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Serenity, the Gift

Serenity comes upon us when the vastness of our planet rises before us. We see ourselves as part of the miracle we call earth. It’s as if the universe is sending us a message that we belong to this place and time. When we stand alone by the seaside, we are not lonely. The moment stretches into an imaginary eternity as the waves return to the shore and the clouds pass away. We are alive, and we experience this transcendent gift in a moment of serenity.

Word Press Photo Challenge: Serenity

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Sonnet & Shadow: Weekly Photo Challenge

Sonnet XCVIII
From you have I been absent in the spring,
When proud pied April, dressed in all his trim,
Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,
That heavy Saturn laughed and leapt with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds, nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue,
Could make me any summer’s story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew:
Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seemed it winter still, and you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play.

– William Shakespeare

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

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New Shoes

When I think of new, what comes to mind is shoes. Purchasing new shoes is often at a benchmark time in our lives. The baby begins walking and before stepping out into the world, must have a new pair of shoes. Before the first day of school arrives, parents shoe up their kids for a fresh start. For the bride, putting on the shoes is the final step as she prepares to walk into a new life with her partner. There are those times, however, when shoes become the outfit and if nothing else, well, it’s just fun to wear a new pair.