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The Landscaper

The Landscaper

The landscape of humanity
Hardened by calamity
Softened by amity

Adopted by the one Parent
Landscaped with plants inherent
Making order transparent

Enlightenment, water, revealed
Divine atmosphere does yield
Living good soil stays the field

Weeds pulled, grounds mulched, bare branches pruned
Humanity bleats, “no wound!”
Until it sees, “we bloomed!”

Per patience and pure desires
True commitment transpires
Budding joy inspires

Spirituality intact
Birds and butterflies attract
Truth and love interact

–by Cheryl Petersen

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Summer is not surprising us…

Poets have written for centuries about the effect of spring. In year 1922, T.S. Eliot penned:

-April is the cruellest month, breeding

Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing

Memory and desire, stirring

Dull roots with spring rain.

Winter kept us warm, covering

Earth in forgetful snow, feeding

A little life with dried tubers.

Summer surprised us…

The Wasteland

Thoughtful poetry aside, I’ve found no one here in upstate New York carrying an element of “surprise” in regard to upcoming warmer weather. More like, “We’re ready, get on with it Mother Nature.”

But people are keeping their spirits up.

We trust nature to turn the tide. Spring and summer can’t be stopped. Interestingly, with the added human inventions of heat and lighting, I also find many people have been very busy during the winter.

Inside projects and renovations are getting accomplished, baking, painting, scanning seed catalogs and ordering plants.

Activity is normal and we learn to balance our physical and spiritual activity, both in the winter and the summer. Although the seasons come and go, God loves us all and we can maintain a sense of purpose and hope.

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