Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Imperfect flower


Photo credit:   Mike Baum

A lilac petal missing 
stolen by wind-
gave you unsymmetrical face, 
imperfect bloom in garden- 

Still, you rise, pearled & regal 
Holding firmly your spine
under blue sky or whirling storm -
proud & blue blooded dame

Your crown, amber lit 
Your seeds, moon strung
i tell you 
you're more beautiful
than you ever looked-


and 55 Words for the G-Man

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28 comments:

  1. SusanFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:27 PM

    Love! Especially the last image, more lovely. Period. Not too blue blood to be true. Extra strong. Not too humble either. Success.

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  2. Kathryn DycheFebruary 26, 2014 at 9:32 PM

    That last stanza is so beautiful, the crown amber lit and the seeds moon strung.

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  3. Pat HattFebruary 26, 2014 at 10:34 PM

    A little bit less and beauty can still shine through

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  4. Sumana RoyFebruary 26, 2014 at 10:49 PM

    Frail yet so strong...a wonderful message...

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  5. Brian MillerFebruary 26, 2014 at 11:10 PM

    smiles...i think the flaws make us all the more beautiful you know....more real...perfect beauty is so rare in real life...especially once you look inside it....

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 27, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    I love what this poem says so much.........and your closing lines are especially gorgeous.

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  7. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 27, 2014 at 4:24 AM

    Beautiful sentiments too.

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  8. brudbergFebruary 27, 2014 at 4:56 AM

    I love how imperfection makes it perfect.. a very strong metaphor that more need to understand...

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2014 at 5:39 AM

    A beautiful beautiful poem, with a very powerful message! I love it!

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  10. M.ZFebruary 27, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Imperfection is the definition of perfect in my eyes. Beautiful and true words spoken right here in this poem!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 6:45 AM

    I love the beauty you found in imperfection and how you speak right to the flower with your closing lines.

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2014 at 7:03 AM

    A beautiful tribute to the strength and beauty of nature. Lovely Grace.

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  13. Optimistic ExistentialistFebruary 27, 2014 at 7:31 AM

    This is amazing...it's perfect in its imperfection :)

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  14. MaryFebruary 27, 2014 at 8:16 AM

    Being unsymmetrical gives character, I think. Beautiful poem, Grace.

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  15. revelationsFebruary 27, 2014 at 10:09 AM

    wonderful theme Grace... sometimes in the world's quest for perfection beautiful things are overlooked...

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  16. Jae RoseFebruary 27, 2014 at 12:57 PM

    Sometimes those little imperfections make for something far more beautiful..

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  17. UnknownFebruary 27, 2014 at 3:45 PM

    Wow. Well said. Sometimes we get so fixed on the smaller things we forget all about the bigger picture.

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  18. GailFebruary 27, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    A lesson for us all. Beautiful

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  19. Gloria BakerFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:16 PM

    beautiful:)

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  20. G-ManFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    Flower?
    I remember flowers....I think.
    This is our 90th day straight of snowcover, a record for us.
    Your 55 Grace was like a breath of Spring.
    3 weeks and counting...
    Thanks for playing, I love it when you visit
    Have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  21. Alice AudreyFebruary 28, 2014 at 1:31 AM

    I love the last stanza.

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  22. hedgewitchFebruary 28, 2014 at 10:50 AM

    Just an exceptionally well-drawn image, Heaven, and like Alice, I love the final stanza which ends the poem on a note of perfect grace.

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  23. Other MaryFebruary 28, 2014 at 11:39 AM

    I like to think this is a metaphor for people who have gained some character along with their scars and weathering.

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  24. gila_monFebruary 28, 2014 at 4:25 PM

    Beauty in asymmetry! Very nice. It's the missing petal that causes one to immortalize the flower in a poem. In a sense, it is a more perfect object than the hundreds of others left intact.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2014 at 11:23 PM

    Simply beautiful...
    xox

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2014 at 11:45 PM

    gentle yet strong - I think a lot of people could stand to hear the same ~

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  27. kaykualaMarch 1, 2014 at 4:46 AM

    A perfect blend is felt adversely when a little of it is missing. And purple is a nice color to start with! Wonderful write Grace!

    Hank

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  28. AnonymousMarch 4, 2014 at 5:03 PM

    What a lovely poem to covey it's important message.

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