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Observations from the Garden

re-enchantment

Posted on October 3, 2013 by The Course of Our Seasons

a question of seeing
in and out of the garden
the re-enchantment of everyday life
down in the garden
bird by bird
red oaks and black birches
wide meadows
a walk in the woods

the education of the heart
the gift of peace

**** a spine poem for the dverse prompt from my very diverse personal library
A Question of Seeing – Donald Finkel
In and Out of the Garden – Sara Midda
The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life – Thomas Moore
Down in the Garden – Anne Geddes
bird by bird – Anne Lamott
Red Oaks & Black Birches – Rebecca Rupp
Wide Meadows – Jean Bell Mosley
A Walk in the Woods – Bill Bryson
The Education of the Heart – Thomas Moore
The Gift of Peace – Joseph Cardinal Bernardin

17 thoughts on “re-enchantment”

scotianightpoetry on October 5, 2013 at 1:30 pm said:

Reblogged this on My Bewildered Brain and commented:
A brilliant piece from a prompt at dverse

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Samuel Peralta / Semaphore on October 5, 2013 at 12:05 am said:

This piece flows so well, one wouldn’t suspect – without seeing the photograph – that it was composed of book titles. Beautifully done.

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Louise on October 4, 2013 at 4:03 pm said:

A truly lovely poem, K….and so clever ..”a question of seeing”..I love it! 🙂

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Tony Maude on October 4, 2013 at 3:37 pm said:

Kathleen, this is a beautiful poem with a natural (pun intended) feel to it. The final couplet seals the deal for me … smiles

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Linda Kruschke on October 4, 2013 at 2:41 pm said:

I really like the flow of this poem. Peace, Linda

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ebbtide on October 4, 2013 at 2:21 pm said:

So glad to see you do this! I’ve pondered trying a book spine poem myself, but haven’t actually sat down to try yet. This is wonderful!

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on October 4, 2013 at 8:57 am said:

A lovely garden insight… very nice.

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Kathryn Dyche Dechairo on October 4, 2013 at 7:25 am said:

This has such a beautiful quality to it, especially with nature as its theme.

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weavers journaler on October 4, 2013 at 2:45 am said:

I think this is not only beautiful, but also clever! The stack of book titles is a wonderful metaphor for what writing can bring to us, as summed up in the last couplet. I’m off to look up some these titles, and also to read some messages from my own bookcase ….. 🙂

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claudia on October 3, 2013 at 10:59 pm said:

i loved the education of the heart combined with the peace gift… they surely are tied closely together…

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Mary on October 3, 2013 at 10:42 pm said:

Your poem gave me a very peaceful feeling. The final couplet SEALED that feeling. Nice.

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shanyns on October 3, 2013 at 9:59 pm said:

This is a wonderful stack, the poem stands alone too – without the benefit of the books that it is drawn from. Nicely ordered!

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Laurie Kolp on October 3, 2013 at 9:40 pm said:

This is so peaceful and well done… Meditative, really. I think you and I might be friends if we lived close together.

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Sherry Blue Sky on October 3, 2013 at 9:39 pm said:

I think this is my fave of the spine poems….I love Ann Lamott, dont you?

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nico on October 3, 2013 at 9:15 pm said:

Indeed, it is a question of seeing–and having such things around as are worth seeing. Beautifully done!

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charleenm on October 3, 2013 at 8:41 pm said:

This was perfect. Good job!

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brian miller on October 3, 2013 at 8:24 pm said:

the education of the heart is the gift of peace…love that…just told laurie i love ann lammott!!!!! bird by bird is an awesome book…

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