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The Transformation

Winter wounds carve the deepest, Cancerous in their cold insistence; Glaciation leaves a mark. But once the tears wash away the gravel, Your new landscape will drop jaws – As the desert was scoured into the Grand Canon, Everest buckled and heaved with stress, So your beauty will shine, Common carbon to  delectable diamond. I…

Creek view

Winter wounds carve the deepest,

Cancerous in their cold insistence;

Glaciation leaves a mark.

But once the tears wash away the gravel,

Your new landscape will drop jaws –

As the desert was scoured into the Grand Canon,

Everest buckled and heaved with stress,

So your beauty will shine,

Common carbon to  delectable diamond.

I

     can

            see

                  your

                        sparkle

                            through the trees….

Responses to “The Transformation”

  1. roughseasinthemed

    Hey Melody, I’ve missed your posts and photos. Um new format. Comment box is tiny 😦

    1. melodylowes

      Ha! Hello to you! Nice to hear from you. I have spent several months with very spotty and unreliable internet service, which has meant for very little Melody-lolly-gagging around cyber-space. How are things on the big rock??

  2. Stephen Nielsen

    Yes, God is wonderful in how He uses the abuses of winter to bring glorious beauty.

    1. melodylowes

      I think it is all a glorious lesson acted out for us year after year to give us hope! Spring is once again upon us – I love the hope in that! Thank you, Stephen…

  3. Glenda Mills

    Ah, Melody, how beautiful, just like your name. I think you were born to make music with your pen!

    1. melodylowes

      What beautiful words, Glenda. I actually write worship music for my little church. It’s fun to think it is part of my destiny! 🙂

      1. Gallivanta

        Will you play us some of your worship music? Oh dear, Everest did buckle this weekend, didn’t it?

      2. melodylowes

        I wrote this before it buckled. Sigh. What a terrible tragedy. Even mountains have their stresses – and they sure cause trouble when they give in to them!

      3. Glenda Mills

        Absolutely. It would be a blessing to hear some of your music.

  4. Lyle Krahn

    Classic Melody – well done. Tricky use of the word Canon!

    1. melodylowes

      Ha! Especially so since it is a typo. I rather like the Grand Canon, however – I think I’ll keep it! 🙂

      1. Lyle Krahn

        That’s funny.

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