BLOSSOMING

BLOSSOMING

by

Danielle Mari

Awoke with this thought brought to me via dreaming memory. The central image comes from a moment at a wedding I attended years ago, a wonderful celebration of the union of two people incredibly special to me then and even more special to me now.  The man who married these two souls (called Erik and Karen, for those of you keeping score at home), used this metaphor to illustrate the idea of patience. That image remained with me, resurfacing again and again over the years, gaining depth of meaning for me. Here, with apologies to anyone involved on that day, I have made it my own. Hope you enjoy.

Much as you want to

you mustn’t.

Wrest the petals,

force them open,

and you’ll bruise

fragile silken pistils.

·

Much as you cannot

you must.

Wait very patiently,

allow water to

wander up the stem,

fatten the bud.

·

Much as you can

you shall

abide an agenda

set by the sun

whose warm whispers

coax her unfurling.

Danielle is an active participant in a poetry community to which I belong. When I read this poem, I was completely charmed and certainly its message is relevant to all of us “in the bardo”  … and who among us is not? With Danielle’s permission her poem is posted here. For more of Danielle Mari’s fine poetry, visit her at her poetry blog, Mission Improvisational. J.D.

Photo credit – Brunhilde Reinig, Public Domain Pictures.net.