Take Five From Nature: Inspirational Picture-Poems.
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Nature speaks, if we will only listen. In the stillness of the night, in the quietness of the heart, a moment here or there, nature brings life's lessons to us in unexpected places--a little fern thriving on the roof top, a lone seagull soaring above the sea of oil spill, the caress of the raindrops on the cheek, the magical cayola of pink and orange at sunset--nature transcends words to speak to the heart. What you ask? It speaks of beauty, of tenacity, of love, of perserverance, of tenderness or of pain. It brings hope, healing and inspiration that only nature can. In its own terms, in its own way--it speaks and it only takes five.
This group of "Take Five from Nature" poems seeks to capture emotions that a single picture brings. And hopefully in doing so, someone, somewhere, somehow will find beauty in these picture-poems, if not in the words, then at least in the stunning pictures provided by another hubber, Jill of all trades (she has killer photography skills).
Bad Boy
See me,
See me not.
Arms collapsed
Neatly folded on the twig
One bad boy
Just hanging low
Sitting smug, all eyes
Two dots in the world of dots
The world passes…
No time for dots
Or joining them.
Small picture,
Big picture
They escape,
Carried on the strides of
The harried, hurried crowd,.
While I gawk, amongst dewdrops
A world in inversion
A wonder in motion.
Necklace
Beads of gold and crimson
Pearls on extension
Seemingly random
Yet purposeful
Mottled colors
Rise to embrace
Wonder and grace
Juxtaposition of
Exquisite proportion.
Like a necklace around the neck
Magnifying beauty
The wearer transforms
So is beauty worn on the inside.
Caught
Deceit has a name
Beauty in disguise
All decked out like a silky hammock
String across like
laces of comfort, woven
into the silvery dawn of light.
The translucent wings
wedged in the delicate strands
forward, backward, stuck
stark against the tragic blue,
legs grasp in hopeful prayer.
An unsuspecting moment is al it takes
to be
caught.
Sparkle
Amidst the veil of darkness
Sparkles glow from a dewdrop
The brightest, the boldest.
Not the snow globe sitting by your bedside
Forever bliss trapped in glittery snow.
This is nature's globe reflecting
Life as it happens,
Happy, sad, angry, bitter, glad
It doesn't lie, it doesn't fabricate
Naked honesty, just the bare facts.
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Such wonderful poetry and photos!!! Thumbs up!
Hello anginwu my friend, WOW! inspirational indeed, in both words and photos.
Voting up across the board.
Good luck in the contest.
Take care, best wishes MM
Rich in beautiful images and imagery. So much beauty to take in and to think about. You are so creative! Voted up, interesting, and beautiful. Thank you!
Denise Handlon, I appreciate your positive comments. I love your poetry too.
ripplemaker, so good to see you and thanks for the thumbs up.
Hi Anginwu! Your creativity is to be commended! Stunning! Voted up, up and away!
MM, always a pleasure to hear from you. Thanks for your kind words and yes...best of luck to you too.
Simply great!
gailalovesbouja, I truly appreciate your positive feedback. Thanks for reading and voting it up.
Beautiful imagery with matching images. Voted up and awesome.
Beautiful...nature and poetry...what a winning combination:)
Thanks, Dexter, appreciate your visit and voting it up and up:))
Thanks, V Visya, for commenting.
WannaB Writer, appreciate your comments and thanks for voting it up.
Beautiful poems and great choice of photos. I really like "Bad Boy" and "Sparkle." :)
Fantastic. I love the poems and admire your style of writing. Wonderful presentation. Very well done my Friend. Thanks for sharing. Voted Up and Awesome.
Best Wishes, Kamalesh
Thanks, Om, glad you like it. Always happy to hear from you.
Kamalesh, thanks for your positive feedback and voting it up.
Absolutely, Beautiful. I don't know how I missed this. I wonder if HP shuffle the Hubs about...
Anyway, I enjoyed it. The Necklace is my favourite.
It's nice to see this side of you.
Beautiful Words.
Thanks, Lady E, appreciate your positive feedback. As you can see, I'm experimenting with other genres--health is taking a back seat for now.
Hi Angeline,
I'm so happy to see that you have shared our work here! I have not been so active in HP lately except during the last few weeks (because of the Patron of the Arts), so I missed seeing this when you first published!
What else can I say but love, love, love it!
Voted up and beautiful!!!
Jill, what can I say?--I simply need to showcase your photography skills. I hope to look through our portfolio again when things are more settled and give our project a shot at publishing. I know I'm been so busy. Thanks for dropping by to comment. I totally appreciate it. Have a great day ahead.
How I do relate to each and every word here;natural and beautiful.
We are so lucky to be surrounded by so much beauty an you have caught it beautifully in this gem.
Take care and enjoy your day.
Eddy.
Thanks, Eiddwen, for your positive comments. I agree we're so lucky to be surrounded by the beauty and wonder of nature. I can sit all day and just soak it all in. Take care and have a good day too.
Beautiful Angeline, thank you for sharing:)
Thanks, Beata Stasak.
Denise Handlon Level 8 Commenter 6 months ago
Voted this hub UP! What gorgeous poetry to match the awesome photography. Delicious!