(Wendy Cabell, January 25, 2024, feast day of Tu BiShevat (New Year for Trees), Our Lady's Shroud, the (above) Milkgiver Icon of the Mother God (old calendar), the “Assuage my Sorrows” Icon of the Mother of God, the "Unexpected Joy" Icon of the Mother of God, Saint Dwynwen (of the family of Saint Brychan of Brecknock; coined the maxim, "nothing wins hearts like cheerfulness"), . Image from here.)
Before Spotting Cherry Blossoms
light spring breeze, heart waits tiny shoots seek the tender touch-- of the One Who Loves
*From prompt: Freewrite as inspired by “My Father Holds the Door for Yoko Ono” by Christopher Chambers. From Lisa Freedman's BreatheReadWrite, January 25, 2024.
