Staring in silence,
at a simple flower
held tight
in beauty
with the need for everything
focused at the center.
Each petal,
much the same
soft in the dew
seeking the caress
of the morning sun.
These eyes,
the view,
plucks each one
separating,
casting adrift
floating along
in varying directions,
one sails caught on the air,
another swirls
as if it were meant to dance there,
much the same,
and so different,
seeking beauty
at the center,
even as they are plucked away
and cast adrift
following a sense of direction
meant to be carried
by the winds
ever-changing
unknowing
where they fall,
yet the motion
still catches each one
at the very breath
and lets it rest where it may.
Simplicity…
all the same…
different as it flows free.
These eyes
that somehow connect,
only hold one central focus,
letting it all fall
in the silence
felt and heard,
where it must be…
and there is
in this quiet effect
so much more
to see,
to
center
the heart
of me.
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Lovely, April. I can see this set to music as a video poem.
April this is like a breath of clean fresh air. And you photo is amazing, as always.
What a splendid and beautiful poem….love the way you setup the image with the lines.
A simple flower but a beautiful poem.
I imagine this is a perfect description of your heart
wow . this is beautiful April . you have such a way with words . very nice dear friend
Center to the heart of me…what a beautiful line April…your heart is the center of a lovely flower indeed….you see beauty in so many things…and that reaches well beyond simplicity…bkm
The cadence of your relatively short lines I think would sound very good and dramatic read aloud. “Simplicity… / all the same… / different as it flows free.” Excellent contrast set up, and yet somehow it flows together. Very well done.
nice. melodically done…a simple flower…yes i imagine similar beauty at the heart of you…
Beauty at its best, April breathes life, centering our hearts, birthing our days.
Superb – love this
Excellent!
the beast demands
I love the analogy you made of the drifting petals with the focus of our gaze! REALLY AWESOME!! Gosshhh… you wrote this one very beautifully, April… I am still amazed and awes-struck by that comparison.. it’s just PERFECT!!
April,
An exquisitely, beautifully, written poem. The simplicity of a flower was a great subject to talk about. Thank you for sharing.