{"id":1033,"date":"2015-07-10T09:57:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:48:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T18:48:14","slug":"morning-on-the-marsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2015\/07\/10\/morning-on-the-marsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning On The Marsh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Morning<\/a><\/p>\n

by Lydia Floren<\/p>\n

For so much of my life, I brush past the magnificence of God\u2019s creation. One day this past week, I stilled myself enough to absorb a bit of its wonder. Andrew and I were wrapping up a visit to South Carolina. We spent our last few days with dear friends in their Georgetown home, situated on the edge of the Edisto Marsh. Our final day, I woke up early and wandered out on the back deck. The boards were still damp from a nighttime rain. The breeze was uncharacteristically cool. I settled into a chair and tried to soak in the sights and sounds of my beloved South one last time before heading home. Here is my attempt to put into words a morning\u2019s beauty in the Low Country:<\/p>\n

Morning on the Marsh<\/p>\n

Crickets hum.
\nTrees rustle.
\nBirdsongs echo.<\/p>\n

Sound surrounds.<\/p>\n

Thump-thump, thump-thump.
\nWind-stirred leaves spill staccato drops.<\/p>\n

Sparrows flit between moss-draped branches.
\nTall pines brush a dusky sky.
\nWaters glimmer amid cattail reeds.<\/p>\n

Seagrass ripples.<\/p>\n

A snowy egret glides across
\nthe flat expanse of gold-tipped green.<\/p>\n

Wonderful are your works, and my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:14<\/em><\/p>\n

What are you noticing about God\u2019s beauty this summer?<\/p>\n

Related Posts: \u00a0Spring In The North Woods<\/a><\/p>\n

Recent Post:\u00a0Encountering God\u00a0Our Father<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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