Prairie Flowers

 

In late afternoon 

summer heat 

tough prairie flowers 

cheered my walk.

“Flowers are for our souls to enjoy.”

~ Sioux proverb

Strong Winds

The chaos in and around 

  city 

   town or 

     country 

like strong prairie winds 

 that push aside 

  all the growing things 

   uprooting some, but 

have no purchase on roots 

  reaching deep,

   growing strong 

     to nourish us tomorrow.

“Chaos is the score upon which reality is written”

~ Henry Miller, writer

All of Life

All of life is 

   to prepare

     to anticipate 

without sitting on the edge 

but being aware 

that life could be ruled 

by others 

  ~ people or situations ~ 

a naive thought, 

   yet one that offers

 strength and courage to choose the life that is given. 

Today will shape tomorrow, 

  and leave an interesting path 

through the yesterdays of life.

“We may run, walk, stumble, drive or fly, but let us never lose sight 

of the reason of the journey or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.”

~ Gloria Gaither, songwriter