power-lines down.

New Year’s Day dawned clear-blue with bright sun.

“Nobody” ventured out, save me and my 35mm SLR!

“Crystal-spider webs” on trees sparkling in the sun!

I captured hundreds of gorgeous-photos.

Might make an interesting coffee-table book!

 

Glorious!

 

Amen!