an early spring snow!
strange to think
that i've been waiting all winter
for its soft white kiss
an early morning
gift
a walk down a little stream
allows me to reflect
on reflections
to see the light-rippled
dance
of water
free to flow
and to be grateful
for so much
"free to flow and to be grateful for so much."
ReplyDeleteIsn't that so? How the feeling of gratitude comes from a liquid moving heart that flows. When gratitude or generosity or love in any of its forms is blocked we feel frozen.
I hope the resumption of school Monday goes swimmingly, and that your love flows freely outward to everyone you meet.
Hi Steven
ReplyDeleteas I read your delightful post I thought - the less we have the more we have to be grateful for...does that make sense to you...
I think so...
Happy reflecting days
thankyou dan. i'm putting the bicycle back on the road today to return to two-wheeled commuting. through the winter i get a lift in to school and then walk home. i'll miss the walks, saving them for the weekend. i'm hoping that the good energy that returned through the march break will carry through myself and my students. steven
ReplyDeletedelwyn i couldn't have answered yes to that a few years ago but life experiences and changes in my myself have brought me to a point where i can agree with ease! have a lovely evening. steven
ReplyDeletePerfect. Perfect situation, perfect response.
ReplyDeleteI started a comment earlier and was distracted. We have visitors from Germany and my time is not my own, still I wanted as ever to comment on the thaw, as revealed here. Great stuff, Steven.
ReplyDeleteI so enjoy your reflections steven - in every form offered. They mirror, inform, inspire and always evoke that most healing of feelings - gratitude.
ReplyDelete"free to flow
ReplyDeleteand be grateful for so much"
Oh, I needed that this morning.
Thank you!
Hi Steven...i haved just noticed your kahlil gibran quote on your sidebar..it made me stop and reach for one of my copies from the bookcase...i should be doing something else but he has caught me!!
ReplyDelete...'in the depths of my spirit is a song no words shall clothe;'..i love that line...
hope those kids behaved!! xx
And the sun, showering gold coins into the stream, making warm wishes all the while.
ReplyDeletea delightful trickle of words and pictures.
ReplyDeleteLucky you to have eyes to see and a heart to appreciate.
I can hear the happy spring time babbling of that water....and feel the COLDNESS of it at the same time. :)
ReplyDeleteHave a good week!
What a wonderful set of photos.
ReplyDeletethankyou ellen - i really enjoyed taking them. steven
ReplyDeletehope - it was cold but not that cold. it was hovering between minus and plus one celsius. the sun melted this snow away within two hours. steven
ReplyDeletefriko and that's why i am grateful. for a long time i saw very little - or only what i wanted to see. i'm very grateful to see, to share, and to receive visits from wonderful people. steven
ReplyDeletemeri thanks for the nice additional words. steven
ReplyDeletehello kay! i don't often quote gibran here but this one was filled with where i am at in terms of this blog and its place in my life. my kids? well they're really nice people. almost all the time!!! steven
ReplyDeletejenny - i'm glad those words were in the right place and at the right time for you. steven
ReplyDeletebonnie thankyou for that very generous comment. i am truly grateful for much of what i call my life and in particular for my life itself. steven
ReplyDeleteelisabeth - they've travelled a long long way so they are likely to be distracting!!! the thaw is on! it's actually raining this evening and my bike rides to and from school will be soakers. but fun!!! steven
ReplyDeletedave - perfection is a friend and not a destination for me!! i'm trying to keep it that way! steven
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