Missed Blessings

When sweetness comes
to kiss the senses
do you pause
to notice its beauty
or do you
miss it
entirely
and trample it
underfoot?

How many blessings
are lost
caught and crushed
under your boot’s treads?

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The Growth Spurt

New growth
is tender
and delicate
easily squashed
and squandered
by the heartless tug
of passersby
as sheltering limbs
seek to both
protect
and expose
so that tender bits
will harden
into something
healthy and strong

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New Perspective

Lean in
and look closer
to see another world
hidden
in plain sight
Shakespeare
had it right
in Hamlet’s
greatest truth…
There are more things
in heaven and earth
than are dreamt of
in your philosophy

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Dianthus Barbatus

Little white eyes
tilt up toward
the summer sky
as sweet flowers
cluster and push
to nudge
each other aside
for a moment
in the spotlight
until fingers pluck
and flowers float
in an iced tea glass
for love and hope

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Not a Weed

The healing touch
of vibrant blooms
that bob and sway
under a radiant sun
their petals
dancing happiness
fluttering
in the breeze
with a promise of
sweet relief
to those
familiar
with natures gifts

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Night Kisses

Vibrant dusk
as sun sinks low
and temperatures
begin to drop
Relief
rains down
over the senses
as another day
of sweltering heat
gives way
to the gentle touch
of cool night air
on eagery
waiting flesh

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