Earth is clothed in sunsets, burning.
Lakes of fish and weed and driftwood
Wash her sandy feet.
Trees brace themselves against her,
Roots twisting, anchored.
She wears turning leaves
Green, golden, and ruby.
Her grassy tresses sway in the breeze.
Mountains and valleys,
Tailored to her
By the Creator who
Formed woman, too.
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
We say
Standing clothed in
Strength and dignity.
This post is part of the 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes challenge hosted this year by Christina Hubbard on Creative and Free. (Though I did so some revising after the 5 minutes ended.) Find out more about the challenge and join or peruse the link up here.
This is just beautiful, a lovely reflection linking the creation with our created beings. Thank you. Stopping by from 31 Days free write! Jenneth
Thanks for stopping by, Jenneth!
"Earth is closed in sunsets burning." Oh, my goodness. That is gorgeous. Love that you're poeticizing in your free writes and doing what you have time for, no more, no less.
Beautiful, Emily!!!
Thanks! Spending time in nature tends to turn me toward poetry 🙂 Watched a beautiful sunset over Lake Superior this weekend.
Thanks for reading, Allie! 🙂
This is so fun to read. All of the images !
Thanks! Nature's great inspiration 🙂