mother nature’s folly
birds but no bees
blooms but no leaves
silence but no golden
wind but no breeze.
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day with no break
night with no rest
music with no refrain
heart with no ache.
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smile but no grin
harm but no foul
simple but not easy
loss but no win.
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life,
she says,
life.
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this post is part of one shot poetry wednesday, for more, click here.
April 27th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
First line stopped me dead in my tracks because I’ve been reading that without bees in the world which it sees they are dying off, it would throw off the entire balance of the planet. Like how you juxtapose ideas through negations.
April 27th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
LOVE IT ….thank you from another mrs average !
April 27th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
Elegant. I love this.
April 27th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Love this, beautifully written.
April 27th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
Lovely rhythm of words! And great affect on photo.
Reena
April 27th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
love how you play the contradictions and then the end…very nice…life.
April 27th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I love the rhythm of the poem, as well as the idea.
April 27th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I love this! Feel it too.
April 27th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
As the Buddhists would say, without suffering, there can be no happiness. Or maybe that was me. Something along those lines anyway.
Good work! 😀
April 27th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
This poem stopped me dead in my tracks, there’s something almost apocalyptic about the short, concise imagery.
April 27th, 2011 at 5:40 pm
my eyes went straight to night with no rest…..a menopause thing for sure:(
April 27th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
Simple and profound – a world without bees is a horrifying thought – I love the juxtapositions you used – wonderfully crafted
April 28th, 2011 at 6:02 am
words and image work complementary
April 28th, 2011 at 11:31 am
This is gorgeous. Loved it!
April 28th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Such a wonderful ‘dance’ about the paradoxes of life. Perfect!
April 29th, 2011 at 4:32 pm
brilliant!
April 30th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Beautiful poem and picture!
May 10th, 2011 at 11:23 am
I agree it has a very nice flow =) Lovely
May 10th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
elegant imagery, well done.
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A++
welcome!