HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE - HOPE

“Never deprive someone of hope, it might be all they have.”

~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.~

and

A golden moon upon the tide,  

Its glow reflected far and wide.  

Twinkling stars in velvet sky,  

Whispering dreams as waves drift by.  

A lighthouse stands with steadfast grace,  

Its beacon guiding through the space.  

While on the sea, with sails unfurled,  

A crimson yacht explores the world.  

Upon its sail, a dove takes flight,  

Clutching hope in wings so light.  

An olive branch in gentle hold,  

A promise cast in moonlight’s gold

Through mist that dances soft and white,   

Hope sail’s on, a guiding light.  

PEACE ON EARTH

I made this with a new collage app downloaded on my iPad, using AI to ask for Angels holding a Dove of Peace which I put in each frame, wreathe and earth graphics from pixabay.com placed in the center, and using Paint Shop Pro to put them altogether. It was an enjoyable project and very meaningful to me for this time of the year. I hope you like it. I am thinking of transferring it to hard craft paper sometime and turning it into a Christmas ornament.

Thanks for looking. 

I hope your day is a great one.

IN WINTER...

In winter all the singing 

is in the tops of the trees 

where the wind-bird

with its white eyes 

shoves and pushes

among the branches 

like any of us 

he wants to go to sleep,

but he's restless - 

he has an idea

and slowly it unfolds

from under his beating wings

as long as he stays awake,

but his big, round music, after all

is too breathy to last.

So, it's over.

in the pine-crown 

he makes his nest,

he's done all he can.

I don't know the name of this bird,

I only imagine his glittering beak

tucked in a white wing 

while the clouds -

which he has summoned

from the north -

which he has taught

to be mild and silent -

thicken, and begin to fall

into the world below

like stars, or the feathers 

of some unimaginable bird

that loves us, 

that is asleep now, and silent - 

that has turned itself 

into snow.

White-Eyes 

by 

Mary Oliver

ONE DAY LATER….

 

I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday.  Our time was very special spent with our son and daughter-in-law.  

Wishing you all warmth, peace and love in these frigid temperatures.  

In the words of Charles Dickens,

“Have a heart that never hardens,

A temper that never tires,

And a touch that never hurts.”

'TIS THE START OF THE SEASON…

Wishing you all a safe and

Very Happy December!

With love and a hug,

EXPLANATION OF YESTERDAY'S PHOTO

Several of you asked about the photograph in my last post. Sadly, it is part of a Memorial of the 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia, and was unveiled on October 12th, 2006, on the four-year anniversary.  Below you can see all of the memorial.  I took photos but it is going to take a while to find them.  When I do, I will replace this with my own.  I borrowed it from the website, so that you can see the whole.   

The globe has 202 doves carved across its surface, explained in part as, "All of the 202 doves are unique, to represent each life lost and as symbols for peace. The globe shows how the victims came from all parts of the world..."  You can click here to read more and if you missed it, my photo from yesterday is at this link.

“Peace is always beautiful.” 

~Walt Whitman from Leaves of Grass~

Wherever you are, I wish you all peace.

ALWAYS WORTH REPEATING