A Garden, Graced

Discussion in 'Poetry' started by OneUndone, Aug 12, 2006.

  1. OneUndone

    OneUndone Member

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    I am pondering
    your gifts to the lily,
    the same as
    your gifts to me.
    Your water, clean,
    has soaked the dirt
    where never I
    have healed the hurt,
    sweet breath of air
    beneath your skirt
    may never
    a prisoner, free;
    yet the same
    are your gifts to me.


    The turn of your spade
    in fertile soil
    for which you give
    your time to toil
    won't leave the fruit
    to the sun to spoil,
    won't yet
    make a blind man see;
    still the same
    as your gifts to me.

    The song of your heart
    as it springs to your lips,
    as you tend the beds
    on the breeze, it slips,
    and the dance of the bees
    in the bend of your hips
    will not keep the axe
    from the tree;
    still as bright
    are your gifts to me.
     
  2. indian~summer

    indian~summer yo ho & a bottle of yum

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    amazing, just beautiful :)
     
  3. Arkady

    Arkady Member

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    OneUndone, that's really beautifully sad. I might punctuate the first stanza a bit more to make it more... actually I'd just change the comma after the "have healed the hurt" line to a period. Other than that I can see nothing that needs improvement. Excellent job.
     
  4. saffronfrancisburnet

    saffronfrancisburnet Member

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    what beauty as above
    with the inner tears maybe of what
    life is all about .........

    lovenpeace from saff

    i felt overwhelmed by its openess.your poem
     
  5. hippie_chick666

    hippie_chick666 Senior Member

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    Very good! I enjoyed reading it.

    peace and love
     
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