The electric daffodils have dimmed now
Orange tulips back their guest arrival,
mechanical stem's,how they glisten
The arcane Robina tree is stet
no leaves this spring
Autumn is a long way off
Borage fills in the gaps
from corner to corner
they cover the ground
The dead eyed roses
grasp for sunlight
like mad mayhem
they last, in disordered array
Approach, slow, steady, a padlock chained gate
Stand still, calm, resolute, you might be let in
Proceed, easy, savor, it was worth the wait
Breathe in, breathe out, fragrant air of the garden
The sacred space of her heart, tended by fate
Light shines, illuminates, bounces off the skin
Dazzled, awe, how long did this take to form
Cultivated by all pain, love, and storm
Look, left, different flowers, each with a name
Closer, see, a rose, pink, gentle and sweet
And then, an aster, pale, wild and untamed
Moreover, a pansy, vibrant, bittersweet
But mixed in with the flowers, see bindweed, bane
Look, right, a plot, seems to have a planted seed
A closer look, your name, it’s just as well
The plant, a mystery, that fate will tell
I hear the whispers of past souls
That guide me through life’s
Wondrous garden of flowers.
Each flower has a unique
And beautiful bloom.
I see how the fragile and
Delicate injure easily and
Wither and die without protection.
I am amazed at the strength
And endurance of the sturdy.
But most of all. . .
I marvel at the lowly weeds,
Though they be uprooted
And cast out of the garden,
How they find a way to leave their
Seeds behind to grow and flourish---
Undaunted.
1-18-2014
Note:
This poem is a metaphoric view of the weak, the strong and the unwanted people in life.
Interprétation Française
Dans le jardin de la vie
J'entends les chuchotements
des âmes passées
qui me guident par la vie
Jardin merveilleux des fleurs.
Chaque fleur a un unique
Et belle fleur.
Je vois comment le fragile et
Sensible blessez facilement et
Wither et meurent sans protection.
Je suis stupéfié à la force
Et résistance du vigoureux.
Mais surtout.
Je m'émerveille aux herbes modestes,
Bien qu'elles soient déracinées
Et fonte hors du jardin,
Comment ils trouvent une
manière de laisser leurs graines derrière
pour se développer et s'épanouir---
Intrépide.
They say a picture paints a thousand words------
that my love.---- that is just untrue--
there are not enough - words to - de-scribe you ---
the wonder ---- the very wonder of you
Standing in ------ the revealing moonlight
with the raindrops falling down.---- sparkling- like fairy lights.
There are- no pictures to explain ------what ------I see tonight-------
The waters of the falls - music to my ears------
But can never - enchant me -- Like the falling - of your tears- as you my love- my only one --- the other half -- the other ------ the other half of me
Eyes that piece into my very soul
The love flame that burns there
Your love -------- makes me feel whole--------
They say a picture - paints a thousand words ------but my love -------that picture is you.
© GG 13/06/2013
Raindrops..
Sunshine far away
Kiss me
Make the pain not stay
Sway with me
Leave me not again
Lost in your touch
I simply am
Countless chances
Simple little things
I am crying out to you
Hold me won't you please
Dance with me my darling
Can't you see me crying
I am happy with you
so love me...stop denying
(Andrey)
Sometimes I think that there is just... you and me
For all the world to see, this love inside of me
And how this came to be is hard to come to know
As long as you are here I know my love will show
Nothing left to chance
The Heavens are on high
As long as there is you .. I try
To think that your sweet smile
Could breathe a life in me
Remembering each day
And how it ought to be....
My arm is on your shoulder as we puddle through the rain
And the splash is like your smile, turns on and off again
No...I don't think of dying... There's no such thing as pain
And tomorrow's just a word that doesn't mean a thing
bridge instrumental
(Repeat)
Sometimes I think that there is just... you and me
For all the world to see, this love inside of me
fade out...
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