Kansas Wheat in Late Summer Storm

better large-Beautiful late summer afternoon in Kansas as we were driving through. The golden fields of wheat throughout the heartland of America are beautiful all over the prairie states during this season. Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and some parts of Montana...among others really have the wheat fields.

 

The cloud formations at sunset and sunrise are magnificent in contrast to the fields as the changing light brings all types of contrasts and colors to play. I personally like the contrast between the green of the grass or other crops with the golden wheat. I WILL come back here and explore the plains fully on my motorcycle!

 

There Is No Sorrow In The Grave (JHWatkins 2/6/10)

 

There is no sorrow in the grave,

Or grief where death is overcome.

There is no strife where suffering

And shallow mourning are stopped

And stayed.

 

In living we press and battle on,

Where mercy alone can repair,

Or redeem lost cause,

The innocent crushed, or

The wounded soul in despair.

 

The battle may give hope,

Moving on and through,

To path where sunlight plays,

A bright day’s dawn,

Swift and strong,

In brief haven rest delays.

 

To bring us fact to face,

From here we must begin,

To right the wrong

We must have done,

To bring us round again.

 

And with mercy’s mirror,

That which has been given

Again and again-

Freely pass the blessing on-

Though duly won

By perseverance and pain.

 

Without return or favor named,

Grant that which we did not,

Or in our time did not restrain-

A heavenly gift tendered-

And A Life-

Regained!

 

(JHWatkins 02-06-2010)

Done