As you stared at me
Briefly, while I was hiking,
It occurred to me
.
That much of life’s wealth
Stays hidden in someone’s heart
Until they open
.
And offer some part
Of what has been given them
To one less willing
.
Understanding that
In real love what is planted
Will start a process -
.
(Regenerating
Wasted barrens inside them,
And tilling the soil)
.
In preparation
For seeds of understanding
And loves yielding touch -
.
Truth fills and reaches
Past one’s heartache and sorrow
To restore the soul
.
And to help delay
The shoreline from receding,
And minds from dying
.
© Richard Lloyd Cederberg
2/2026
“But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you, or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. In His hand is the life of every creature, and the breath of all mankind.” Job 12: 7-8 & 10
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Past one’s heartache and sorrow
To restore the soul
.
And to help delay
The shoreline from receding,
And minds from dying.
Much to embrace and re-read often. Thanks for posting.
Perhaps it was a wild animal staring at you. Wondering whether you were going to be a friend or a foe.
Or perhaps, it was your love stopping for a moment on the trail and staring at you. Once again, you realizing how much she cares.
Little Boy, our resident squirrel, always stops and takes a look at me as though asking permission if he can come and eat our nuts and seeds we have placed out for him in the birds.
And more and more, she stops for a moment, stares intently at me and then runs over to give me a kiss. Letting me know, that more and more, her love deepens with each day.
Ron