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As a testament
Fixed between earth and heaven
Trees stood motionless
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Of boldness and majesty they exalt, bending and swaying at times with invisible winds, as a portend of spectacle, colors of imagery in bold and passive strokes, and all the while, in perfect harmony, the sun, moon, and stars, and all of nature’s abundant wonders, extol the unseen Creator.
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In all creation
A proclamation of His
Handiwork is seen
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Sunlight purges dark uncertainties. From a sweeping burst of showers, cleansed mountain air revives us. Raindrops drip quietly from the foliage. Preceding us, a flock of small birds chirp, flutter, and flit. Had they been sent to lead us into the wonders we sought? Around us, the side hills, and alluvial deposits, are dappled with snow and the soft textures of lady’s slipper, yellow-star-thistle, and the recently endangered Bolander’s clover.
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In myriad shades,
Nature’s palette of colors
Are perfectly brushed
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Lake Mamie seems a translucent cyan jewel. A sense of magnificence washes through us. Pure air heightens our discernment. Life’s complexities are reduced to fine silica as we come to behold (with spiritual eyes) how all the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; and unto the place where all the rivers begin, that is where they return to once again.
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In natures design
All cycles of life and death
Remain inherent
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© Richard Lloyd Cederberg
2026
               A NEW RACE OF HuMANS