July 22, 2019
Monday with blue skies
Anything is possible
Surrender control
By Martha L Shaw – © 2019

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March 26, 2019
Cool air of morning
quickly warming – sun rises
blossoming of Spring
By Martha L Shaw © 2017
We change and grow with the season, on our journey . . .

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March 3, 2019
The voice of change,
of peace,
of growth,
of renewal
comes in a whisper.
We must make the choice to listen.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2016 words and image

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March 2, 2019
Frosted palm branches
Spring giggles excitedly
winter’s slow retreat
By Martha L Shaw © 2015

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January 3, 2019

Though it’s still winter,
with you always in my heart
I celebrate spring!
by Martha L Shaw – Copyright 2016
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January 10, 2018

When the garden is filled with weeds
Yet one stubborn flower
Finds the strength to grow,
Am I to frown
Because it is the only one?
Is it not a very welcomed blessing?
Surely its beauty
Nourishes my hungry soul
Giving me the strength
To tackle the overgrowth
Of opposition
Not unlike the single
Blooming rose
Basking in the midst
Of thorns;
Hope
Of a coming new season!
By Martha L Shaw ©2013

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March 19, 2017
He’s Got This
The rain continues to pour
As darkness claims the sky
But
I looked up
And saw through a crack in a cloud
That the sun is still near.
Hope rises.
By Martha L Shaw – © 2014

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March 14, 2017

It is cold in my sanctuary this morning
But so vast a choir sings so sweetly
That my heart is warmed
And my spirit renewed.
By Martha L Shaw ©2014
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February 10, 2017
Seasons Do Change
As the choir sang
In my personal sanctuary
I heard the last bits of the rains of yesterday
Drip from the roof deck above.
Tiny bits of pollen in the air
Caused an itch
Or the occasional twitch,
But brought as well a reminder
Of the coming of spring.
It won’t be long, now.
By Martha L Shaw – ©2014

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