Hours

Yellow butterflies flutter overhead
while bees sip from blooming clover heads
where - surprise - green grasshoppers leap
and other creatures creep on silent feet
in the flowers
where they spend hours.

Hummingbirds visit for a minute
when they sip from red flower trumpets
amidst the black ants crawling
and striped bees pollinating
in the flowers
where they spend hours.

Crickets are heard at night loudly strumming
while bees are at work all day humming.
This gardener enjoys their music
everyday when she goes out to harvest
in the flowers
where she spends hours.

There's the caw-caw of the blue jays
adding to the music made
while other birds sing along
in joyful chorus all day long
in the (sun)flowers
where they spend hours.

Pulling weeds makes its own music
as the clock goes tick, tick, tick.
Weeding is never done, there's always one more
to pull, under the sunshine in the outdoors
in the flowers
where I spend hours.

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How fast time goes
when outdoors
under the sun
having fun.

How slow time goes
when indoors
waiting,
praying...

at the hospital
where time seems to stall.
When time almost stands still,
but emotions won't sit still.

Casting down imaginations
should be printed on a sign
to remind all of us
to have faith, hope and trust,

to not let our imagination run away from us
but to have believing faith and hope in God whom we trust
to work all things together for our best and good
even though the present circumstance may not be good.

Cast down whatever you are imagining
and put your trust in God with faith believing.
Peace will replace the unrest
and your spirit will be at rest.

Time will tick by
as the minutes fly.
Waiting.
Praying.

Praying for God's peace
to replace the unease.
Waiting for miracles
to help your faith grow.

Casting down imaginations...
II Corinthians 10:5

We know that in all things
God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28