invitation from an old oak
there is an oaken path through a wee wood
between the parking lot and my church
There are Oaks and Birches and Alders
all yellow and golden and brown and crimson
each leaf a flame in the sunlit trail
fungi grow and acorns drop
and the earth is soft and spongy underneath
fungi grow and acorns drop
and the earth is soft and spongy underneath
I came upon this tattered oak leaf
wedged into the handle of my driver's door
on Sunday as I walked back to my car after worship
just as if some olden Oak had sent down an invitation for me
wedged into the handle of my driver's door
on Sunday as I walked back to my car after worship
just as if some olden Oak had sent down an invitation for me
I considered the weight of the world right now
and how it falls and who it will fall upon
I wondered whether I was in the right place to be of service
and I accepted an invitation
to step off the trail and into the sunlit oaken wood
and I accepted an invitation
to step off the trail and into the sunlit oaken wood
How beautiful - photos and words!
ReplyDeleteThat edit is so cool!
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful outlook on that leaf!
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