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The Giving Flower
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The Giving Flower |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California 
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The Giving Flower As the sun moves into another rising, flowers open to beauty and close to death. Molding with the leaves swept from the tree onto the path, making room for the new bud, the end becomes the beginning. The flower, nipped in the bud colors the room, singing a heart, joying the dancing boy and girl, catching the girl’s hair in the color that sparkles her eyes. Given with love, it lays tangled in the memory of years, pressed against the pages of time and grows a memory. If a flower is plucked by some raging storm, another bloom will be set from its seeds, its petals will enrich the ground, and nothing will be lost or forgotten. In Spring new flowers color the hills, and from a mound of plain, brown earth life will return. _______ a rewrite of a very old poem In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) [This message has been edited by Martie (edited 06-30-2001).] |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
and from the very old, springs the new, again... thank you for this, little Flower Girl.... |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Martie~ 'In Spring new flowers color the hills, and from a mound of plain, brown earth life will return.' I thank you for re-potting !  *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Voiceless Senior Member
since 2001-02-19
Posts 686Under the stars upon the wind |
Beautiful, what more can I say! Great job! ~*Freedom Is Not Free*~ (Korean War Memorial) |
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Waseem Cheema Member
since 2001-03-16
Posts 369Pakistan |
I am vey much agree with Sunshine....Martie |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
As in nature, the old brings forth the new. Enchanting write. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
As the sun moves into another rising, flowers open to beauty and close to death. ========================== the end becomes the beginning. The flower, nipped in the bud ========================== Given with love, it lays tangled in the memory of years, pressed against the pages of time and grows a memory. ============================== another bloom will be set from its seeds, its petals will enrich the ground, and nothing will be lost or forgotten. ========================== what a wonderful write of metaphor and comparisons this is...what a cool poem this is...so many truths and images all wrapped up in petals. a beautiful write of renewal, natures cycles...lifes cycles. I cant think of a job more perfect than being a "flower girl" for you... OH...with one exception.... there is a little matter of you being a writer  *wink* meWe're all feeding our lonely like it might go away, |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Martie, I love the hope, the renewal is this, sweetie. Well done!  Michael Michael Auguste~ |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
Martie, you've won me over with a beautiful nature poem! Thank you dear lady. |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Metaphorically, this one of the most enlightning poems I have read in some time. Janet Marie is right, what better job than yours? Also, you just reminded me where I pressed all those flowers for my stained glass boxes, thanks Martie Lovely!"Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself." |
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