A Day in Stanley's Garden (thanking wandering glider)

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Midnitesun

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0 posted 2006-05-15 11:30 PM

A day in Stanley's Garden.

Oh, what a joy that would have been
to spend the day with you,
gliding about fabulous flowers
that grace meandering pathways,
resplendent in a unity of color and harmony,
pulsating with contrasting textures and scents,
revealing stepping stones of rhyme, poetic thyme
the essence of teeming life
moving about beneath us.
Sadly, it was not meant to be,
that we should chance to wander
between the flora and fauna,
accompanied by the heartbeat of a master.
But in the moment of sharing his caring words,
his undying respect and love for all Life,
(even if to many, some life forms seem absurd)
it was poetry divine, a passionate heartbeat,
that I heard in every single thought and word.

Thank you for sharing the heartsong
of this magnificent human,
Stanley Kunitz.

~thank you, wandering glider~
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Bodger
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Tolerance for a short time

1 posted 2006-05-16 06:56 PM

And that others

Didn't read this

Before me

touching love
emblazoned in mind

decorating

what would you desire

on

Bahoe's breeches

in images

you write

in desire

you think

in words

we drink

Dave

I seem to get carried away on words, but I can always use 'Simon and Garfunkle'

as a defence

Beauitful brilliant words

Dave

Midnitesun

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2 posted 2006-05-16 07:00 PM

don't know those breeches by name
but thank you
for strolling in Stanley's Garden,
and taking time to enjoy
a namaste moment

iliana
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3 posted 2006-05-16 07:12 PM

Lovely writing, Kacy....now going to read what inspired it.

Martie

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4 posted 2006-05-16 07:13 PM

Kacy

"Sadly, it was not meant to be,
that we should chance to wander
between the flora and fauna"

I have a feeling that you were there part way within his words.

Midnitesun

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5 posted 2006-05-16 07:19 PM

Jo, Martie thanks for helping to honor this man. Thanking you again, friend glider, for sharing.

Sunshine

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6 posted 2006-05-16 08:27 PM

Stanley's name first came to me about three years ago, and then several times in the past three years - enough so that I looked him up...

and admired his inherent use of common words.

He did not reach for eloquence, yet let simple words stand out...the true art of poetry. He knew just how to touch soul, easily, lightly, a thought in motion down one's spine. A garden of words, yes, Kacy...you found him to be just that, indeed.

A quiet man, deep, thoughtful, giving...not really recognized until his wisdom's well was sprung fully...and a very good man to admire, in all senses...not for outward beauty, but for the inner sense of salvation's beauty of thought, being, self.

Thank you very much for this day in Stanley's garden....and a thanks to Wandering Glider...as well.

Our contemporary poets...we should start a list of our favorites, to grow within our mental gardens.

Midnitesun

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7 posted 2006-05-17 11:49 PM

Thanks for reading, Karilea, and for sharing your thoughts.

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