Autumnal View from my Back Door
Falling Leaves, Prayers Answered
© Dr. Jeanne I. Lakatos, Ph.D.
Autumnal View from my Back Door
Falling Leaves, Prayers Answered
Empty Nest
Nest of winter
left over from the hot, summer months,
carefully interlaced grasses
rest peacefully against a raftered wall.
This nest that once was the home,
center of life for the young feathered ones
whose songs welcomed sleepy ears each morning
and sang 'good night' echoes to begin each evening.
Now, the silence reigns,
bringing with it the howling, wintry winds,
as the strength of woven grasses awaits
another answered prayer for the warmth and hope
of Spring.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
Long ago, a friend told me about this beautiful mill, located in Floyd County, Virginia. I found a picture of it in a history book and saw the serene beauty of this sight, so I took out my oil paints and painted my own version of the mill: Mabry Mill is its name. Below are two photos. One is a photo from Google Images. The other is my painting of the lovely Mabry Mill in Floyd County, Virginia. The poem revolves around this stalwart mill.
The 'melodious Lark' in the poem refers to Ralph Vaughn Williams' masterpiece, The Lark Ascending. You can hear the lovely melody if you click HERE.
The Mill
A waft of air, lifting leaves from a tree in my backyard.
One Waft
One waft of autumnal air:
tumbles the gold leaf
and lifts the hawk's wing;
each with its own resolve.
© Jeanne I. Lakatos
"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation..." (Isaiah 52:7) kjv