Delicate Dusk

A delicate dusk
descends upon this day
with soothing satisfaction;
like the thin, silk sheet 
that settles upon your skin
while waiting 
for the softness 
of sleep.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Moose, Wyoming - (Grand Teton National Park) 

2. Pickerel Lake Park / Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Kent County - Michigan 

Red & Green

this red hibiscus

with a bright green katydid

Christmas in July

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan 

These Blessings

Once again
I come outside
to greet the dawn

to watch the morning
climbing through its colors;

to hear the early crows
calling in the distance;

to smell the moisture
emitting from the rained-upon soil;

to feel the breeze
lifting the arms of trees;

to see the dew
rolling off leaves of grass;

to praise the Creator
for these blessings,
as we await the blessed hope.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Bushnell, Florida 

2. Steele Lake - Grattan Township - Kent County, Michigan

Willing II

I am willing to be written on by
the wildflowers of spring,
summer thunderstorms,
the trees of autumn, 
and winter snows.

I pray that each day
I am able to walk outdoors
to be breathed on by the
quiet sounds of creation. 

Willing to be a receptacle
 for His grace.

Full of gratitude
for the gift of seeing:

the transparent network
of dragonfly wings,

slivers of minnows
silvering the dark water.

Delicate drops of rain 
dimpling the lake's silky surface.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

You may also enjoy: "Willing" ~ May 2, 2018



Photo Locations:

1. Flowering Dogwood - Ada Township - Kent County, Michigan  

2. Townsend Park - Kent County - Michigan

3. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan

4. Platte River - Honor, Michigan

5. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado 

Probing

Probing the heart of gravity,
old oaks seek solid anchorage
through the thin skin
of earth's topsoil;
probing deeper
into the bones
of the earth.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: Minooka, Illinois 

Enough

In the sunny room,
on the wooden floor,
the piano waits
for the gentle, 
knowing touch
of her sensuous fingers.

Now, she approaches.
Nearer.

Close enough 
to briefly touch
the smooth ivory keys.

Long enough 
for fingertips
to disturb the dust
accented by the sun.

Soft enough
that no notes 
were played.

Carrying her dream,
she walks away.

©  2018  Richard Havenga

Photo Location: Private Residence ~ Grandville, Michigan

Moon's Desire

A veil of moonlight
drifts bone white
upon sheets of fog
covering moist fields.

It dances golden 
upon the lake,
multiplying the moon's desire
to move, to be noticed. 

I am captivated by
the wavy undulations
of her curves, moving slowly
under shimmering silk.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: Murray Lake - Kent County, Michigan 

Walk With You

Upon the shoulders of mountains,
under the vast roof of stars,
I will walk with you.

Along the ribbons of rivers,
along the shallow shore,
I will walk with you.

In the cathedral of trees,
on desert paths of cactus,
I will walk with you.

Within choirs of birdsong,
and evenings of crickets,
I will walk with you.

All the days of this life
God has given me to live,
I will walk with you.

Please come along
on this trail of life,
and walk with me.

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. West Elk Wilderness - Gunnison National Forest - Colorado

2. Crested Butte - Colorado

3. Sunset Beach - North Carolina

4. Tucson, Arizona

5. Cannonsburg State Game Area - Kent County - Michigan

6. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming