joy in a most delicate form
a single fuchsia blossom
plucked from a crabapple tree
by the generous slender fingers
of a fourteen year old girl
on her way home from school
because it was beautiful
because she is kind
the dog barks
excited for the return of her friend
footfalls are heard on the stairs
then a soft knock on the frame
around the open bedroom door
she enters and sits on the rocker
for a moment
for a breath
turns her head to the right displaying her treasure
centers her face again
eyes alight and smiling
reaching up she eases the small gift from behind her ear
where she’d tucked it with care
so as not to crush it in warm hands
because it is fragile
because she is compassionate
graceful movements
the slightest vibration of pleasure
gently oh so gently
she places it in her mother’s palm
both inhaling the fragrance
of love exchanged
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what a sweet little gift and a loving way you wrote about it for us. :)
ReplyDeleteAh...lovely. So lovely.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Laura..her heart, your words...your heart...this precious flower...you have a new look here? I like it! Love and hugs my friend...((((Laura))))
ReplyDeleteA gift like no other one from the innocence of a child.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful poem, beautiful photo.
Thank you.
Aw, so lovely. You captured a beautiful moment, a treasure of time. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely moments I experienced while reading your poem. And I see others have also used the word lovely to describe their reactions. So it must be lovely. And you must be so proud.
ReplyDeleteJudy
You are a lucky mom to have a daughter who appreciates nature's beauty!
ReplyDeleteThese beautiful hands have a special vibration of love and peace... and the words just link it all together...so sweetly
ReplyDelete:-)
A gift from a child is so precious :)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful moment captured through both poetry and photos.
ReplyDeleteDaughters make the world go around, and the poem you've penned in response to yours is touching and beautiful
ReplyDeleteLife so ephemeral, temporary, precious. Exquisite tale told here with care. Lovely, Gay
ReplyDeleteah i want a smell...so tender a verse....very nice the love a child reminds us of...
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment; I have been following your blog, but haven't been around as much lately with adequate posting/commenting time. That post are ideas I wanted to retain from my congregation's annual Shabbaton led by Rabbi Shefa Gold. The 'drash is her.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sacred moment you are sharing with us here! Thank you for that!! Much love, Silke
ReplyDeleteIncredibly beautiful - a moment for the Memory Box:) What a darling girl.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful moment to always remember...
ReplyDeleteA gift truly from the heart.
ReplyDeletethank you
ReplyDeleteAloha from Waikiki
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Your words are as delicate and beautiful as the blossom, Laura.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem and photos. I love all of them, and shy loveliness of the flower. Delicate and fragile. Thank you for taking me to your world.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Laura,
ReplyDeleteGods tiny perfect creations. Your words always touch my heart.
Thank you for always being you.
Hugs and Love,
Katelen
oh, laura. i think this is one of your most beautiful poems yet. it made me weep...
ReplyDeleteYou appreciation and description of this event is as sweet as the gesture itself. Nice One Shot!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous and simple gift -made rich by the perfume of love.
ReplyDeleteyou are absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeletejoy in the most delicate form. yes.
wonderful way of saying.
A lovely poem about the closeness of mother and daughter having evolved from that straggly bunch of dandelions offered at age three to the loveliness and miracle of a single exquisite blossom (perhaps in the knowledge that you would honor her gift with a poem).
ReplyDeleteDelicate, beautiful, and beautifully written!
ReplyDeleteLaura, I love your mindful poetry! It invites us to slow down and be purely present with you in this experience. Gassho to you, my anamcara friend.
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo heart warming, Laura... it's just beautiful! Your words managed to well up my eyes too... really sweet...
ReplyDeleteThe gift of pure love exchanged between any 2 souls is just marvelous! And divine!
I thought I already loved you to the max, then you go and write this... .. "I have not been able to keep up with replying to all comments, nor visiting many of you at your beautiful blogs. Please forgive me and know that I read and appreciate every single message and every single one of YOU!!!!"....
ReplyDeleteAnd I find I love you even MORE!!
That's just the way I feel, Dear Laura. May I "borrow" bits of that to post on my blog if I want to?? :)
But to this fragrantly gleaming poem...
This made me cry for the beauty of your daughter, and for the gentle path you have obviously walked hand-in-hand with her on.
xoxoxo
Absolutely beautiful...just like you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all that you share as you clearly and consistently Shine the Wisdom of the Divine.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love those little flowers discovered, and even more when they lead to a shared moment of love. I only wish there were a way to make the moment last forever.
ReplyDeleteLaura, What a lovely post. Your poem is beautifully written and so expressive. I, too, miss the days when my daughter was little, and I would love to be able to go back and relive some of those wonderful times. It was so much easier to heal the hurts and solve the problems then. But, like you too, I treasure each day now and find much joy in having my daughter as a friend and as a confidante. Each age brings its own joys, and we love then with all of our heart at every age. Hugs Mickie :)
ReplyDeleteClearly that blossom did not drift far from the mother tree. Beautiful - the story , the pics, the two of you.
ReplyDeleteLoving, thoughtful, wonderful and precious. The child. The gift. The story.
ReplyDeletethe sweet love gifts of a child are forever cherished, very sweet poem with so beautiful phrases :)
ReplyDeleteHow tender and sweet. what a lovely poem to share.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect sweet gift of joy from daughter to mother ! So beautiful. Thanks for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thursday !
you awaken both the child and mother in me.
ReplyDeleteand the gift of reverence.
thank you for this...and your warm visit today.
Your gentle, wrenchingly beautiful poem was a deliciously bright spot in my morning...so sweet and tender! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tender, loving moment in which to immerse yourselves. That, in and of itself, should be a part of everyone's spiritual practice.
ReplyDeletejust lovely. enjoying the simple pleasures in life - they are the greatest of treasures! thanks for sharing this precious moment of your life.
ReplyDeleteSo much sweetness in one post.
ReplyDelete<3 Kala
Oh Laura. I bet I know where she gets her generous heart from!!! What a beautiful post - it brought tears of joy to my eyes.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful, Laura.
ReplyDeleteHugs
You know the value of every moment and share the love and joy so we know it too.
ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeleteI love the way you take the time to appreciate moments like this, to acknowledge them, and to savor them. Too many people would let a moment like this fly by without really appreciating it. Thank you for sharing this. It's lovely.
Jeanne
Beautiful, beautiful; the exchange and the cute heart!
ReplyDelete... the fragrance of love exchanged. Now there is a most amazing slogan for a floral shop! My three year old son just brought me a "giraffe" drawing. His first crayon drawing that he has brought me. It looks more like a snake... but he is SO proud. And he brought it to me to see because he loves me. I have filed it away in my "treasure" box. :)
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