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Midnitesun
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0 posted 2009-05-28 07:12 PM



The scent of blooming roses,
luscious lavender and mint,
sweet white clover
wafting through the air
on an afternoon breeze.
It brings me to my knees
in grateful sighs
for all the beauty
Gaia gifts us.

It doesn't take a genius to understand
the debt we owe the waters of life,
to feel the warm sepia soils that nurture
all life on planet Earth.
So why is it some still trash
our only home?
Thankfully, many have awakened
to the need for basic conservation,
and have chosen to treat Gaia with respect.

So smell the wildflowers and roses,
feel the taste of nature on your lips
with every drop of pure rainfall,
and cherish each gift of life
as if it were your last moment.
Then, and only then, will the importance
of conservation be part of your every waking moment,
and you shall become one with the universal source.
  


© Copyright 2009 Kathleen Kacy Stafford - All Rights Reserved
BluesSerenade
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1 posted 2009-05-28 08:10 PM


An ever so precious universal source, a gift of life...

indeed!

A timely message and such a lovely poem, Kacy~

Bloodline
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2 posted 2009-05-28 09:41 PM


Midnitesun,
Your poem is a graceful point
of consciousness for us all,

Bloodline

Robert E. Jordan
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3 posted 2009-05-28 09:55 PM


Yo Kacy,

Three simple words will do it:

"Walk, don't ride."

Bobby

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4 posted 2009-05-29 04:10 AM


Hello Kacy, I sign up immediatly for the poem, and the more people would be aware of Gaia and its relationships, the more we could change the world for -the benefit of everyone, thanks for the message and the poetic words.

yann

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5 posted 2009-05-29 07:22 AM


ah....I've done a poor job of this, but um, I gave birth to a Nazi-style conservationist!!!

(I look at my kids and think I might have actually had a reason for my life.)

Sometimes I think YOU knocked me up.

*laughing*

TWICE.


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6 posted 2009-05-29 07:35 AM


well I sniffed the posies outside the courthouse and they still smell like plastic with roundup all over them.. too late?  enjoyed your mudhug babe...way cool
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7 posted 2009-05-29 08:49 AM


Smells great, doesn't it?

Enjoyed this much.

Midnitesun
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8 posted 2009-05-29 08:49 AM


I love these replies...each one unique and special, just like the Pipsters who wrote them!

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9 posted 2009-05-29 09:30 AM


You truly are a child of nature, with a gift to share your understanding. I'm turning off this pc, and I'm off to the wood in the valley to stir up the scent of wild garlic,  then sit and watch the red kites perform their aerobatics. Thank you, I needed to get off my backside.
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10 posted 2009-05-29 12:48 PM


I am with you in this gratitude and deep awareness of the gifts we freely receive from Gaia.

Wonderful, awakening write.


Spring power erupts

from Mother Earth's rich bosom

gratitude is due



for you.

Love,
Margherita

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11 posted 2009-05-29 01:38 PM


Kacy - We need more people to think like you do but I do believe that more and more are "coming to the party" every day - if I believe it, will it be so?  A timely write for me who will soon be free to ... smell the roses.  Thank you.

Helen

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12 posted 2009-05-29 06:49 PM


enjoyed
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13 posted 2009-06-02 01:43 AM


Very well said, Kacy.  I think the ultimate irony is when nature takes back what we misuse and rob from her - and then we cry out for help.  It's sad to see the devastation of nature - but it's natural.  Where we build and how we build is not.

Alison

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14 posted 2009-06-02 02:45 AM


I realy enjoy your style and I feel the loss when our flowers leave us.
Billie C.

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15 posted 2009-06-02 12:21 PM


Loved the title! Love the poem! Love the message! Love you!




Linda

Midnitesun
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16 posted 2009-06-03 01:38 PM


I love these replies, you've each made my day so much brighter!
Today was supposed to be a 'planting' day, but we've had rain since early morning so today became a house cleaning and reading day instead. Oh well, cleaning is a necessity and best done on a rainy day!
xxx,
Kacy

PS,
I did plant something this evening, a healing sage plant, to comfort Adagio, Ralph, who lost the love of his life, Leah. Read serenity's post in Announcements.


[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (06-03-2009 09:22 PM).]

LindsayP
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17 posted 2009-06-06 12:05 PM




It doesn't take a genius to understand
the debt we owe the waters of life,
to feel the warm sepia soils that nurture
all life on planet Earth.
So why is it some still trash
our only home?
Thankfully, many have awakened
to the need for basic conservation,
and have chosen to treat Gaia with respect.

Very very true words that you write
dear Kacy, you should send that poem in to

The appropriate papers, it would make a lot of people stop and think. Love.

Lindsay

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18 posted 2009-06-06 09:09 PM


this write is most certainly a grand-fine example of
when this talented poet is at her very best! ...

"...smell the wildflowers and roses,
feel the taste of nature on your lips
with every drop of pure rainfall,
and cherish each gift of life
as if it were your last moment...

and you shall become one with the universal source(!)"

MUCH applause for this important (Gaia) 'penning' !!

Verve
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19 posted 2009-06-07 07:52 PM




Really nicely written... and so very heartfelt. Loved this!

Midnitesun
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20 posted 2009-06-08 06:19 AM


Thank you for that kind reply, Bruce.

verve???? have you been hiding?
Did this write touch a verve nerve?

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