I,Away two weeks
On the errands of life.
Returning to new weed growth,
Peas popping up,
Lilacs gone by.
And you?
You sit smug
In your crystal cave
Beside your lava splash,
Never changing,
Only gathering:
Dust.
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Okay, Rel, now I'm going to expect more lovelies just like this.
ReplyDeleteCan we ever really capture a moment of beauty for all time? Even the beutiful get old, and objects of wonder gather dust, eventually.
ReplyDeleteEverything changes..except that which is fixed in plastic!
ReplyDeletei hope i never gather dust other than that of the trail...and now i have to go cut that grass...argh! nicely done magpie!
ReplyDeleteRel
ReplyDeleteA lovely moment in time -- your thoughts and the little glass paper weight. Interesting how when we return home from a journey - we are thankful for the little things that make up the corners of our minds and speak home.
Nice magpie.
Joanny
Ah, yes, about the dust. :) I love this piece - particularly, 'lava splash'.
ReplyDeleteI loved the funny energy of your Magpie .....
ReplyDeleteExcellent, rel!
ReplyDeleteSuch a hoot, caught in that moment of time.... while you are toiling?
ReplyDeleteChristine
you sit smug...ha ha
ReplyDeletegiving a paperweight feelings....guess whoever was away came home crabby or too soon!
This was a good one
love it, such talent.
ReplyDeleteLovely. Everything keeps going and going and that's a good thing.
ReplyDeleterel, this was too funny! amazing how so much can race speedinly by us yet some things never move...hope to find myself somewhere in between! sorry about you missing the lilacs- as always, they were a delight!
ReplyDeleteThis new mode fengshui lifestyle has found it's way into your zen-like poetry. Simply beautiful. Full of life! (I've got to learn how to do this to; trim the fat from my excesses that waste precious enlivenment...got me going too).
ReplyDeleteA precious nugget of a poem.
ReplyDeleteHmm, maybe I should plant those globes in my yard. I much prefer dusting to weeding. Nice post.
ReplyDeleteAh, what is life then? The weed tending and the peas popping up? Or the things we hold on to?
ReplyDeletevery powerful and insightful tale!
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