Grace Period
selected poems by K.L. Johnston
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In this season of grace
where do I tally up
magnificence of flamed
jazz hands of maple trees,
beautyberry's purple,
the sassafras gold hung
with jewels of dew in
spider webs?
For all of us critters
who are late bloomers, this
is our season without
prejudice, this grace
time of harvest when I
do not perish but am
changed and gathered in.
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Grace Period is filled with faith, imagination, and whimsy grounded in everyday experience. This is poetry that takes us on a journey through creation in touch with the Creator. Returning to the most fundamental pleasures of life, we take part in baking bread, celebrating new births, and walking in the woods. From repentance to restoral and through some of the difficulties in between, these are poems that ultimately lead to joy and celebration. Grace Period moves us to that place where we are “party to miracles, always loved, never alone”.
About the Author
K.L. Johnston is an award-winning poet and photographer whose works are widely available in anthologies, literary reviews, and journals. Her previous book, In Every Season, is a photo-illustrated collection of poetic meditations and her award-winning haiku are internationally published. Sensitive to finding God in the everyday, her great loves are for family and this “small blue planet, still singing, keeping time rattling in its chains.” K.L. Johnston lives and works near the banks of the Savannah River, a place whose changeable beauties constantly remind her of God’s sovereignty and grace.