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Tuesday 29 May 2012

BIRDSONG



Bluebells and forget-me-not's surround
our log cabin in shades of spring sky;
while creepers slide, snake-like, around
weathered pine walls; their tendrils
straining to reach the golden evening Sun.

An ordinary summer house
in a typical country garden.
Almost.
Appearances can sometimes be deceptive.
Because this is a place of extraordinary
inspiration, where hypnotic birdsong
lulls the mind into altered states
of consciousness; where
the heart opens to Soul language,
translating it effortlessly
into simple everyday words.

Here, I am the blank page that awaits
our collective life story:
am a humble transmission device
for Universal communication.
I think they call me "poet",
although the privilege is a fleeting one.
I cannot hold on to such ethereal impressions,
nor ever call them mine.
The best I can do is catch them as they pass
and record them here on this screen,
before they're lost forever
to the spiralling of time.

Today, I've been trapped in a creative void.
Yet as I now lean on the frame
of open window, watching
the lengthening shadows
trace crazy patterns across the lawn;
the sweet scent of honeysuckle
permeates a garden suddenly filled
with the most delightful birdsong...


16 comments:

  1. Very vivid imagary indeed as i could actually see myself being there at that time :-).

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    1. Thank you Windsmoke, I really appreciate that.
      I was attempting to capture a moment in time there.
      So glad I seem to have managed it reasonably ok!

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  2. Ooouuu, ooouu, ooouu, it tranced me. You ARE a transmission device! :)

    Oh to be so trapped!

    Peace Ygraine. I pray your recent sadness lessens.

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    1. Hi Gnome,
      You are so kind. Thank you.

      I'm sure that, given time, I will absorb the sadness and learn to live with it.
      Thank you so much for caring.

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  3. A poet in hearing and an artist in seeing! What a soul, what a life! What a post! Great read.

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    1. Many thanks Dave.
      I just felt a great need to capture that moment before it was lost, and share it with other poets.

      I'm sure you've been here many times too!

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  4. Nothing better than being "trapped in a creative void".
    Beautiful!

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  5. Catching the words as they pass: is the art form of poets and that is your skill :)

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    1. Many thanks Mel.
      I have to confess though,
      sometimes that skill feels a bit like a curse!

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  6. What a fabulous place you describe - filled with magic - I could only wish to be so creative as to 'catch the words as they pass' Alas, I am but a blank page still waiting for some creative inspiration so you have indeed brought me a little hope :) thank you for sharing this moment with me.

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    1. Rose,
      you and I are so alike!

      I usually struggle to find the appropriate words to express what I'm feeling, but at that moment they just seemed to flow.
      It must have been pure luck!

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  7. As someone said above, you are a transmission device indeed, I felt myself transported yonder within a few seconds of reading. Being trapped in a creative void, and the stirring of new hope..in other words, the daily grind of the writer. How I wish I had a place like that to spend my working/waking hours in.

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    1. Many thanks IcyHighs.

      I do consider myself really lucky to have this little 'Haven' to disappear into.
      It's great to escape the pace of daily life and it's continual noise:)

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  8. Almost.
    Appearances can sometimes be deceptive.

    Then, I think they call me "poet",
    although the privilege is a fleeting one.

    Dear, just last night I was thinking about it, believe me.
    What's the difference between a good poet and a bad one, and if any, what's a "poet"...?
    Well, I think the answer came from your beautiful poem: birdsongs are poems, why? Because birds sing what they feel beautifully, captivating us, as easy as that.
    Be sure that every time you are expressing your feelings in a beautiful way, YOU ARE a poet and your impressions will never be lost.
    A hug.
    :)

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  9. Hi Dona,
    Thank you so very much for your comment. I found it so encouraging.
    I totally agree with you. Birdsong is incredibly honest and open.
    If only we humans could express our feelings that easily without fear of ridicule or rejection.
    Maybe one day...
    Hugs Y

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