even here
Another week gone by.
So fast.
I wonder, what did all of you do with your week?
Did you meet with friends? Did you spend time by yourself? Did you do something that you love doing?
Or did you just go through the motions and show up where you’re supposed to show up and do the things that are expected of you?
Me, I mostly did the latter. And while doing things like going to and from work, taking my kids to and from dance and soccer practice, I found myself occasionally surprised by the following moments.
the blossoms take their leave
on a gentle breeze
halfway to full
she rubs her belly
on the restroom floor
a cherry petal
before entering the office
the smell of spring rain
be foul or not
the warbler sings
an egret flies overhead
in solitude
shaking the branches
children laugh and shriek
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Nature speaks to us in many languages, and some languages depicts art through colourful landscapes, the same inspires us to swim deeper into the world of creativity.
Yea, one could argue that nature has been the inspiration for everything that we have. Often, the forms and structures that we find in the natural world lead to not only art but live-altering inventions.
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That's a nice poem. Those rainy days always come in spring, but it smells great doesn't it? I guess those cherry blossoms get tracked just about everywhere this time of year.
I do love the smell of rain in spring and summer. I wanted to describe the smell more specifically in that poem but had a hard time doing so given the limit on words. As a result, I opted for the generic reference in hopes that it would give each reader his/her own impression of the smell of spring rain. Hopefully it worked.
Greetings @boxcarblue ,
Beautiful work....lovely photographs..quite strong...interesting poetry!
Thank you....
Cheers!
I feel like it’s been a long time since I’ve seen your name around here. Hopefully all is well with you.
Thank you for your kind reply...It was good to see your moniker as well.
It's true....bleujay has been away for a good while..yet it seems like yesterday...a comma..not a full stop/period...everyone has been kind and welcoming.
Yes...thank you...all is well here and hopefully with you and your family as well.
Kind Regards,
Bleujay
Or you collected these little moments of magic in between?
I enjoyed them, and I think any week no matter how busy or not with more or less important things is well spend when we find time to appreciate these details!
Collecting these moments and turning them into something (or even just writing them down) certainly makes it interesting to look back on each week.
Without these reminders, the weeks would just disappear on me.
Yes, I have to pay more attention to that too. One reason why I am back at enjoying writing:)
It’s easy to lose track of. I’ve been getting closer and closer to taking a break from these daily poems, but I’m pretty sure that if I do, it will unintentionally be much longer than I plan.
That can be a difficult one to asses, for sure! You don't want to loose track, but a break can be very inspiring as well...
I think since covid, I became very boring and I've been slow to get back to the old norm of doing things, so there were a lot of weeks where I just barely did what had to be done. In my age though, I am only responsible for myself on a daily basis for now, so things got REALLY slow.
I do still work a 40 hour week from home, so I have to show up for that if I want to get paid. 😄 For now though, that I am trying to learn new a new art style I have something better to focus on I get through my work and look forward to my time playing in the art. Finally, something a little exciting, with a new purpose.
"even here
on the restroom floor
a cherry petal"
Although I could see what you were meaning to say, it somehow reminded me of the tiny bits of paper I find scatter through the house by my socks. I try to make sure I keep all the bits of paper on the table or in the little trash bin beside it, but once in a while I find a tiny bit on the carpet in another room. I know this is not the same, but it just made that thought go through my mind.
That’s funny about the paper. I often cut out stencils, too. A lot of times I end up with tiny cut out letters and eyelash shapes, etc. and despite my best efforts, they end up in the strangest of places.
I always want to read these as seven parts of a whole, and I think it is interesting that they could be read as the observations of someone on their way to work one morning. Some things don't work, such as the day being cool and overcast in 6, which would prevent the worker from seeing the waxing moon. But, 3 has a touch more meaning and depth if it is seen as a continuation of the narrative that opens in 1. As a completely standalone poem, I like the juxtaposition of presumed squalor and beauty in 3. In two the double meaning of 'halfway to full', referring to either the moon or her belly or both works well. And 6 spurs a reflection: is it the observer or the egret that is 'in solitude'? And, if they are in each other's presence, are they really in solitude?
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. It’s funny how some weeks there is a lot of consistency throughout these poems. I think this week, especially, they work well together and can almost, as you said, be read as a single poem.
My current batch of poems for this upcoming week don’t have the same connectedness. At least, I don’t think that they do, but we humans are good at stitching narratives together, so maybe they work better together than I know.
I'm always fascinated by the connections I discover in anything I write. In fact I think sometimes it's better to discover what my mind is up to, by reading what I've written, than to be conscious or deliberate about it.
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