Photography Credit: Ella's Edge
This is where our wishes grow
One leaf at a time, evergreen and bold
Slowly unfurling its golden flecks to the sun
This is where our dreams flourish
One wing at a time, crimson and daring
Stretching wide as the blue summer sky
This is where our words ripen
One season at a time, pungent with seeds
Blossoming yellow and russet in autumn wind
This is where our hopes dance
One footstep at a time, swirling to music
Awakening fire in weary limbs and cold feet
This is where our eyes pause at night
Giving grace to imperfect days,
Accepting storms of life, cherishing simple joys
This is where our wishes grow
One leaf at a time, evergreen and bold
Slowly unfurling its golden flecks to the sun
Posted for: Imaginary Garden with Real Toads: Ella's Edge
and Poetry Jam - Genre - Literature/Fantasy
And hopefully forever more they will spread and not fal off and wither away, have to keep going for them at our bay.
ReplyDeleteWell I hope so...thanks Pat for the visit ~
DeleteGrace, this is just beautiful. The picture really spoke to you. I enjoyed every stanza, but if I had to choose a favorite it would be this one:
ReplyDelete"This is where our words ripen
One season at a time, pungent with seeds
Blossoming yellow and russet in autumn wind "
Yes, the pictures are amazing...Thanks for the lovely words Mary ~
DeleteWouldn't that be so cool, to have our wishes grow one leaf at a time. Lovely imagery Grace :)
ReplyDeleteHow I wish Bren ~ Thanks for the visit ~
DeleteFull of wisdom, beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen ~
Deletelovely grace...some wonderful imagery....really just a great feel....giving grace to the imperfect days....like that...the dancing....lovely really...smiles.
ReplyDeleteI like that line too ~ Thanks for the visit and support Brian ~
DeleteThis is just beautiful! Your words would make a lovely card for someone special.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely thing to say ~ Thank you ~
DeleteBeautiful and uplifting, grace
ReplyDeleteTho my hopes have two left feet these days
But giving place to the birth of dreams, might give me some
Many lovely lines to enjoy
Rick
Thanks Rick for the lovely words and visit ~
DeleteIs ...amazing and beauty! Touch me lol
ReplyDeleteHow peaceful: leaf, wing, season, footstep, grace--one at a time, to grow, flourish, ripen, dance, and pause--and all the goodness of humanity can move forward at the wishing tree. Love it, like a chant, like a graceful dance.
ReplyDeleteI love what you have done with the prompt! The magic and union of the spirit of each season as it dances through us and alters our spirit! Wonderful to read...
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is:
"This is where our words ripen
One season at a time, pungent with seeds
Blossoming yellow and russet in autumn wind"
Your words inspire art ;D Makes me want to create something else~
Very very beautiful writing......and once you had named it, I saw the wishing tree in the picture.
ReplyDelete"swirling to music
DeleteAwakening fire in weary limbs and cold feet"
I love this part, Grace.
This is where our wishes grow
ReplyDeleteOne leaf at a time, evergreen and bold
Slowly unfurling its golden flecks to the sun
so beautiful......can sing this out....
Lovely piece ... completely mesmerizing :-)
ReplyDeletewe must water that tree!
ReplyDeleteReally like the stanza that frames the poem. There's a nice progression in the imagery you use in this piece. A thing at a time and then towards something wonderful. Optimistic, hopeful. Thank you for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteMagical and delightful poem <3
ReplyDeleteI love the whimsical notion of your first stanza, how it invites us to embark on a journey through the subsequent lines to find ourselves back at the beginning again. Such a meaningful interpretation of the image.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful places for wishes! Excellent poem, thanks!
ReplyDeleteGrace!!! Your writing is ever rich and fluid...Love this:
ReplyDelete"This is where our dreams flourish
One wing at a time, crimson and daring
Stretching wide as the blue summer sky"
Just beautiful.
Giving grace to imperfect days,
ReplyDeleteAccepting storms of life, cherishing simple joys
Talk about WISDOM! :)
Nice piece of poetry to go with the pretty picture, awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with this photo... I wanted to write based on it, but I ended up doing something else. Your words inspire me to visit the wishing tree and see what it's done with my wishes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece of poetry Grace. Stunnuing image!!
ReplyDeleteLovely piece...There is so much that takes me to the wishing tree.
ReplyDeletesooooooo lovely and magical, Grace! i think this is my new favorite of yours ~ really, really love it! your writing is getting more complex over time but also with a deeper understanding for the reader. wondrous and wonderful!
ReplyDeletethank you for joining in at Poetry Jam!
♥
dani
lovely poem grace ... !!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and inspiring! Love this!
ReplyDelete"This is where our eyes pause at night
ReplyDeleteGiving grace to imperfect days"
Very nice :) Shakesperean.
Its writing like this help keep those dreams alive. Where else can we express our deepest longings and tortured anguish and meet with other ideas that identify with our emotions. Love the format with the parenthetical stanzas....crazy good.
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