Maybe I look half-crazed, kneeling down, waiting amid the greenery and dandelions, swaying as I try to focus…just a little closer, without alarming these airy, little creatures who finally seem to pose, appease the mad woman in the leaves; I wait as they dance and alight, swirl together and land, brushing my hand in aContinue reading “A Wild Joy”
Tag Archives: Eden
Ever-Spring
I spent an hour snipping flower stems, hundreds of green stalks, some thick but tender and others thin and dense as sticks. I pulled out each bundle, released the most delicate from webbed coverings, and the room filled with a heavy floral scent. As I sat amid the profusion of hues, deep fuchsia, rich purple,Continue reading “Ever-Spring”
Nudges
I’ve developed a fondness for flowers, and I tell you, if you take the time to notice, they are different each day, each hour, really. I’ve become enamored of bees, only recently realizing how many I’ll see if I slow down and seek them amid blooms near me. I have been standing under trees, findingContinue reading “Nudges”
Awakening
I’ve found such comfort sitting amid blooms, listening to katydids, following the sweet beat of butterfly wings and the humble patience of a pollen-collecting bee. I’ve wondered at the industry of ants lifting many times their body weight, again and again, along the stone path winding through my little patch of Eden. I askContinue reading “Awakening”
Poetic Meanderings 