Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Listening to Spring

Do you hear the sparkling sounds?
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The birds are singing!
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The flowers are bursting forth!
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All nature stands in awe of the
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sounds
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aromas
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colors
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textures
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and
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D E L I G H T S
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of springtime hope!
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I pray that the God who gives H O P E will fill you with
M U C H   J O Y and P E A C E
while you trust in Him
(Paul ~ Romans 15:13)
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Earth's crammed with heaven,
and every common bush afire with God
(Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
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Earth laughs in flowers
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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The sun is bright, the air is clear,
the darting swallows soar and sing,
and from the stately elms I hear
the blue-bird prophesying
S P R I N G
(Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
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Our Lord has written the promise of the resurresction,
not in books alone, but in
every leaf in springtime
(Martin Luther)
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The fairie's crown made as a gift for me by my dear friend Anita of

2 comments:

Castles Crowns and Cottages said...

Oh dearest, this is what I need today; we have another COUCHE (layer) of snow...just when all had thawed! But the promises of God stay forever..YEAH! And the crown...I am so honored that you would use it to ring in SPRING!!!! LOVELY, LOVELY POST!!! Anita

Kathleen Ellis said...

Oh SOOOO lovely! I am so ready for spring! How are you my dear friend? I think of you often...not always enough time to "visit". I love your beautiful creativity in the next post w/your computer and desk! Sooo clever and pretty! Leave it to you to find such a beautiful solution!
Have a beautiful weekend~
;-D xo Kathleen