A wee one picked a pretty flower
and gave it to her Mom.
Everyone around her smiled with joy.
She grew older and was taught
a dandelion was “just a weed”
but did the flower really change
when the eyes of her heart
were closed?
She grew up
and made them into
such delicious wine!
How eye opening!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015
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Beauty in a storm
when I do not look in fear
sun peeks through the clouds
Glistening raindrops
Quenching the thirsty dry land.
Grace and hope are mine!
By Martha L Shaw – © 2018
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I sit at the water’s edge
hearing the music of the droplets
tumbling over the rocks at the shore . . .
sounds of strength and hope.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015
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When I was a child, I loved laying in the grass looking up at the sky . . . I thought of who else, in some distant place, might be sharing it with me. Birds flew about tweeting and I wondered what they said.. When clouds came in, I thought not of storms but of the interesting shapes . . . “that one looks like a bear!” Even when it rained, I loved watching the droplets bounce off surfaces looking like tiny mirrors reflecting a world that fascinated me.
Clouds over my head
Whisper opportunity
Gentle wisps of change
By Martha L Shaw – © 2015
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There’s a painting on my wall,
my life with all its flws.
Yet when I viewed it in the frame,
its beauty made me pause.
By Martha L Shaw – © 1-12-2016
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When I was a child, I loved laying in the grass looking up at the sky . . . I thought of who else, in some distant place, might be sharing it with me. Birds flew about tweeting and I wondered what they said.. When clouds came in, I thought not of storms but of the interesting shapes . . . “that one looks like a bear!” Even when it rained, I loved watching the droplets bounce off surfaces looking like tiny mirrors reflecting a world that fascinated me.
Clouds over my head
Whisper opportunity
Gentle wisps of change
By Martha L Shaw – © 1-145-2015
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Raindrops still falling
Suddenly gray skies brighten
And the puddles dance
By Martha L Shaw – © 1-13-2015
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Is that merely
A crack in the wall
Or an opening
To all that lies beyond?
By Martha L Shaw – © 8-22-2013
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It is strawberry season and I was just indulging in one . . . 
It came to me that if we look at strawberries in the right way, we can see that they are heart-shaped. Kind of makes me wonder how many opportunities I have missed . . . if we look for the heart, where love is, our entire perspective changes – don’t you think?
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Is it time to look at things in a new way? This quote may change your life!
– Matsuo Basho
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