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still saturday: a wordcandy poem

March 1, 2013 By Sandra Heska King

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A WordCandy Poem


 

Give me silence,

water hope.

It is time to ravel rays

from ravished dreams.

Steady yourself and see

the length of life

is decreed by nature,

its depth by grace.

To me every hour

of the light and dark

is a miracle

softening into butter.

A thing like that can make

light dance around the edge.

Silence will fall like

dews on white silence

whispered into the hollow,

the constant, priceless reminder

that I have enough.

white silence

Silenced and stilled,

Sandy

Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and words. We’d love for you to join us. Get the details on the left, grab your favorite button, and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.

Note: If you click on any of the photos, it will take you straight to the wordcandy.me app. There you can register and then create your own “candy” to share with others via email, Facebook, Twitter, or your own blog. Or you can just keep them for yourself. Just browse the categories, find a quote you like, and then “wrap” it by choosing a photo. There’s also a link to ones that are ready made.



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  1. HisFireFly says

    March 1, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    Brilliant idea
    stunning execution

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:43 am

      And fun, too. 🙂

      Thanks, Karin.

  2. Lyla Willingham Lindquist says

    March 1, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    Wow. That’s really something, Sandy. A remarkable string of lines, images you’ve woven.

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:42 am

      It was kind of a desperate whim, Lyla. I’ve been struggling with words this week, and I hadn’t come up with a post to illustrate. Then I remembered all the different ways we’ve created poems… It was fun. 🙂

  3. S. Etole says

    March 1, 2013 at 10:16 pm

    Well done …

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:43 am

      Thanks, Susan.

  4. Kris says

    March 1, 2013 at 10:50 pm

    Nicely done, Sandy. I’m going to read that again and soak it all in. Beautiful, my friend.

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:44 am

      It’s a fun app to play with, Kris. Like I told Lyla above, I’ve been struggling with writing this week. It was a fun way to shake things up–and any of those quotes could stimulate some words of our own.

  5. Lyli@3dLessons4Life says

    March 1, 2013 at 11:05 pm

    Love this!

  6. Mia says

    March 2, 2013 at 3:00 am

    Hi Sandy
    You stole my heart with “the dew on white silence”. For some reason the purity of the words and the picture seem so holy! Have a blessed, still weekend, dear one.
    Much love
    Mia

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:32 am

      Hi Mia. Aren’t they wonderful? If you click on any of the photos, it will take you straight to the WordCandy app where you can register and create your own “candy” from various categories–pairing a photo with a quote.” Then you can share them with others. There’s also a link to ones that are ready-made.

  7. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    March 2, 2013 at 6:54 am

    Lovely and very creative, Sandy. xox

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:45 am

      Shooting some love right back at you, dear friend.

  8. Sylvia says

    March 2, 2013 at 7:04 am

    Ahhhhhh.

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 2:28 pm

      That’s good, right? 😉

  9. JoAnne Potter says

    March 2, 2013 at 7:41 am

    I have enough. Isn’t that a part of every stillness? It feels good just to say it.
    I have enough.
    Yes.

    • Sandra says

      March 2, 2013 at 7:46 am

      Exactly! Yes!

  10. MeganWillome says

    March 2, 2013 at 9:17 am

    Sandy, this is amazing! Lyla and Laura and Karen and Neruda and Uncle Walt and more–together at last!

  11. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

    March 2, 2013 at 10:57 am

    Oh, Sandy. This is what you create when you’re struggling with words? You are a genius.

    And that last bit? “the constant, priceless reminder / that I have enough”? That’s going to follow me through this day.
    Much love to you.

  12. Linda says

    March 2, 2013 at 11:25 am

    This is amazing Sandy. You have a gift for putting words together sweet friend.
    Have a blessed weekend.

  13. Michelle DeRusha says

    March 2, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    Hey, that’s really cool – nice work, Sandy!

  14. Martha Orlando says

    March 2, 2013 at 12:13 pm

    Absolutely inspiring! Thanks, Sandy!

  15. Jen Ferguson says

    March 2, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    this is breath-taking, Sandy. but I am not surprised. He makes such beautiful things through you.

  16. Nina says

    March 3, 2013 at 7:20 am

    So beautiful – a lovely idea! Thank you for sharing the tip, and the poem!

  17. Geneva says

    March 3, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    It’s easy to see that God is working through you…this was beautiful. Thank You!

  18. Holly says

    March 5, 2013 at 4:39 pm

    I LOVE found poems and this is wonderful. Thank you for sharing. What a unique way to share WordCandy, too. Love it!

  19. Laurie Collett says

    March 5, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    Such beautiful quotes & photos! Thanks for the awesome post & for hosting & God bless.

  20. Ellen Grace Olinger says

    March 13, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Beautiful post. Blessings, Ellen

  21. L.L. Barkat says

    November 5, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    oh, nice! 🙂

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