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New Collection of Poems “Nature’s Bounty” Now Available

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I am excited to announce that my latest chapbook of poetry is now available on Amazon in both kindle and paperback formats. These poems have gone through many edits, and I’ve invested lots of time in them. They are centered around my love for nature and also the wisdom we can learn from it. While it isn’t nearly as spiritually centered as my first book, “A Voice in the Wilderness”, there still are themes of God within it – but very general themes; I wanted this to be a collection that almost everyone could enjoy.

While not necessarily a “full” collection, I feel my poems still have more “meat” than a lot of the popular “full” collections of poetry today, consisting of only one or two lines per page. My stanzas could certainly be read that way, but most of my poems are about a page, and a few that are more than that. I only say this to assure readers that the chapbook still has quite a bit of content.

Summary- “Justin Farley’s second chapbook is a collection of poems about nature. Starting in his early childhood, the woods have been a teacher and source of beauty, exploration, adventure, and love. “Nature’s Bounty” is the accumulation of a lifetime of wisdom gained from exploring nature and observing the lessons nature teaches us. This nature poetry collection will reach the hearts and minds of hikers, bird watchers, campers, naturalists, and all those who hold the rivers, lakes, mountains, animals and forests in high esteem. Contains poems on subjects such as birds, animals, the spiritual aspect of nature, gardening, flowers, trees, hiking in the woods, etc.”

I am happy and grateful to share this with you and hope you enjoy it 🙂

Seasons of Winter Poem About Spring

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Seasons of Winter
Poem About Spring

The ice is melting,
thawing away from the land,
flowing back into the hands
of its maker.
Nature's enchantment shatters
with a single kiss from spring
clinging to the warmth
of renewal, rebirth, reawakening.

And in each pile of snow
that dissolves my heart beats
with a disposition towards hope
sledding down slopes of solace
taking comfort in the possibility to cope
with my own seasons of winter. 

Justin Farley

Poem About Nature, Creation, and God

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The Wonder of Creation

I'm not ashamed to admit
that I'm in love with creation - 
not for its own sake
but for what it tells me about you.

The mountains may move me,
my spirit may rest in the river's bed,
and the birds of the air may fill me with wonder
but all because their beauty
points beyond themselves
and leaves me gazing at the Master's hand,
awed by his artistry,
lulled by his love.

Nature is a sweet song,
a familiar melody on the tip of your tongue
whose origins you can't quite recall
until you join in the chorus
and with a bittersweet longing remember,
feeling the Spirit gather around you.
Your soul recognizes the mother
who birthed its existence...
the source of all love...
the source of all beauty...

We are all drawn to the wonder of creation
because it offers us a glimpse,
a taste of what's to come.
You feel eternal power in the forest.
You find something supernatural 
looking in the clear, cool stream.

So I'm not ashamed to admit
I'm in love with creation
because it's your work,
close to your heart,
and you love it
like any artist loves their work.

But most of all I love it
because I find you there,
because my heart hears you the loudest
among the pines and oaks of the forest,
swimming with the minnows of the creeks,
dancing with the fireflies in the summer skies,
and scurrying with the squirrels
up trees and jumping from limb to limb.

Justin Farley






Hello, everyone! I have recently published my first chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God”. This has been developed and polished over the past six months or so. I am happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.
You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.
Amazon: Kindle Paperback
Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback
Thank you for your support!











			

	
	



				
					


				
					


	


		
Purpose – A Poem About Growth and Flowers

				

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Purpose

Waiting in the darkness
is the catalyst for change.
A seed hides just beneath the soil
and toils to germinate.
It breaks out of its hard, lifeless shell
and reaches desperately for the sun.
It takes root and won't stop until it's done
flowering and offering
exactly what it was born to give -
beauty to the world.

Justin Farley































			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Nature Poem About Walking in the Woods

				

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Walking through the Forest – A Poem About Nature


To walk through the forest
and see sunlight shinning through the trees
is like a cool, refreshing breeze
to the spirit sweltering beneath
the heat of worldly troubles.


To walk through the forest
and observe nature’s mysterious order
is like a wall erected in the path of disorder,
calming the chaotic thoughts
in the mind of modern man.


To walk through the forest
and witness untainted beauty
is like relieving the watchman from his duty –
worry retreats into the void to sleep
while I gaze upon the work of divine hands.




-Poem Written by Justin Farley




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Hello, everyone! I have recently published my first chapbook of Christian poems titled “A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems about God”. This has been developed and polished over the past six months or so. I am happy with the final product and hope you find encouragement in the poems but also a validation that the spiritual life is not all sunshine and rainbows. We all struggle. We all have periods of questions and/or doubt. But it is the yearning that keeps us coming back for more and allows us to experience joy.





You can purchase either on Amazon or on my own bookstore (it is cheaper and has free shipping on my store) and is available on the Kindle and in paperback.





Amazon: Kindle Paperback





Inkspiration Books (my bookstore): Paperback





Thank you for your support!

			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Poem About Seasons Changing – When Autumn Leaves

				

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“When Autumn Leaves” – A Poem About Seasons Changing From Fall to Winter


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I take my dog out the front door to do his morning business

and feel temperature change whip me in the face –

chilly air burning and freezing my nostrils simultaneously.

Overnight a lush, green carpet has transformed

into a frost-tipped arena of ice.


Blades of grass poke up like tiny daggers.

With each footstep, they pierce my hope for Autumn to stay.

The rays of the days have been wasting away –

dark by the time work’s done with no light for play.

And of Autumn, I fear she’s reached her death.


Frost isn’t welcome here.

But Nature defies my every command.

She controls the tides of the seasons

as an unseen, unstoppable force,

moving across the realms of life like an invisible hand,

brewing chaos and bringing order,

destroying life and creating life

without uttering a word.

Silent, but always heard

by all forces of life in this world.


I must cave to her order.

But admit I am not ready for when Autumn leaves –

when she packs up her warmth and color,

when the fiery flames of pumpkins are extinguished

by rot and mold,

when greenery withers in agony when kissed

by the north wind’s harsh breath.


But I must submit to Autumn’s death

because Winter comes without my blessing.

I see frost from my doorstep this morning

and know it won’t be long before Winter arrives.


About the Poem


Living in Indiana, it seems fall is always too short. It is by far my favorite season, and I feel I never get enough of it. Many years, by the time your notice that the leaves are changing color, the temperature is finally cooling down, and it actually feels like fall, a week later it’s bitter cold and snowing. As much as I hate the changing of seasons from fall to winter, I am grateful to live in a state where there are stark contrasts from season to season. With the seasons changing, it reminds you that nothing is meant to stay the same forever. The seasons change, and we must adapt, year after year, as we are called to do. They also humble us and remind us that there are greater powers in the world. But it’s never easy for me to see the first hard frost and know that fall is about over and winter is just around the corner.


You may also enjoy another of my poems about the changing seasons, “Frost of the Field” or you can find all of my poems on nature HERE

			

	
	



				
					


	


		
Everyday Miracles – A Poem About Finding God in Ordinary Things

				

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Everyday Miracles – A Poem About Finding God in Ordinary Things


The clamor of your wisdom claps

like a thousand hands in unison throughout the forest,

calling from every treetop,

and whispering within every breath the north wind blows.

Your wisdom can be found in the simplicity of a dew drop

and within the caw of a congregation of crows.


You are an invisible hand, always laboring,

opening and closing doors as you see fit –

not always on my time frame,

not always giving me access to the rooms I wish,

but often times I find ignorance is bliss.

For the paths I most yearn to walk down

you wall off, knowing they lead to my demise.


You are the wise King,

always leading, but serving unceasingly.

With each new day you bring,

I am astonished at your beauty –

as long as I make the time to open my eyes,

as long as my awareness is focused on you

and turned away from the desires of my mind.


Your miracles come in small packages,

constantly sent, but rarely opened.

I look for you in grandiose experiences,

but you keep gently tugging at my sleeve,

urging me to put on my leather gloves

and dig for you in the dirt of the garden.


If I’m not careful,

I can become oblivious to the everyday mystery –

the beauty of a daffodil,

the way sunlight rests upon my windowsill,

the spirit that speaks when my mind gets still,

and the non-coincidental meetings of strangers,

sharing the exact conversations I need to hear.


Open my eyes when they are blind to your majesty,

so that I may witness your glory

in every root, rock, river, and ravine.

May I read the love letters you’ve written

upon every stump I pass in the forest,

every deer that crosses my path,

and every squirrel that leaps from limb to limb.

May I marvel at your everyday miracles

and find your fingerprints upon every piece of evidence

in this case called life.


-Poem Written by Justin Farley




 


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Nature’s Spectacle – A Poem About Morning and Dawn

				

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Nature’s Spectacle – A Poem About Morning and Dawn


Cock crows resounding, penetrating

through dense clouds of moisture.


Silence stirs. Nature’s alarm clock has sounded.

Pellets of dew cover meadows in morning like a soggy wet blanket.


Forests are brimming with life

long before the sun wakes to greet the day.


The creatures of morning need no brewed elixir

to get themselves moving; carpe diem is the driving force of their DNA.


Chirping can be heard throughout the wood

and feathers take flight from twilight roosts.


Deer scatter from their beds of dense undergrowth

and search the farmer’s field for breakfast.


Nature’s spectacle concludes with Aurora’s grand finale.

And I, well I sit back and watch in wide-eyed wonder.


-Poem Written By Justin Farley


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Sparrow – A Poem About Nature and God

				

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Sparrow – A Poem About Nature and God


A house sparrow is busy outside my window

Gathering bits of grass in his beak –

Supplies needed for this year’s nest.

Some biological impulse is pushing him,

Performing actions he doesn’t even understand,

An invisible hand directing his reason.

It doesn’t take microscopes, telescopes, or theories

To explain the universe.

The designer reveals himself in the simplest ways.

But you will remain blind

With open eyes and a closed heart.

Purpose parades in even nature’s smallest towns

And down its cities’ streets.

Some may call it evolution,

But I call it intelligent design.

Either way, there’s one thing we can agree on…

The complexity of life is beautiful.


-Poem Written by Justin Farley


If you enjoyed this post, I would greatly appreciate it if you like, share, or comment on it. Follow my blog to receive notifications when new posts are published. You can find my other Christian poems, Lent poems, or inspirational poems at https://alongthebarrenroad.com/category/poetry/




 


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