Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
Time falls away in the garden of the poet
as each coming season ebbs and flows,
movements based on each new flower
there is a time to plant and a time to sow.
In spring, the garden sings with a vibrant hum
hordes of honey bees linger on every succulent flower
napping in their fragrant colorful petals,
watching the vibrant changes with the setting sun
as each beautiful bud seems to bloom by the hour
In summer, there is the low hum of emerging cicadas
singing in the trees to starlings gathering at the baths,
blissfully passing the lazy time soaking their wings
while fresh green sprouting in the garden slows,
because the scorching sun burns tender growth
In autumn, once more the robust garden thrives
grateful to have made it through summer alive
lemons are getting fat with juice but still tinged green
waiting for the perfect day to turn bright yellow on the tree
In winter comes the gradual slowing, a time for relief
when we prune the lovely roses while they sleep
trimming back overgrown limbs of trees, and
starting tiny seeds to be ready for coming spring
so the garden moves into each season in peace.
©2021 Linda Lee Lyberg
dVerse Poetics: Movement
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Linda, your imagery of this most lovely piece is sublime. I so love this one!!! 💗
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Thank you so much Beckie!
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Always a pleasure! 🤗
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Reblogged this on Beckie's Mental Mess and commented:
REBLOG: Linda Lee of “Charmed Chaos” – Magical piece in which I fell in love with!
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Thank you for your lovely words and re-blog!
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You’re most certainly welcome!
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I enjoyed meandering through the seasons with you, Linda, and smiled that we’ve both written about bees! I especially love the opening line.
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Thank you so much Kim. Going to read yours now.
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I like the thought of the roses being pruned while they sleep.
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Thank you Frank!
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What a wonderful journey of the seasons through your garden Linda. Thank you for taking us along — enjoyed it!
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Thank you Rob.
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Sounds like heaven 🙂
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Yes! Thank you so much Jane.
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🙂
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An excellent choice for a tribute to movement. One does not usually think of a garden moving; almost a seasonal saga; sweet.
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Thank you Glenn.
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How lovely this is 🙂
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Thank you.
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What a wonderful tribute to movement. I love that you took us through the seasons and the bees! The bees! I love the bees and keeping them.
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Thank you Toni.
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I love how the garden moves through the seasons and with each time or phase, the sounds and changing colors. I can see and hear those bees in my garden of roses now.
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How cool. Thank you Grace.
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I love the hum of your garden as it passes through the seasons! The ebb and flow continues….
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Yes, thanks Dwight!
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I really enjoyed reading through the pastoral landscapes of each season in the garden.
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Thank you so much.
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You’re welcome.
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Great job showing the surge of life for every season.
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Thank you!
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Loved this
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Thank you so much.
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Great reminder of that other movement, that great movement of the world, of time, of the seasons. We are never still.
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Thank you Sarah.
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A delightful walk in your garden through the seasons, Linda!
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Thank you Lynn!
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This is incredibly gorgeous, Linda! 😍😍😍 I especially love; “In autumn, once more the robust garden thrives grateful to have made it through summer alive.” ❤️❤️
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Thank you Sanaa. ❤️
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I love these visuals of your garden through the seasons — your imagery is spot on as always. Beautiful indeed!
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Thank you Anmol. I appreciate your kind words.
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Oh yes, a garden is perfect place to observe seasons. Your poem is full of visuals. love it
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Thank you!
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A lovely poem and so true.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
Wonderful poetry by a talented writer.
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Thank you so very much!
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You are welcome my friend.
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Amazing poetry dear Poet.
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Thank you kindly.
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You are welcome dear poet.
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Lovely! Nature is also my muse. Thanks for sharing…
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A pleasure. Thank you for stopping by.
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