Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice: Blood Red Buds

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Blood Red Buds

blood red buds begin

shivering in the cold light of

tomorrows promise

The birds are outside singing like it is already spring, don't they feel the cold?

21 comments:

GigaFebruary 21, 2012 at 1:04 PM
Niech szybko wiosna idzie, bo tęsknię za nią :-). Pozdrawiam. *** Let the spring comes soon because I miss her :-). Yours.
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Leah H.February 21, 2012 at 3:15 PM
That is a beautiful photo. Spring is almost here..

Visiting from Rt2- hope you can stop by:)

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GinnyFebruary 21, 2012 at 3:35 PM
Birds will sing even in the rain. They sing because they have a song, and that is a wonderful thing. You might say it's like faith.
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Jan n JerFebruary 21, 2012 at 4:03 PM
Nice shot
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Brian MillerFebruary 21, 2012 at 4:03 PM
the cold light of tomorrows promise...that made me shiver as well...nice short evocative verse...
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Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerFebruary 21, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Beautiful, especially coupled with your photograph!

@AudreyHowitt
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KarineFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:23 PM
Good for you having buds! There's at least two months away here unless something really, really exceptional happens with the weather!
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LeslieFebruary 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM
this is a slightly chilling haiku (pun intended ;)

the birds here are singing about spring, too...
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AnonymousFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:25 PM
Lovely, Laura!!
I come here knowing that my soul and heart with be refreshed with just a visit...but your poem was beautiful and true....simple and haunting indeed.

Bless you, Laura. You are a vacation from stress and a benediction of kindness.

Lady Nyo
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hedgewitchFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:29 PM
I think birds sing to keep warm. Very vivid short poetry here.
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JohnFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:48 AM
Beautiful!
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ShadowFebruary 22, 2012 at 2:46 AM
absolutely superb!!!
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Gemma WisemanFebruary 22, 2012 at 3:07 AM
Enchanting, imaginative photo with a beautiful mystery in the bokeh!
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Margaret AlmonFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:26 AM
This made me think about how much of spring is still chilly, and promise can come forth from cold.
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ElenaFebruary 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM
Simply beautiful...as always.
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Sallie (FullTime-Life.comFebruary 22, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Love the reminder of early spring! Thank you.
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ayalaFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:48 PM
As always beautiful !
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AnnieFebruary 22, 2012 at 7:22 PM
Yes, I feel it and shivering with anticipation.
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Southwest ArkieFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:16 PM
I feel it coming and I can't wait! Just hope the new buds don't get bitten by a sudden sharp freeze.
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HilaryFebruary 23, 2012 at 11:05 AM
You have such a way with words. Beautiful.
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MarcieFebruary 23, 2012 at 3:39 PM
It's amazing seeing these buds this early in winter. Lovely!
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Bright Sparks:

Remnants

Before the eMeS, my now constant companion begged me to stay close to home, I taught art, yoga and meditation to Jewish teens in the Greater Boston area. The collage series in the slide show above was created using forgotten paper scraps that slipped between the cracks of the tables onto the floor, from an Art as a Sacred Practice class I taught to High School students several years ago. My intention was to find the intrinsic value in each remnant. Often the beauty of an individual person goes unrecognized or unappreciated until it is revealed in the context of a relationship; the same is true of colors, shapes and textures. Click on the images to take a closer look. They are tiny works, some no bigger than 1.5” x 1.5”