~~Rose of Life~~ JM's Challenge (favorite poem)

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ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10

Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA

0 posted 2000-06-06 09:09 AM

(This is the only poem that I had published, [in a Philadelphia newspaper in July 1990]. How exciting that was! It was a little free avante guarde paper on south street in Philly).

~~Rose of Life~~

I am unfolding gently beneath
Your loving touch

Becoming

I let wholeness breath my
petals free

Awareness

Sweet fragrant Spirit touching
senses into life

Wisdom

Giving beauty back to the universe

Knowing

Each petal, sweet miracle of life

Oneness

We are hues of color, yet one
in Spirits blossom

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WhtDove
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since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

1 posted 2000-06-06 09:32 AM

Ellie Congrats on the publishing! I love the analogy with the rose. For those are probably my most favorite of flowers!
Beautiful Ellie!

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Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

Posts 18554

2 posted 2000-06-06 10:09 AM

Ellie this is lovely and wisdom filled
written with your grace to compare
natures beauty with beauty of the soul.
I really like its presentation form as well
thank you for sharing this for my challege
and how exciting to be published.
thank you for the sweet replies and E-mails
take care kind friend
jm

I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - that I know too much
I can't relate and that's a problem
I'm feeling ...
If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone - baby you need to come home
cuz there's a little bit of something me...
In everything in you.
~MB20~

"What the caterpillar calls the end ...
The world calls a butterfly"
~Lao Tze Tao~
~Butterflies are meant to be free~

Denise

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since 1999-08-22

Posts 22648

3 posted 2000-06-06 10:28 AM

This is very lovely, Ellie! Congratulations on getting published! If you are ever in Philly again we'll have to get together!

Denise

deleeme
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since 1999-10-09

Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA

4 posted 2000-06-06 02:53 PM

This is just simply beautiful Ellie-I'm glad I'm glad I caught it. P.S. Den & I may work on your challenge tomorrow! David

Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

5 posted 2000-06-06 08:33 PM

I can understand why it was published. This is uniquely beautiful!

Take care,
Melissa Honeybee

Kit McCallum

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since 2000-04-30

Posts 14774
Ontario, Canada

6 posted 2000-06-06 08:44 PM

This is truly lovely Ellie ... both the flow, and the images within. This is a wonderful verse, and congratulations on the publication!

Best wishes,
/Kit

David2
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since 2000-03-22

Posts 407

7 posted 2000-06-06 08:46 PM

Ellie,
I really enjoyed this poem ,it ws beautiful.
David2

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