Winter Fairy

"Winter Fairy" by Alla Tsank 

 I see the necessity and the beauty, 

but I pray she does not linger long ~

Walk On

WALK ON

We live in times heavily weighed
Where everyone has their days
To walk with sorrow's burdened load
Feeling like there's no Grace

You read The Book and turn a page
To find John 14:8
The words are there for all to see
But written to you this day

If God is all you have
Walk with God, He leads
If God is all you have walk on
Steady on your feet

The moon shines on your gloomy path
Giving light that's dim and gray
It's not enough for what you need
Making hope seem far away

If God is all you have
Walk with God, He shines
If God is all you have
Take one breath at a time

God says to the sun every morning
Shine again
And to the moon every evening,
Do it again, do it again

If God is all you have
Walk with God, He leads
If God is all you have walk on
Steady on your feet

Copyright 2015
*Verse inspired by the writings of GK Chesterton

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The Wind Has Found Me Again

The wind has found me again ... fly me away ~

First Photos of 2015

Winter Mirror On My Wall

Winter mirror on my wall
Will you catch me when I fall
Into the spell of withered trees
Of ravens black that doth well please
The winter eye reflecting back
To guide the seasons on their track

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Ethereal Beauty

Winter shines her ethereal beauty

Allowing the veil to be moved

So we see her as she is

 

Christmas Day

A Merry Night

(Rumor is that tomorrow will be a white Christmas, with snow falling overnight)

I hope yours is lovely and bright ~ A merry night to all~

I Need Water

Cause sometimes girls just want to have fun ...

I hang the lights,
and trim the tree,
Outside there is no
Snow to see,
It's kinda nice,
I will not lie,
But one day we will
Whine and cry,
"There is no liquid
To be found,
I cannot drink but,
I will drown,
In the heat and in
The sun,
I need water,
Find me some."

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Free

Sometimes it would be nice to fly,
Stepping right up to the big blue sky,
I'd take one step and jump right in,
Walking away from all that has been,
Just fly away, one, two, three,
Into the quietness and be free.

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The Birds

Is it just me, or are the birds flocking together unusually late this fall/winter? I have seen huge flocks of hundreds of birds flying together back and forth in the sky for a week or so. I've never seen anything like it before, it's fascinating and beautiful. 

I tried to get some pictures, but they don't do it justice.

The canopy of birds above was just amazing. Here is part of it.

A Canopy of Birds

Soaring above, not a care in the world.

Blackbirds

It still feels like early fall here, and not almost-winter like it usually does this time of year. I think the birds are a little confused because the weather has been so warmish that they haven't flown south yet. So the flocks are really thriving. Sort of like The Birds, but in a good way. Or maybe these are blackbirds and it really is The Birds.

Weaving Patterns in the Sky

I Heard the Song

I heard the bird chatter her song~
She sang it proudly, sweet, and strong~
Then back she flew straight into the blue~

Moody Sky

It was a moody sky tonight that offered unusual clouds, winter birds and a hawk, plane streaks and planes, trees, lights, and the moon. I sort of love it.

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Marble and Chisel

I might just be swallowed up in the beauty, 

literally just outside my back door. 

Pink winter skies in their pale pale skin is always gorgeous, 

but when you add in the powdered mountains, 

the beauty really culminates.

[W]hat a severe yet master artist old Winter is.... 

No longer the canvas and the pigments, 

but the marble and the chisel. 

~John Burroughs, "The Snow-Walkers," 1866