Rain forming in a cloud
Joining with each other
Ingredients in today’s dish
Blending, mixing until just right
Special people surrounding us
To laugh and cry together
A furry companion by my side
Happy and contented
Child cuddled close and warm
For comfort and laughter too
Words upon a page a line
Bringing forth new meaning
Forming, gathering, making
Bringing all together
Wondrous in creation
God always by me… with me
Charlotte-Anne Allen
Springtime dance in a big mudpuddle
What’s this we see darting about?
Tiny black dots in a tenuous home
Splashing rain to replenish
Or welcoming a daily drink
From curious friends
Tadpole legs now kick about
A growing black cloud
in their small world
Nature’s wonder
God’s delight
Pollywog
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Meadows and bees
Song and breeze
Mount and sky
Clouds against blue
Gurgling streams
Splashes and cool
Rustles and song
Rattles and tread
Bursting forth of life
Bud and bloom
Refreshing waters
Nourishment and newness
So, we bask in God’s creation
Soaking in His Wonder
Renewing and resting
His Light warming and filling
from “OF… Songs of Life”
Charlotte-Anne Allen
Caught within a glowing orb
Time remembers
Of life and movement
Growth and endings
Enfolded in days past
And brought forth revealed
Its beauty seen
Reflecting on things long gone,
Clarity of today, and future bright
… Miracles of creation
So, we too follow God’s Light
His presence with us always.
Charlotte-Anne Allen
• Companionship helps us through the darkest valley
• Life is made up of rolling hills and craggy peaks
• Sometimes the way is sharp and clear
• Other times the path is dim and misty
• Rising peaks can lift the spirits
• Between the mountains there is shelter
• The folds of compassion are places of healing
• Quiet coves bring refreshment and peace
• Obstacles arise under pressure and stress
• Daunting tasks can be accomplished one step at a time
• Getting away from the chaos can bring clarity
• Our Creator’s majesty is reflected in His grand creations
Oh, nature’s gift.
Of meadows and bees and song and breeze
Of mount and sky and clouds against blue
Of gurgling streams and splashes and cool
Of rustles and song and rattles and tread
Of wonder and creation
from “OF… Songs of Life” – Charlotte-Anne Allen
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