early morning sun is a tapestry
of coral pink behind billowing clouds
may you be nourished
by raindrops and milkweed
waltzing through air
may you be gifted with newness-
wings of dragonflies, starlight of fireflies
and voracious appetite of caterpillars
i amble with robins & cardinals
in the walk to park, too early for the crowd
may you be serenaded by
gentle breeze on water lilies,
hoots & buzzing of birds & bees
may the words of healing
settle on your tongue
& grow seeds of kindness
i sit down on wooden bench
watching a family of ducks, serene by pond
may your basket be light
overflowing with laughter
and dewy sunflowers
may your every departure
lead you to a great arrival
of yourself
i cross a small wooden bridge over a creek
happy to find my way home
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Superb...a poem full of blessings from a life and a poet full of the very same...I love this line
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lead you to a great arrival
of yourself
Thanks Grace.
I love that nature is the star of this poem. The end was especially strong, to me. All these lines went so well together:
ReplyDelete"may your every departure
lead you to a great arrival
of yourself
i cross a small wooden bridge over a creek
happy to find my way home"
The voice of nature really ties this to a perfect blessing for me... I feel like I'm connected into nature with this... if we could have a moment just like this it would be perfect
ReplyDeleteVery lovely. I like the structure, the framing of the blessings, the contrast between here and now, and the slightly faerie nature of the blessings.
ReplyDeleteLOVE "milkweed waltzing through air"
ReplyDeleteand this
"may your every departure
lead you to a great arrival
of yourself "
I am uplifted by your words. LOVELY!
What a wonderful title, Grace, and a beautiful early morning walk of blessings. I especially love the lines:
ReplyDelete'may you be nourished
by raindrops and milkweed
waltzing through air
may you be gifted with newness-
wings of dragonflies, starlight of fireflies
and voracious appetite of caterpillars'
Nice sunflower blessings. I especially liked the departure leading to an arrival of oneself.
ReplyDeleteI love the voices and this is my favourite bit.."may the words of healing
ReplyDeletesettle on your tongue
& grow seeds of kindness"
What a beautiful blessing Grace, I especially love 'may your every departure
ReplyDeletelead you to a great arrival
of yourself'
I felt such ease is following along with you on your walk filled with blessings at every turn, Grace. Especially love the blessing of every departure leading to a great arrival...yes.
ReplyDeleteNature sure has an ebb and flow as you watch before home you go.
ReplyDeleteYou had me at /may you be gifted with newness/. Reading something as lovely & touching as this poem holds a mirror up to my habitual sarcasm, my muckraker mentality. Many of you found the gentleness, the honesty, the tenderness in the prompt; smile.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, except for that voracious caterpillar, that is! Skillfully penned, as always!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This catapulted to the top of my favorites written by you, Grace. What wonderful blessing that are so available to us if we but pay attention. I like how you interspersed the blessings with narrative.
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing a wondrous walk alive for us to share in a moment.
ReplyDeletemay your every departure
ReplyDeletelead you to a great arrival
of yourself ...............great! Beautiful poetry!
I can't improve on the comments above. I've a bag full of sunflower seeds ... come our spring in September/October into the ground they go!
ReplyDeleteI love "may your basket be light
ReplyDeleteoverflowing with laughter
and dewy sunflowers"
and enjoyed taking a nature walk with you, Grace.
For a moment I thought you said news wings of dragonflies??? Then I read it right. But then again, I would e better off getting the news from winged insects instead of flying monkeys, lol. It's a beautiful blessing! Thank you, much needed this day.
ReplyDeleteVery nice walk to the park, especially the "way home."
ReplyDeleteNice poem, but I particularly like the way you've set the stanzas apart from each other.
ReplyDeleteI see a lot of my own thoughts in this poem. I'm with you in your order of priorities :)
ReplyDeleteThe walk, echoed by the blessings is a unique take on the prompt! I appreciate your creativity.
ReplyDeleteThe writing is beautiful. My senses were touched.
ReplyDeleteGrace, this is truly beautiful! Thank you so much for this, I loved it right from the "sunflower of blessings." <3
ReplyDeleteA walk in nature is a true blessing! This verse is especially delightful:
ReplyDeletemay your basket be light
overflowing with laughter
and dewy sunflowers
Great leisurely outing, Grace! So peaceful when nature's pleasures are invoked!
ReplyDeleteHank
this is a beautiful montage of all the glorious free gifts in life.
ReplyDeletea welcome blessing ~
ReplyDeleteLoved ... loved ... loved - the structure on this splendid work. Beautifully woven. A unique poetic vision that gentle rolls between the real and the envisioned, imbuing the piece with a lovely spirituality.
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