Note: This reflection is dedicated to my mom, Elizabeth Dorothea Sorensen, in this, her 97th year of life.

Twilight fills the sky in delicate etchings of trees reaching towards her opalescent hues. This in
Twilightbetween space lends itself in little openings, inviting what may come. A small hush follows in silence. I pause to notice the wonder of it all, captivated by magical  luminaries that are ever changing before my eyes.

How keen my senses are to the colding air, sounds quieting and the feeling sacred. It is like this when we encounter anothers soul with a listening heart. A small space opens where walls crumble and you can really see; at least for a moment.

 
Peace
By -Hamza El Din

The world shines about me,
luminous as the moon, smiling like a rose,
and a sweet benediction
flows through everything existing.
How beautiful life is.
I
marvel at people who are not in love with life.
You, my girl, are beautiful,
and your beauty,
like the beautiful thought
of peace,
belongs to the eternity.
Detest war and destruction.
When you go to the riverbank,
and the sun sets in the evening,
the waters of the river will
be rippling softly,
and from a distance, in the
twilight, you will see white sails.
A song of the boatman will
come from there.
'Today no suffering, no suffering.'
The world shines about me,
luminous as the moon,
smiling like a rose.
Contributed by Liz Sorensen Wessel
Watercoler By ~liz

5 responses to “Days 47-48 Twilight”

  1. Erie Chapman Foundation Avatar

    Your mandala brings a fine and florid comfort. Then, “the colding air.” What a fine adjective to seat next to “air.” And what a stirring gift for your mother and for us all.

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  2. marilyn.donan@att.net Avatar
    marilyn.donan@att.net

    Liz, what a beautiful work of art!

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  3. Maureen McDermott rsj Avatar
    Maureen McDermott rsj

    How exquisite is the painting, Liz – the colours of your Mum’s life – ever so vibrant, deep and passionate. There in the midst is the moon and the stars, not only shining and enlightening but also beacons of hope.

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  4. sirbyrn21@sbcglobal.net Avatar
    sirbyrn21@sbcglobal.net

    Your painting and poem are amazing, just like you. What a wonderful gift you give us and that you mother gave us in you.

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  5. Woody Wessel Avatar
    Woody Wessel

    Sweet.

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