Pic on Flickr by Gemma Wiseman ~ Verandah ornaments 6~
Totally Optional Prompts ~ Transformation
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I am just a log
Trimmed for burning
But too large to give up my life
To fire and ash
In the wood heater
~
And I am just a brown pot
Encrusted with floral posies ~
I should be a bird bath
But somehow
My ornamentals
Deter birdlife
From finding
Joy in me
~
And we are just twigs
Refuse of trees
Fit only to return to dust ~
But maybe
We could spark
Some higher purpose
For just a brief moment
Of glory
As kindling
To inspire warmth ~
So we wonder
Is that all there is
For us?
~
Yet
Together
We become one ~
One new life
One new purpose
One new identity ~
Breathing a sense of
Unique interest
Perhaps a little beauty
In some humble corner
Of the verandah
~
9 comments:
what a perfect venue for that title... i was bale to see the photo thru different eyes after i read the poem.....
very nice putting together of things
I liked that. It was so 'feel good'.
Very appropriate photo for a great poem. changling
There is strength and beauty when we seek common interests. Nice poem.
A picture paints a thousand words - nearly! Cleverly done.
Sometimes our actual appearance can be a disguise to those who only concentrate on the superficial.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Commonality is something we as humans rarely truly embrace. Great poem and image.
you find inspiration in very unique places. :)
very lovely. :)
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