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Saturday, May 7, 2022

The Things That Don't Change...(never lose their wonder)


Thank God for joy's wonder in life's changeless things
like laughter and love as a child's childhood wings...

πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–

Last night I dashed to a nearby farmer's field to
revel in the wonderful joy
of the heaven's declaring the glory of God!



While I ogled and ah-h-ed, the farmer who owns the field happened by with his tractor.
He hopped out to admire the view too.
Who knew that this burly, dirt-covered busy man and I shared in common
a sheer delight over nature's wonders...
that he too takes pictures every year of buds unfolding and barn swallows nesting etc.
that he thrills to the pink flood of daybreak as it rushes through his milking parlour.
We celebrated the fact that for all life's change and trouble
the things that never change, never lose their wonderπŸ’–


The things that don’t change never lose their wonder
The Hand that wrings Spring’s shower-bowers brings
Beauty to feed the soul’s ravenous hunger
A world unfurled with green and petaled things
Where the swallow swoops and the woodland rings

Heavens on fire with dawn and dusk glory
Tugging our gaze from earth’s cares for a bit
As if Someone bigger is writing love’s story
Where we are honored to be part of it
In spite of tests to Quest’s valor and grit

Wonder is the gem in life’s crown of troubles
Thrill of the hill decked with daffodil-frills
Joy of a child chasing rainbow-gilt bubbles
Wealth of the bud as its treasure-trove spills
Over the edges of hedges and rills

Brook-laughter luring bare feet to its shimmer
Green is the valley and blue is the sky
Spread like a banquet-blanket heaped with dinner
Food for the spirit and feast for the eye
Tugging at tethers hinged to hearts, oh my

Mint tints in treetops long stripped of leaf-luster
First maple-plume is a daisy bouquet
Lark singing with all the might it can muster
While the dark arc of night turns to today
Stars fall, violet-strewn like noon’s Milky Way

Seeds fuel furrows, faith-jewels soft falling
Where sallow fallow will soon brim with hymns
Where Nature is like a kind mother calling
Where blithe breeze somersaults, where cobalt whims
Hum and strum yellow willow-cello limbs

The things that don’t change never lose their wonder
The Hand that authors them will never fail
To birth the beauty that feeds the soul’s hunger
Heaven and earth like a glorious grail
Tipped to wow us with creation’s regale

© Janet Martin

Wonder is the gem in life’s crown of troubles
Thrill of the hill decked with daffodil-frills

Joy of a child chasing rainbow-gilt bubbles...






Wealth of the bud as its treasure-trove spills
Over the edges of hedges and rills...



Psalm 136:1-9
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
2Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!
For His mercy endures forever.
3Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
For His mercy endures forever:
4To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His mercy endures forever;
5To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
6To Him who laid out the earth above the waters,
For His mercy endures forever;
7To Him who made great lights,
For His mercy endures forever—
8The sun to rule by day,
For His mercy endures forever;
9The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His mercy endures forever...

click here to read the whole glorious chapter!

Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? 
Who is like You--majestic in holiness, 
revered with praises, 
performing wonders?


Psalm 40:5
Many, O LORD my God,
 are the wonders You have done,
 and the plans You have for us--
none can compare to You--
if I proclaim and declare them, 
they are more than I can count.



3 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness...those photos, I love them! Those little ones with their bubbles. And that sunset! Incredible! To think you shared that amazing moment with the fellow on his tractor as he trundled through. A moment that comes together in such a way that one never forgets.

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    1. aren't those tots precious?! It was a week of the incredible sweetening woes<3

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    2. supposed to say 'incredible sweetening midst woes' aka headaches of being human. Jim had his pickup stolen so we are experiencing the 'joys' of insurance claims and all that goes with it!!

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I hope you enjoyed your pause on this porch and thank-you for your visit!