Grace @ Everyday Amazing
the trees are throwing up
their hands in the air, shouting
verses & clapping hands-
summer rushes, an impatient choir
as train carries me
feather light through corn & winery fields
i let business & weighty
matters of expectations & scorecards
fade & slide behind me,
the window, a waterfall of green
leaves as clouds followed me
billowing the sky
Posted for: Imaginary Garden with Real Toads - Things Carried
I was in Ottawa City last week for a company sponsored sales conference.
I was in Ottawa City last week for a company sponsored sales conference.
And Flash Fiction Friday - 55 words for the G-man.
Great image and I just love that first line. Made me giggle.
ReplyDeleteAh, yes ... the relief that comes with mission accomplished, job well done.
ReplyDelete"the window, a waterfall of green"....how lovely........nice to set aside the business part of the day and just consort with clouds awhile:)
ReplyDeleteAlways a good thing when you can leave business and weighty matters behind you when you are in a plane & just enjoy the impressive view our your window. Very nice!
ReplyDeletenature has a soothing effect :)
ReplyDeletei like the relief i feel in the end...in letting go a bit and letting life happen....the first stanza is amazing, grace...love the energy in it...
ReplyDeleteLetting everything fade away, no better feeling to display
ReplyDeletelove the photo and the world you captured from your window
ReplyDeleteLoved your waterfall of green leaves... trains carry the imagination to unexpected places.
ReplyDeleteperhaps a windowfall of green :)
ReplyDeleteSo vivid, Grace. I especially like the 1st stanza.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you wrote this. Nothing like staring out the fast-moving window as the world becomes a blur.
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderfully descriptive - the forward motion is palpable.
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun journey captured so joyfully! Especially loved the first and last verses.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I've always loved riding on trains.
ReplyDeleteEverything is billowing around thee, what need then is thought? I train too, a fine way to relax and in-spire. I love this capture, photo and all. (I have several minutes of video showing the same sort of speeding by.)
ReplyDelete"the trees are throwing up" - lol, great line!
ReplyDeleteYour first stanza makes me so happy, Grace!! So joyous...well done on this poem...you really captured the movement. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely. So nice to let go of some of those things we carry! Liked you tree images particularly.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a fast train. I love how you've painted a whole new image with you words, making me see the picture in a new way.
ReplyDeleteIt is made for long distance travelling ~ Instead of driving the car, you can take the train from Toronto to Ottawa in leisure & comfort ~
DeleteGrace....
ReplyDeleteHow very creative turning a business trip into
a "Heavenly" story. And with pics to boot!
Loved your Trippy 55
Thanks for playing, you are always a class act.
Have a Kick Ass Week-End
I love the imagery of "A waterfall of green"!
ReplyDeleteThat's my favorite part.
Thanks for doing Friday 55!
Mine's here:
http://jannaverse.blogspot.com/2013/09/try-some-of-those-14375-facebook.html
wonderfully refreshing post - it's good to let business slip in favour of nature sometimes... an amazing pic too, perfect for the poem
ReplyDeleteI love trains. And I love this poem.
ReplyDeleteK
"a waterfall of green". Perfect way to describe a ride on a train. I really enjoy hoping on the Amtrak - While recently visiting Illinois, I took it to Chicago and I've taken it to Washington DC from North Carolina. Great way to relax, chat, knit, read, whatever!
ReplyDeleteI love the trees throwing up and
ReplyDeletea waterfall of green!
Nature does that allows us to wander~
I like the carefree tone Grace! "summer rushes, an impatient choir" - a nice line!
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