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Lent 29

Lent 29

 

In the stillness

In the wilderness

In the pagan place we go

To live in wildness for a time

Away from city shapes

Away from the shadows of

Everything right-angled

 

At night, we might see stars

We might hear the planet

Touch a texture we have never touched

For all the times we’ve tried

Taste something in a cup

We’ve brought along

 

Taste and see

Taste and be aware

Taste and delight

Taste and share the joy

That had it gone differently

We might have tried in Eden

 

C L Couch

 

 

the Expulsion illustration in the English Caedmon manuscript, c. 1000 CE

Public Domain

 

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Lent 28

Lent 28

 

We learn

That we have toes

They are small

And essential,

Keeping the rest upright

We might lose the toes

Or never have them

 

All right,

Other parts are trained

 

With the impulse of surprise

A finger can be worked until

It learns to raise the rest

 

New balance

More exact

 

C L Couch

 

 

Nicholas A. Tonelli from Pennsylvania, USA – Floored

(Tonelli photographing toenails)

 

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Lent 27

Lent 27

(1 Corinthians 12:17)

 

We learn we are not an eye

But thankful to have it

I am many parts

So are you

So are we

And with others

Together

 

It is a body, yes

It has many strengths

Many colors

Many purposes

It cannot be judged

By standards of perfection

Unless we understand

We accept

That diminishment comes with time

That disabled happens

Sometimes from the start

 

Don’t add an automaton

To thinking

If it’s there,

Remove it

We are splendid

Like a galaxy

The galaxy of us

If not grace,

Similarly amazing

 

C L Couch

 

 

Photo by Bryan Goff on Unsplash

Petaluma, United States

I took a short 20 minute drive the other night to one of my favorite spots to see the stars. It was exceptionally clear this night. What you are looking at is the core of the milky way. This photo is made up of 30 photos stacked and stitched together to produce this shot. I hope you enjoy it and that if you get a chance to look up at night and view the stars. I’m on IG @bryangoffphoto Stop by and say hi!

(characteristics of a pillar of fire and a pillar of cloud)

 

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