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Fern Sense and Place of Shaded Grace
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Fern Sense and Place of Shaded Grace |
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Martie
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Fern Sense and Place of Shaded Grace It is in a place of shaded grace sheltered by a canopy this space at my front door where I admire one small plant. It smells green less pungent than grass, there are hints of yellow around the fringes with the fragrance of sun. Seeking light yet too fragile to take such intensity full force. A shadow will do just to dapple for a while. You could say it stirs to wind, a mere whisper. If you’re quiet you can hear the touching of leaf to air. More to its liking for I have seen in wild abandon it growing thus deep beneath the redwood trees. To take the breath into this hallowed place stills the heart for the magnitude of the hush that sound makes. See the fragile fern gamely taking root in such a tiny crevice in a rock one would think this faith is false? Truth cascades a waterfall of sword-like graceful wonder to erase the doubt and sun slants down the branches high to bless this knowledge to the eye in a fern grove beneath the redwood trees. It is in a place of shaded grace sheltered by a canopy this space at my front door where I admire one small plant. [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 01-22-2000).] |
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Mike Member Elite
since 1999-06-19
Posts 2462 |
Splendid as usual. Enjoyed muchly. |
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Anne Member
since 1999-12-31
Posts 78 |
Ya gotta love ferns! (I know I do!) Beautiful job! |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
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Mike--enjoyed your splendid reply muchly! Ann--I do love ferns and any place where ferns grow. Thank you for your beautiful. |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
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Your words are as graceful as the fern! Simply lovely, Martie!  Denise |
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Balladeer
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since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Real fern good, Martie!!! |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Always such imagery in your poems |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Almost as much imagery in the title as the poem..that's what drew me...as usual, your work is excellent! |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
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Denise--Thank you for such a graceful reply Balladeer--you are soooooo cute! Ruth--Glad you liked the imagery PDV--thanks so much for reading and commenting. Makes me feel excellent! |
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Skyfyre Senior Member
since 1999-08-15
Posts 1906Sitting in Michael's Lap |
Oh my, Martie, you would just LOVE my yard ...  This spoke with a whisper and carried an air of pleasant quietude. I enjoyed very much -- thank you. --Kess Full fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange... --William Shakespeare, from The Tempest |
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