pause

At The Pond

still waters
slow wandering clouds
I pause to let the peace seep into me

while in admiration
everything else retreats
and the now is peacefulness beautified

in the petaled shade
a monarch’s
momentary pause

to revel in
the many marvels
of nature’s designs

the falling
held
rain to ice

every pause
for beauty
is a prayer of gratitude

a passerine
pausing
while passing by

sipping
zinnia nectar
most delicious afternoon

pause and let
time expand into
beauty’s forever unfolding

the river
pauses to admire
the bloom

linger
on the edge
of day

winter’s blanket thrown off
everything simmers
not quite ready to rise

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