Invisible Prayers

 

I know that prayers

are obviously invisible,

but I thought I saw some

rising and riding the wind;

to their anticipated location,

their appointed destination;

on the delicate wings

of a  Swallowtail Butterfly,

on the powerful wings

of a Bald Eagle,

on the net-veined wings

of a dragonfly,

on the fine, silky fibers

transporting milkweed seeds,

on the white, billowed cumulus

towering into the atmosphere.

© 2023 Richard Havenga

You may also enjoy: "Prayer Beads" from June 15, 2023

There are 44 references to Prayer in the TOPICS section of WWFN. 

Photo Locations:

1. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan

2. Eagle Lakes Park - Naples, Florida

3. & 4. Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan

5. North Fort Myers, Florida 

Shadow's Source

 

Whenever a quick,

silent shadow sweeps

over the ground around me,

I immediately look up

toward the sun,

to find the shadow's source.

Was it a Turkey Vulture,

Red-tailed Hawk,

or Sandhill Crane?

A Canada Goose, of course,

would announce its arrival

before it arrived. 

This time a large surprise:

a Bald Eagle carving easy circles

between sun and clouds.

Silent shadows

sweeping the earth,

far below the source.

© 2022 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. & 3. Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan

2. Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan

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

5. Eagle Lakes Park - Naples, Florida

Theatre in the Sky

 

The sky is a stage

with rapidly-changing sets

suspended above the earth and its

slowly-changing scenes.

A multiplicity of birds 

performs in the theatre of the sky.

Winged props suddenly appearing,

then flying offstage. 

A variety of clouds

make their appearance.

Expanding, contracting, diminishing,

passing on.

The backdrops and lighting

constantly changing.

I am privileged to be

in the premium seats.

A new script is written every day,

with brand new props

for an attentive audience

arriving in this arena.

I am eager for each performance;

ready for the change of scenery

when the curtain of dusk falls

and a new drama begins,

in the night sky.

© 2022 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Eagle Lakes Park - Naples, Florida

2. Colorado

3. Flathead Lake - Montana

4. Longmont, Colorado

5. Catalina, Arizona