I gaze with wonder upon the dawn Red upon orange upon blue Passive pinks and magenta hues, Sun peeking over the edge of the landscape Painting the clouds with lavish iridescence Moving my soul to awe and repentance. I cannot pretend that I understand The essence and wonder of our Creator, His palette and brush beating in rhythm With my heart, mind, and spirit As His masterpiece overwhelms me. He washes the sky with primaries and pastels, A festival of drenching dyes and undertones That feed me to the depth of my soul. Pigments and patterns that embrace me In a symphony of blended magnificence. The common senses of Taste, Touch, Smell, and Hearing, Delivering an experience Beyond the image captured by my eyes. The cradled infant of creation strokes my soul. I taste the burgundy wisps As they transcend into the moan of amber glow. The fragrant scent of Cyan as it Melts into the pillows of hazy, lazy, crazy clouds, Bathed in red and gilded with gold, Kissed by a sun Giving birth to a new and glorious day. All my senses blend into a baptism of recreation, Taking purchase as newness within my spirit, Contemplating, complimenting, completing Balance within me, I strive to find a fulcrum Beyond my corporal existence. In prayer I acknowledge the intentional splendor With awe and wonder. Amazed I gaze into A reflection of all that I am And all I am called to be, The spectrum of creation Awakened within my essence. I am made in the image of my Master, Creator of all that is. And without thought I allow and encourage Him to move through me Into this coming day. Rev Walt