flights

the flights of swallows

stitch together fine fabric;

white veils of cirrus

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Location:

Michigan Creek - Jefferson, Colorado

Red-winged

Red-winged Blackbird lands

on arching stalk of cattail.

Cloud of pollen drifts.

©  2019  Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

Huyser Lake "Peace Pond"  Kent County,  Michigan 

Illumination

Seeking illumination
through God's imagination,

I revel in His creation
on every walk outdoors.

Eager for expression,
praise enters my experience.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. SaddleBrooke, Arizona

2. Longmont, Colorado

3. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

Ascend

Rain showers have ended,
and sharpened the scent
of sage; like incense
ascending into Heaven.

A cold, narrow stream
crawls through this meadow,
obeying gravity,
attracting birds.

A Western Tanager
flares red and yellow
with wings blurred,
pursuing insects.

Another feeds currents
to its fledgling
perched on a 
rusty barbed wire.

Aspens climb the foothills,
and mingle with spruce.
If you listen carefully,
you can hear the earth breathe.

This entire valley is filled
with the breath of sage,
and my gratitude for these gifts
ascends with my praise.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan

2. Colorado National Monument - Fruita, Colorado

3. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

4. Estes Park, Colorado

5. Ohio Creek - Gunnison, Colorado

Assignment

Assignment:

To elevate the humble.
To amplify the common.

To make the simple, elegant.
To make the ordinary, extraordinary.

This is my job description;
my assigned task from God.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Butchart Gardens - Brentwood Bay, (Victoria), British Columbia - Canada - Dahlia

2. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan - Gladiolus

3. Fred Meijer - White Pine Trail State Park - Rockford, Michigan - Scarlet Tanager

formula

Possible formula
to increase
potential blessings:

Recognize the blessings
all around you...
give thanks
and praise
every
day.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. & 2. Sierra Vista, Arizona

3. Glacier National Park - Montana

velvet

mounds of moss on rocks

green velvet clothing the earth

softens the hardness

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Location: 

Elk Rapids, Michigan

Outside My Window

Outside my window,
evening is approaching,
spreading gently over the sky,

inviting me outdoors,
to meet again
this welcomed guest;

each visit different 
for a discerning eye.

Feeling blessed.
Gratitude expressed.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Kamloops, British Columbia

2, 3, 4. SaddleBrooke, Arizona

Witness II

here it comes again,

the irrepressible spring;

become a witness

© 2019 Richard Havenga

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Photo Location: 

Cannonsburg State Game Area - Kent County - Michigan