Beneath the ice
and above the fog,
on the valley floor
with bare branches
carving the winter sky
and rivers running
to the distant swelling sea,
the whole of life
like a vast circular ring
orbits the heavens
awaiting your jewel-like
facets full of forgiveness
to complete this holy creation.
Winter Barn by Sandy Brown Jensen
Forgiveness of the self precedes all other forgiveness. Once we forgive ourselves we are free to forgive with the love that was trapped in deeper darkness within. Light is free to shine through unconditional love to complete this holy creation and to create true blessings unto each other. “…jewel-like facets full of forgiveness” indeed.
It was 14 below last night and today, Christmas Day, we have friends with us from North Carolina, a fire going and a soft snow falling….life is grand!
Beautiful, Don. Your ability to convey the immanence of the natural world brings us back, again and again, to the Divine.
Your sentiment of the season is beautifully expressed, thank you! Love your poems!
Many blessings to you and your family. Your words gently remind me of my role in these cycles of life. Peace to you
Thanks Don for sharing your art and your truth. Best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2014
That I have a place in this cycle has always been a source of awe and humility. That others join us there is a blessing beyond measure.
Yes! I agree, the vast circular ring await our forgiveness to complete to restoration for which we came to do!
God will bless all who agree to do what we came to do!
Love and blessings to all.
Love the poem. Forgiveness opens the door!