When I think of life and spirituality
my mind goes to poetry and to the garden.
These are places where life is exemplified.
Poet’s words are soothing if you look for them.
They describe the beauty of the earth,
in its people, the plains, mountains,
streams, rivers, and the oceans
along with the spacious skies.
One starts comparing and finds
areas where personal improvement
may take place and also affirmation
that the things being practiced are
the right things to do. What is derived
can be provoking or soothing.
In the garden, we find order or randomness.
Both have merit, beauty, and possibilities.
Flowers lose their petals one by one and
fall to the ground. They have given of themselves
but can no longer shower us with
their loveliness. No mockery exists.
They have witnessed the sunrise and the sunsets;
the storms and the calm. They are finished,
having completed their mission and
bow out gracefully, and are removed to
begin their next stage. When I meditate on this
I think of giving and improving.
I also pray for all the help I will need.
Steve Haarman aka Stanski
January 4, 2022 ^
Steve Haarman 