"Everyday in every way I’m getting better and better" - Emile Coue
Thursday, March 19, 2020
today, i am a daffodil
the world is a globe
of swirling dust & dead leaves
covering the streets
empty of cars & bustle of city
i hold it, slanting
to where a single sheen of light
glows & spreads
its palette of hues & birdsongs
tiny buds of daffodils,
moss & wild blooms
are birthing, babbling
with smell of earthworms
rhythm of life surges, swells
with measured beats
listening to ancient call of earth
& i follow
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I have noticed how much more you see of nature when you don't go to work every day. I have now worked from home in almost three weeks getting used to teleconferencing from my desk at home...
ReplyDeleteHow much better then to be the bloom and follow.
I like the following at the end.
ReplyDeleteThose daffodils and blooms are a welcome new palette.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful place to be.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good path to follow.
ReplyDeleteall of a sudden a want to be a daffodil and bring pleasure to the word. thank you this bright end my day
ReplyDeleteI needed your poem today, Grace – thank you! I love how the tiny buds of daffodils grow out of the ‘swirling dust & dead leaves / covering the streets / empty of cars & bustle of city’ and bring hope.
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely profound in its depiction of blooming hope, Grace! Love it 💝💝
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part:
ReplyDelete"i hold it, slanting
to where a single sheen of light
glows & spreads
its palette of hues & birdsongs"
When things empty around us, we see more! A beautiful poem!
ReplyDeleteA call to listen too indeed with all the ringing going on in one's ears these days.
ReplyDelete"I hold it, slanting"... a poem of empowered observation, of being a part, not apart. Cool.
ReplyDeleterhythm of life surges, swells
ReplyDeletewith measured beats
listening to ancient call of earth
& i follow
The perspective we all should have! Well done Grace!
It's how life should be. Observed from top to bottom not let float by on a wave of invented distractions. Love the earthworms.
ReplyDeleteThe joys of spring. May we take in every hint and scent of it
ReplyDeleterhythm of life surges, swells
ReplyDeletewith measured beats
listening to ancient call of earth
& i follow
Given the virus troubles currently one would just have to follow the crowd and try to reduce the risks as a group. Well written Grace!
Hank
Oh Grace, this is BEAUTIFUL.
ReplyDeleteThat first verse captures the eerie emptiness of public space at the moment...well done..JIM
ReplyDeleteHow beautifully evocative and soothing, especially in these times!
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