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No End ~ Poetry Thursday

August 03, 2006

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Butterfly Pants ~ Canon 30d

No End

Where do butterflies end and flowers begin
when soft alighted seam sets in?
Petals kissed by dusting wings
one to another ~ or just one thing?

Where do I end and you begin
when heart meets heart and skin meets skin?
Smiling souls no boundaries stake
the love we make is love we take

Where precisely, sea meets shore
would moons stand still and move no more?
There are no lines ~ no need for sides
where tarnished wings and blossoms die

There is no shore there is no sea
salt, sand mingled, you are we
Boundaries blurred upon the land
sea-filled footprints in the sand

Quivering hearts summon divine
fluttering wings soft whispering sigh
Closing round and opening in
there is no end ~ and no begin

~ SJP


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Posted by susan at August 3, 2006 12:00 AM

Comments

The lyrical, pastoral imagery this poem evokes is beautiful. It reminds me of Browning, the way her poetry settles itself into our subconscious. You've so aptly captured the way love consumes, creating a union of two - "there is no end ~ and no begin" says it best.

Posted by: Superhero Activist at August 2, 2006 08:21 PM

Out beyond our ideas of

wrongoing and rightdoing

there lies a field.

I'll meet you there.

When the soul lies down in that grass,

the world is too full to talk about.

Ideas, language, even the phrase each other

doesn't make any sense.

~ Jelaluddin Rumi

Posted by: eB at August 2, 2006 10:32 PM

Superhero Activist ~ I'm wondering if I deserve such high praise, but I will certainly take it and cherish your comment!

Posted by: susan at August 3, 2006 03:12 AM

eB ~ that's my very favorite Rumi poem! To have my poem appear on the same page makes me smile.

Posted by: susan at August 3, 2006 03:14 AM

The design on that wing is absolutely AMAZING!

Posted by: Windy at August 3, 2006 08:35 AM

Glorious!! Takes my breath away!

Posted by: jzr at August 3, 2006 09:42 AM

Nice Photo! What beautiful imagery you evoke in
your poetry to compliment it.

"There is no shore there is no sea
salt, sand mingled, you are we
Boundaries blurred upon the land
sea-filled footprints in the sand"

Love the way the you becomes me and everything mingles in a sense to become one. Beautiful!

Posted by: Lisa at August 3, 2006 10:45 AM

I am practically speechless. This is so beautiful; I could read this each and every day and not tire of it. Thank you so much!

Posted by: Star at August 3, 2006 12:07 PM

Splendid...........poem is so subtle and lovely. Yes, like Browning. And the Rumi poem to compliment yours. The bright orange and brown butterfly sitting upon the pale pink rose which matches the insects pink spots is amazing. Such an eye for color; blending, contrasting and coordinating. What an extraordinary piece.

Posted by: janet at August 3, 2006 12:32 PM

you are amazing!

Posted by: la vie en rose at August 3, 2006 03:14 PM

Wonderful pastel work, Susan!

Posted by: dan at August 3, 2006 04:06 PM

gorgeous.
the photograph
your words
beautiful

i especially love the last line.

Posted by: liz elayne at August 3, 2006 05:44 PM

Sooooo gorgeous. Wow! I can't say which is more so, the photo or the words....
Glorious

Posted by: Colorsonmymind at August 3, 2006 08:00 PM

Your photos are always beautiful, and your words are beautiful, too. The rhyme is so well done. The poem so concise. Every word needed. Every line just perfect.

Posted by: Lynn at August 5, 2006 06:35 PM

I agree...both the photograph and the poem are beautiful. It reminded me of Audrey Thomas's novel _Intertidal Lives_, which is all about exploring the in-betweenness of things. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Ceebie at August 6, 2006 01:37 PM