Wide

Throughout this vast landscape,
wide buttes and mesas
rise from rolling hills.

Through this green valley,
the wandering river yearns
for the wide, blue sea.

Under this arch of sky,
our wide world turns,
bringing each new day.

Beneath the wide-spreading branches
of this broad oak tree,
I rest in the cool shade.

During my wide experience
through many decades of life,
I stand ready for what God sends.

Within this wide expanse of time,
the greatest gift continues to be
now.

© 2020 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Hurricane Mesa - Wyoming 

2. Crested Butte, Colorado 

3. Chinle, Arizona 

4. Grand Detour, Illinois

5. Santa Catalina Mountains - Arizona

6. Kootenai River - Montana