Two years ago this month, my wife Dallis and I stayed for a week on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Here’s a poem I wrote that Sunday morning as I looked out upon the day!
Praying on Sunday
There are many to-morrows, my love, my love,
But only one to-day.
Joaquin Miller
On a Sunday morning like this
I am routinely in my study
gathering words to express peoples’ prayers
revisiting my sermon for flow and transitions
giving thought to a benediction.
Today I look out at towering pines
snow-brushed hills
blue sky meeting bluer water
birds of the air and creatures of the earth
my study renovated and redecorated
by all that God has made.
This life—
a particular path toward tomorrow’s tomorrow—
one day so often meeting the next
with little more than the passing recognition
that time flees before us we grow older we die—
This life is a prayer
written on the tips of wings and branches
carried on the breath of the winds
lived upon the altar of the earth.
On a Sunday morning like this
there is holy ground everywhere I look.
I enter my temporary study
and prepare to pray
my heart spilling over with gratitude.
Words (c) 2012 Mark Lloyd Richardson
Photos (c) 2012 Dallis Day Richardson
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Thank you Mark. Your words are so very inspiring!
Nora, thanks for your kind words. Mark
And now another Sunday morning like this, except no Lake Tahoe…we’ll find another beautiful spot!
Yes we will!
“This life is a prayer
written on the tips of wings and branches
carried on the breath of the winds
lived upon the altar of the earth.”
well done. the photography even feels unreal, like those mornings often feel when all seems whole in the world. thanks for your words.
Thanks. You’re right – some mornings, some places, have that quality of wholeness to them!
Your words are inspirational and moving. Her photos are stunning, as usual. We always look forward to your poems, your thoughts and your prayers. We often share them with special friends.
Thank you, Ray. I’m glad you enjoy them, and I’m especially glad that you share them. Peace, Mark
Beautiful words, beautiful images! Clearly you & Dallis are a good team. 😉
Thanks, Kana. I’m glad you like our teamwork. We plan to keep it going. Thanks for visiting, and for your great blog too. I look forward to reading more of your writing. Mark