The Window Song

By Laurence David and Cathy David

The Window Song is a collection of original proverbs that looks to continue that classic form in its search for wisdom and spirituality. Breaking through the confinements of religion, these proverbs express a unique spiritual outlook in a simple poetic form. Many themes such as love, faith, fear, nature, vision, and death are explored in depth. Each chapter has a corresponding photo that illustrates and adds meaning to each theme. Together these words and images will stimulate thought on how these issues affect all our lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Resource Publications
• Release date: Jul 26, 2017
• ISBN: 9781498245227

Laurence David

Laurence David lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with his wife Cathy, who assisted with this book by providing most of the photos. They live next to a nature preserve of the Lancaster County Conservancy, where most of the images in the book are located. Laurence is the author of The Window Song (2000) and The River Prayer (2006), and is currently working on a new collection of proverbs that is a companion piece to The River Dream.

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The Window Song

Laurence David

Photography by Cathy David

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The Window Song

Copyright © 2017 Laurence David. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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paperback isbn: 978-1-5326-1912-0

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Manufactured in the U.S.A. August 14, 2017

Table of Contents

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Without a spiritual seed

the body is like a bare tree.

The soul is a part of God

that blooms in every man’s garden.

Prepare the soil,

but let God plant the seeds.

The spiritual seeds that come to fruition

stem from your meditation.

The seeds we take for granted

have yet to be planted.

The rose half-opened

hides the strongest scent.

Thunder claps its hands

and down come the rains.

A pure spirit hides