Silent Waterfall

It’s the middle of winter. Snow has fallen, chased by ice and then rain. The sun hasn’t shown for weeks on the prairie, and now there is water everywhere. But it does not make much sound as it moves across the countryside, cleansing the very soul of the prairie of all the accumulation of the past year. It does that for me as well. This season of dormant life, this gray and dreary world where the sounds of joy and happiness, children playing in the park, birds singing themselves to sleep at dusk, fireflies gently lighting the yard with flecks of golden heavenlight, are all asleep, as the rain falls and makes the land ready to receive its gladness once again… a silent waterfall.

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Sometimes the world goes into a soft slow-motion. The sounds that clutter our everyday fade into the background, and cleansing raindrops glide slowly past our eyes, like waterfall that makes no sound.

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3 Responses
  • On January 25, 2010 at 6:42 pm, renee said:

    The silent waterfall hides the sound of the howling cold wind.

  • On January 30, 2010 at 3:01 pm, Jeanne Alexander said:

    Tim, thank you for sharing…I love your talent, your thoughts, your thoughtfulness, your words, your music, you have been truly blessed by God and for you to share it with us is a blessing to us. It’s a seed sown..that grows and returns bountiful to you. Love you my friend in Christ,
    Jeanne

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