such beauty in the dying
sunlight starved
stem slowly closing to display glory
red, yellow, orange
colors revealed by deprivation
the longer and cooler the night
the greater the brilliance
death calls forth design
fire flames from within
proclaiming, shouting His upside down kingdom
where one dies to live
brilliance, release, soaring, rest, peace
Yes. "His upside down kingdom." Every word here filled with the pain and mystery and glory of it all. Thank you, thank you for seeing it, for knowing it, for writing it.
kim…
exquisite. this is one of my favorites of yours. i especially like: death calls forth design…
and the photo–absolutely perfect. i'm so glad you linked, sister. xo
ditto Emily, I loved that line. How are you feeling these days? my weeks have been half and half.
i'm not sure i have the words to express how much i like this piece. sometimes i forget that we live upside down, that the dying, the cold, the darkness brings forth such brillance, such glory. may i remember during my cold dark times. thank you!
Someone shared a word of encouragement last week in our church regarding death bringing forth beauty – and with an allusion to the leaves dying…in order to bring forth such splendor!
we must die for such stunning beauty in Christ to grow.