the rocks cry out

at the end of

alaskan highway

adventure, let’s

pause to praise

for glacial space

(old ice age pace);

for forest fauna where

moose are loose and

bears won’t care if

tourists “shoot” a few

(from window view);

for fast electric bikes

or slow mountain hikes,

for diamond star-gazing

and morning bed-lazing,

campfires, cabins, cruises;

hole-in-the-wall good eatings,

who-are-you caribou meetings,

and mushy-sled-dog greetings;

bodacious beauty of peaks, parks,

pansies, native peoples, and

passing nature’s peace

(from nature’s God!)

world without end…

amen, amen

. . .

photo by lynn

For more poetry and photos of our trip, read my previous posts, alaska or bust, parts 1 & 2.

haik-coo


pair of turtledoves

coo-cooing from tree and roof

to welcome us home


algae in birdbath

orange oriole takes sips

disturbed reflection


sing praise at day’s end

robins echo each other

my heart joins chorus


music of the spheres

all creation sings

whales and pulsars in rhythm

praises to our God

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Check out Lou Giglio’s recording of stars and whales singing together!

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doxology in our grove

 

dusky sunset chalks sky’s rose window

fireflies flicker their candles’ brief flame

cicada choirs hum nightly prayers,  and

robed birds chirrup their evening praise

 

 

laudamus te

“To a Skylark” by William Wordsworth

 

heavenly skylark

inspires song of Wordsworth poem

melody of praise

flying_skylark_02

Skylark (Alauda Arvensis) Royalty Free Stock Images