HARMONY

HARMONY WITHIN

Trees along the streams bank
Cast of vibrant shades of green
Reflecting the rays of the sun
Shining bright through a clear sky;
Water gently flowing - Ripples
Swirls around a log in it's path
On which turtles bask in delight;
Frogs hidden among the cattails bellow
Squirrels chatter high in the trees
As if to announce my presence;
Songs of the birds are so joyful
Creating an aura of happiness
Gratifying - Satisfying my spirit;
Wildflowers bloom everywhere
Flowers so bright - Intense with color
A panoramic feast to feed upon.

I stand in the midst of this place
Observing all that is around me,
The air is so fresh - Pure
No fog or haze to obstruct my vision,
Seems as if the world is at peace here
Creating an ambiance of harmony,
Harmony - Peace within ones spirit.

When will I find harmony within myself.

Thoughts on harmony: (written in 1969 - a time of exploration and self discovery in my life)

Harmony

An ocean, a swift stream, a pine forest, and a red cardinal in all
of it's colorful majesty all symbolize nature. Man also has a nature,
an inner nature, his soul. I believe that the nature of God's
creation affects us, man, His highest creation. Man's mystic force,
known as the soul, retorts closely with nature and is satisified by
it's tranquil effect. As man observes the highest mountains or the
vast deserts of apparent nothingness, he cannot help to wonder
how these divine creations attest his inner being.

At first it is hard to visualize how we, so seem ingly puny and minute,
fit into this universal world with all of it's beauty and harmony. Since
man is the most diverse creature in this existence, he cannot rely on
his own creations or inventions to comfort him. In my longing for a
personal peace for my inner being, my soul, I have turned to nature.
I find that in the seeking of nature's vast resources, it duly brings me
closer to knowing my inner self - the real me, and my God; revolving
around the natural world which He created. I find myself at the
complete command of nature as I observe it's natural wonders in motion.
I cannot help but feel that I have a place in this spider web of life, so
intricately woven. I now find myself being seized by this network of
harmony. I have now found my place in my natural world and a communication between my outer shell and my inner soul. I find now that
the deserts are no longer vast and empty, and neither are the mountains
so high or out of reach. What other emotive feeling, if any, can comfort
me and place me in this vast and diverse world in which I live?

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This page was created on June 18, 1998