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valentines and love

2/12/2015

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Picture
emergence


seed conceived in time before memory
knowing but one heartbeat
waits expectantly

sunlight, heat stroke,
in time-full-ness
barriers breaking, roots trembling
green shoot does emerge
grows potent, life-full
 
thorns pierce tender flesh
wounds of doubt bleed and weep
complacency exposed

death or life? the looming question
branching now or forward rally cry?

bruised stem bends
wound becomes scar
caressed gently
grows smooth, strong
and thirsting

flowering
long awaited
such that youthful fantasy
could not contain

timeless now
fade it must
colors thin and crumbling
thorns dissolving
fragrance dispersing
formless
seed becomes eternal
gift

 

-pab © feb 2015-


1 Comment
Shirley Jane Hobbs
2/12/2015 07:56:59 am

Thank you, Phyllis for your boundless generosity.

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