Post No. 916
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Bees, Bugs and Butterflies
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As I watch the sun
Breaking through the clouds,
As I smell the rain
Soaking in the soil,
Dripping from the flowers,
The birds burst into song.
Let the naysayers be wrong;
The world is alive again,
Saved from the brink,
And no matter what we think
God is in His heaven.
Bees buzz,
Shiny beetles eat rose petals
And butterflies flutter by…
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©Denise G Allen, 18 February 2016 07:19
Post No. 915
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The Droplet
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As I watched
The line ran
Glistening silver
Towards the edge
Hesitated, elongated
Then drooped over
Poised to fall…
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©Denise G Allen, 13 February 2016 03:04
Post No. 914
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Water
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Water gives life
And with it, we thrive
Cleansing, drinking
Its forms are many
Almost unending…
Rivers, lakes, seas
Even the tears we weep
As promises we make
And vows we keep
Or fail in our humanity
Whilst perfection we seek
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©Denise G Allen, 12 February 2016 12:26
Post No. 913
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Sunshine and Rain
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Rays of sunshine reach down below
And the foliage beneath ever upward grows
Wisps of white float on high
Cotton wool clouds feather the sky
Cool the heat where shadows fall
Sip up moisture for rain to pour
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©Denise G Allen, 11 February 2016 09:25
Post No. 912
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Help
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O Lord, our Father
Only You can change this earth
From negative to positive
Let us construct not destruct
Advance not retreat
Back and forth and round about
You are our axis
Nothing stands still
This world whirls around your wlll
Open our eyes to realise
We are nothing without You
You are the sun, the moon, the stars
You are creation, and all is in motion
To bring us back to You
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©Denise G Allen, 05 February 2016 08:13
Post No. 910
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Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
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Past, present, future
Shades of lilac and blue
Been and gone
Over and done
History;
The here and now
Unfolding like the wings of the wind
Feathers flying in the breeze
And nature breathes;
Then the mystery of the morrow
(Joy or sorrow) lies before
but God is all we know for sure
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©Denise G Allen, 30 January 2016 16:35
Post No. 908
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Kindness
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God’s love gives birth to kindness
whose gentle light both soothes and guides us
through the darkness and the mists of life
giving us peace throughout the strife-
torn world about us, holding us safely
on destiny’s path, aiding our ascendency
to our Father’s spiritual home
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©Denise G Allen, 25 January 2016 10:16
Post No. 906
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Artists
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Little gods with feet of clay
Under pressure from within
To create as themselves were made
In the image of He who wrought
The beauty of the world displayed
For those whose eyes are opened wide
And whose senses forever sought
To complement the portrait brought
And laid as offering to the only One
Capable of original thought
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©Denise G Allen, 10 January 2016 10:01
Post No. 884
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A Short Step into Nature
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I pause before the step through Nature’s door
Which threshold invites me not, nor
Does it embrace my breach;
I am a part of nature, not so,
Although my terrain is vastly engineered
Constructed, concocted and contrived
To be utilitarian to say the least ~
Nature kept at long arm’s length
So as not to contaminate the sanitation
Of so-called modern habitation.
Bah, what do ‘they’ know? Naught
Of the truth. Nature holds the cures
For all man’s ills, if man would only
See beyond his limitations,
For the cures lie mainly in his brain.
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©Denise G Allen, 13 October 2015 17:34
Post No. 881
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Kruger Park Visit 2015 ii
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NB : Click on each photograph to enlarge it, then press the arrow (top left) to return. Also another click on the photo will enlarge it even more.
A group of giraffe leaving the dam
A giraffe feasting on a thorn tree
Lion looking out across the river
Lion resting in the shade
Lion still resting in the shade
There was such a variety of birds. I believe this is a lilac breasted roller.
Sunrise on the day before we left
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