I do so need a blue sky day; I need to remember to brush the clouds away.
The clouds can weigh so heavy; there are heaps of ash I need to tow from a blaze long spent.
The flickering flame of happy hours still is lit within my heart; I must follow the embers, and not give way to discontent.
I do so need a blue sky day; I need to remember to brush the clouds away.
There is a hush in the late afternoon; it is as if the whole universe were resting for just a moment.
I breathe in the deep blue sky; I release the fear, remember who I am.
Isaiah 40: 31: “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not be faint.”
Blue skies
Blue sky days with a cool breeze are my favorite kind of day.
Yes…the most enchanting of days, like a feather sent from heaven to brush the world all shiny-clean and fresh!
Beautifully put, Linda.
Thank you! We have our storms in life; so too, do we have our blue sky days, our ribbons of hope, joy that overcomes the deepest sorrows.
I will pray for you, Linda, that even when trouble~winds blow hard, there will always be at least a patch of blue~sky hope to buoy you on.
Thank you! It is a wonderful thing to know that someone is praying for you! I often think of the weight of prayer…we lift our heads to the heavens and God is there. He is always listening. Our prayers are lifted to heaven from our earthly places; our very burdens, heavy or light, are literally lifted from us.In this way, we give to God what is too heavy to hold in our own hands. Sometimes, I pray with my hands open…I offer to God all that is out of my control.
Absolutely beautiful!
When I was little, the sky was a magnet for my imagination. The clouds were so many things; there were bears, and there were angels, and there were puppies cuddled all together. The world has seemed so strange, but the beauty of the universe remains with us.
You’ve given voice to what so many of us are feeling now.
I spent most of yesterday out beneath the bluest sky I have seen in a long time! These pandemic days have taken a toll on people. We miss seeing our friends and families. One day, my youngest son and I were over at my mom’s house doing a bit of yard work. My son looked up at the sky and said, “You know sometimes, you almost forget about the virus.”
Oh, what a heartbreaking pronouncement for a child to make.
My youngest son turned twenty years old this summer. This virus has not been an easy thing for young people; many have taken it upon themselves to protect others. Their lives have been turned upside down, along with everyone else. Graduations and weddings were all very different this year. Instead of feeling cheated, they have tried to make the best of difficult situations…drive by parties, wedding guests seated in their cars in parking lots.
Living with this pandemic must be so tough on young people. I was remarking to a colleague yesterday that I’m glad I’m on the downhill side of forty looking toward retirement as my next stage and not just starting out in life with the future so uncertain.
It is not an easy time to be young or old! Praying for the best, and hoping better times are coming! 🙂
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still tough days ahead
but watch that blue sky instead
hope heals
hearts feel …
Wonderful words spoken from a true poet! 🙂
thanks precious 🙂
In a world of ‘air hugs’, I am sending you one!:)
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Linda, this is another work of art! How we long for those blue sky days. Though we do need the rain along the way. May we wait in the Lord as He breathes the clouds away.
We have faced tough times with this pandemic. I know God is here in our midst. You are so right; It is God’s very breath that cleanses and heals.
Lovely and so true! We all need blue sky days, even though we don’t always get them. But God is with us through the bad times as well as the good, and thank goodness for that. It’s what gets us through the bad ones!
Yes! God is with us rain or shine! I think the remembrance of those blue sky days helps when the storms roll in. We know the sun will come out again and we can start over.
Beautiful post Linda. That photo is lovely. Blue sky days are very special x
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