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Our Common Home-A View from the Window-Maura McColgan

Published: September 27, 2021

Oyster trestles barely visible above the rippling waters

Undulating hills spread across the horizon

Restful animals as they lie content in the grassy fields.

Thank you, God

Clouds of different shapes float unhurried overhead

Outside, the smell of freshly mown grass

Moving under the blade of the mower

Musical bird song as they gather on the wire planning their journey of migration

Occasionally, a solitary butterfly flits from fuchsia to dahlia

Noise of traffic as living goes on.

Thank you, God

Hedgerows ripe with the fruits of Autumn

Only the faintest sway of the branches in the morning breeze

Mirror of God in the wonder of creation

Everything a reflection of His majesty.

Thank you God

Maura Mc Colgan is a retired teacher and a parishioner of Iskaheen and Upper Moville in the Diocese of Derry.

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