A Dream, A Peony, A Gift For You

 

 

"What if you slept,

and what if in your sleep you dreamed,

and what if in your dream you went to heaven

and there

you plucked a strange and beautiful flower,

and what if, when you awake 

you had the flower in your hand?

Oh, what then?"

- Samuel Taylor Coleridge -

Whisperings With The Pink Roses

  

Looking up I see

mothers of children looking fondly down to me.

We did our best through endless tests,

not knowing why it was that way,

and wondering when, 

if any-day, life would become easier.

 

I have the grandmothers here with me,

my precious mother brings her love,

my children here forgive me

for ways and patterns I did not see.

 

The isolation keeps us safe,

the distance is another place,

further to go the soft buds show.

'When you look closely Love is all you see'. 

These 'David Austin' roses are old and neglected, 

never watered, or nurtured,

abandoned in a graveled yard, year in and year out. 

They live through all seasons on visits from ladybirds,

sparrows and a strange flower whisperer.

 

 

Sweet Beautiful Bells

Oh sweet-heart bells

you chime so joyously this bright new day

and your luscious scent

swings through with the freshness of you.

And every Spring 

little humming-birds bring

more joy to see as they playfully

weave in, and under your green-green growth.

This view I do, welcome most.

Little birds like feeding in your golden pollen,

protected by abundant leaves

and delighted ever, am I to see

another charming season of bells

humming in the heavenly realms.

Philadelphus - Mock Orange

 

 

Ever Flowering Now

If ever there was and always is,

you will be with us as a beautiful bloom

to look upon.

A wonderful flower to greet and say

'what a joy it is this very day

to witness you being bright and cheerful'.

 

There was a time in years gone by

when you circled the floral clock

and life was then, what it is not now.

But all the while I always knew

to look longingly

upon your face as beauty is a happy space.

 

There are rainbows here for you

as Dianthus celebrates the kind and true,

the friends who do love flowers

and spending many hours being with them.

 

 

Dawn In An Eastern Garden

I come into the garden

as the birds joyously greet this dawning

and in the invisible air I know

goodwill and the light of truth is returning.

We have great gratitude

for this most welcome day

as pink love is shining upon our way.

May you all be safe, blessings and peace

 

Embracing The Grace Of Presence

I hear you whisper, 'Now breathe.

B r e a t h e 

with more ease into your Self'

 

Now let your fears disappear.

D i s a p p e a r

into the flow of all the healing we all know

as, all is always well,

and all there is, is Now.

 

Rest in my comfort and warmth,

release your pain and keep the faith,

as you are always blessed and safe.

 

"Ask and you shall receive"

Releasing old stories will set you free