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Primroses!
how winter thins
as shadows quicken
in sunlit trees
.
as dew swells
the un-sheared lawn
with promises, promises
.
and dreams are joined
at the wing.
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© 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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Posted in Poetry 1990's, tagged Gaia, hope, nature, poem, Poetry, primrose, promises, spring, wakening on February 28, 2018| 34 Comments »
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Primroses!
how winter thins
as shadows quicken
in sunlit trees
.
as dew swells
the un-sheared lawn
with promises, promises
.
and dreams are joined
at the wing.
.
.
© 1993, 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
.
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged autumn, day light, inner light, leaves, life, maple tree, poem, Poetry, promises, sun on October 30, 2013| 5 Comments »
(another re-post from 2 years ago)
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She thought it was
the autumn sun
shining on the maple tree,
but no
it was suspended leaves
defying the grey
with red-gold embers
self-lit in the gloom.
It was the spark
within the dead,
the nuances of yesterday,
the fire of life
banked against all odds.
.
(c) 2010, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
Posted in Poetry 1990's, tagged Earth, Gaia, gardener, Gardening, Poetry, promises, seeds, womb on April 9, 2012| 38 Comments »
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her fingers knead the earth
overturning stones
to reach the heart of Gaia
and there she rides the quake
of nature’s womb
lifting her face
to catch the genesis
of sun and rain
and wind
and moon
till seedlings birth
their promises.
Labor replete
she bows her head
as the gods
kiss the dirt
beneath her nails.
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(c) 1992, 2017 Betty Hayes Albright
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(Photo used with permission of Jason, at http://loveuniversallove.wordpress.com/
Posted in Poetry 2010 - present, tagged autumn, leaves, life, promises, sun, Trees on November 11, 2011| 16 Comments »
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She thought it was
the autumn sun
shining on the maple tree,
but no
it was suspended leaves
defying the grey
with red-gold embers
self-lit in the gloom.
It was the spark
within the dead,
the nuances of yesterday,
the fire of life
banked against all odds.
.
(c) 2010, 2013 Betty Hayes Albright
.
(Latest photo taken this morning, 11/13/11.)