There is No Hurry
I pour tomatoes and chop sweet onion,
snip parsley frills and crush some basil,
dash salt, sprinkle sugar.
Stir.
I race against the clock.
Hurry.
A tasty sauce takes time to simmer,
but hungry stomachs will arrive at six.
I rattle glasses, bang the stainless,
wash and wipe.
Outside a silver needle threads its way across the sky,
straight and slow.
Autumn swirls its colors in the breeze.
Time crunches underfoot.
A hawk soars in circles high over khaki’d corn.
It’s in no hurry.
A cardinal perches on the clothesline T.
A one-eyed black cat glances my way,
then saunters toward the field’s edge.
I lay down my sponge and adjust my focus
to squeeze the juice of this one moment
while my eyes can see.
There is no hurry.
In the stillness,
Sandy
Joining a Circle of Faith blog hop with some photography and writing friends
on the theme “Seasonal Goodness.”
See their posts below.
Julie at Captured Bits of Beauty
Connie at Live, Love, Laugh, Hope
An edited repost
Sandy, lots of stuff has been messing with my patience…I am conscious of my lack of it and aware that some of the stuff is out of my control…in need of giving it up to Him…asking God for strength and then not still enough or patient enough to wait in His Presence…and really in the scheme of it all…there is no hurry…thanks for the gentle thoughts… hoping to be in the stillness…patiently listening…
Me, too, Mary… being messed with. Lifting a prayer for you, friend.
Thank you, Sandra, for this marvelously penned inspiration for all of us to take a breather! Whew! Just what I need to hear today.
Blessings!
I needed the reminder, too, Martha. I’ve been singing Simon and Garfunkel all day… slow down, you move too fast, got to make the morning last… 🙂
Just beautiful, Sandra! Thanks for the reminder to be present in the moment. Really, our moments are so few. I’m so thankful for God’s grace when I forget this.
Me, too, Julie.
Beautiful… Simply beautiful.
Thanks, Jody. 🙂
Ah…I like this. thanks Sandy.
take your time, you’ll get there faster~ dougsim 101