A Painting Of A River Surrounded By Trees And Flowers Art

Ancient temple ruins
portrait of a person with expressive eyes
serene landscape with mountains and water
serene landscape with mountains and water
serene landscape with mountains and water
serene landscape with mountains and water
serene landscape with mountains and water
urban street with city activity
urban street with city activity
animal standing in natural pose
urban street with city activity
a painting of people walking down a city street
a painting of a man with no shirt on
a painting of a man holding a sword
a painting of a bison standing in a field
a painting of an animal standing in a field
A koi pond seen from above, orange and white koi fish swimming among lily pads, clear water with subtle ripples, fallen cherry blossom petals floating on the surface, dappled sunlight
Now, those captains must learn what the river will do
when it makes that great turn out of sight.
How it dashes them up on the rocks of the shore
How it spins to the left and the right.
It beats them and breaks them and crushes their pride
Leaves them dizzy and sick and all jumbled inside
‘til they’ve all but forgotten that glorious ride
lying flat on their deck in the sun.
There they lie, drying out in the sun.

As you round the point where the river was bent
and survey the great wideness ahead,
you can see all those captains alone on their decks,
beat and broken and very near dead.
Then the current takes hold and there’s naught you can do
as it drags you down into its maw.
Headed straight for those rocks, you make ready to crash
but at last, you rise up, roll and yaw.

Going back and away, then forward again,
fearing each time, the rocks will prevail!
You’re trapped in a cycling, circling tide,
in an eddy withstanding a gale.
But each time you circle that great whirling tide
and you’ve not hit the rocks or been thrown to the side
and you’re kept from the falls, cascading and wide,
for the eddy’s small mercy give praise.
Give the merciful currents your praise!
a painting of a man holding a naked man
a painting of a man doing a yoga pose
a painting of a man holding a sword
a painting of a man holding a knife
a painting of a man holding a sword
a painting of a man without a shirt
a painting of a man holding a knife
a painting of a man holding a light above his head
a painting of a man holding a sword
a painting of a woman with a red head scarf
a painting of three people sitting at a table
“And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son. And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.” (2 Chronicles 35:4-6, KJVA)
wide landscape with natural scenery
urban street with city activity
urban street with city activity
animal standing in natural pose
a painting of a woman in a blue dress
an abstract painting of a woman's face and hair
a painting of jesus with long hair and a beard
wide landscape with natural scenery
house with front view
still life with everyday objects
wide landscape with natural scenery
a painting of a woman with blue eyes