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She lives in earth tones –
soft colors of
amber and sage
brush across her arms
on terracotta mornings
and lavender afternoons.
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Bracelets of seashells
on pink ribbons
play on her wrists,
her celadon skirt
swaying like the tresses
of the willow
where she dances
in the garden –
invisible.
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© 2019 Betty Hayes Albright
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Sorry for being way behind reading blogs.
Hope to catch up with everyone soon! 💚
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Seasonings 
Very lovely Betty! ❤
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Thank you, Deborah. ❤️
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Well worth waiting for, this one, Betty. 🙂
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Thank you most kindly, Ben. 🙂
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It had been a while. I was even beginning to be concerned. Good to see you back again. 🙂
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Thank you, I appreciate your concern. Will try to start catching up today. Hope everything has been going well with you, Ben. (BTW, don’t you have a birthday this month?)
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No, it is (or rather was – I missed your comment-reply here again 😦 ) July. This reply is so outdated we’ve had quite a bit of chitchat since this. Oh well. 💜💜 Doing another bit of tidying up.
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Such a lovely image created with your words…a real delight.
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Thank you so much, Charlie.
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Put that one on my headstone! 😉 ❤
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Mine too! 🙂💗
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Oh! Betty this is brilliant. Where have you been I have missed you 💜💜💜
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Thank you, Willow! I’ve missed you too. It’s going to take me awhile to get caught up. (Just dealing with the usual pain here. How’ve you been?) 💙💚❤️
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I am okay thanks Betty just plodding along 😃😃😃💜💜
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Same here, lol 😌❤️❤️
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💜💜
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Beautiful.
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Thanks very much, tref!
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Invisible, yet present in dreams of fancy by those close to nature. 🙂
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Yes, no doubt you’ve seen her. 🙂
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🙂
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She whispers in many hues and treasure she has to offer. Thank you for the mind crunch of creativity.
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Thank you, glad you liked the “mind crunch”! 😊
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Betty, I’m not surprised that after last month’s entry, it would be a while before you could post a new poem.
I think Gaia’s daughter is visible to everyone who dreams of all the splendors of the earth and hopes they endure forever. And I’m sure she is smiling as she whispers her poem back to all of us.
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Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, Sharon. ❤️ (I’m hoping to catch up with your blog soon.)
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how wonderful!
i’d like to try
that in a skirt 🙂
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Do take a photo! 😉 Thanks for your comment, David.
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beautiful!
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Thanks, Sarah. 🙂
Your book just arrived in the mail a little while ago. It’s beautiful!! Can’t wait to start reading. 😊
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Lovely to hear from you again! This charming poem is both visionary and vivid – a rare quality.
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Thank you very much for your kind words!
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Another beautiful poem, Betty, as such you can see the wistful beauty of the image. Hope you are well.
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Thank you so much, Renee. Sorry for being so slow to respond. Am having trouble keeping up here, but will try to catch up with your blog soon. Hope things are going as well as possible for you and that you’re finding some peace and quiet.
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Nice. And not to worry from the inconsistent likes of me! It’s all i can do to keep up with a simple weekly post. 💕
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💖💞🤗
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Your poetry calms me. I love visiting. Thank you, Betty
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I’m so glad for your comment, Audrey. Thank you for reading. (Am slowly trying to catch up here – will be visiting your blog soon.) ❤️
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I See her dance in a sea of colours and perfume.. Wonderful poetry Betty, You ‘See’ so much .. Thank you for sharing..
Much love your way. ❤
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Thank you, Sue – love to you also! 💗
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Hi Betty,
I love ‘Daughter of Gaia’. Your gentle, joyous poem gives me hope that with a concerted approach to tackling environmental hazards globally, things might yet be turned around with a healthy future for ourselves and the myriad other creatures we share this planet with.
Take care,
Paul
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Paul, thank you so much for your thoughtful comment. (Sorry to be so slow in replying – I’ve been absent from WP for awhile and have much catching up to do!) I too hope we can turn things around on this planet – in more ways than one.
Wishing you all the best,
Betty
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Just dropping in again here Betty, Gaia is in dire need of our love right now.. Sending more love your way and hope all is well in your world Betty..
Love and Blessings ❤
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Thank you for dropping in, Sue. I appreciate your good thoughts and am sending love back to you and yours. Gaia does indeed need our help. It’s hard not to become depressed by all that’s going wrong (especially in this country). But we mustn’t give in to despair or lose faith in the goodness of the majority of Caring Ones.
Will try to catch up with your blog soon. I’m way behind once again.
Blessings 💕💕
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