"We are all wanderers on this earth...our hearts are full of wonder, and our souls are deep with dreams." ~ Gypsy proverb

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Wildflowers

Write, 
flutter the stomach, 
quiver the heart and 
shut the eyes. 
Seek the mouth like bees
and burst forth-- 
dusted and drunk from
the nectar of words

Struggle,
you will, 
as by nature they are fleeting, 
and your muse--teasing, 
flitting about your head 
like fireflies leaving 
ghostly trails, 
invisible crumbs,
then nothing

Pluck, 

one by one 
despite clumsiness and 
a shriveled hand,
despite a darkness  
you cannot suck,
despite weeds
you cannot pull.
Wildflowers 

speckle a field
and wait
for you.

For you, the thoughtful one who gets lost in words and lives by trying to inhale, guzzle, and become them....

xoxo

ps. Daughter has a new song out!! Enjoy....

 

and enjoy some more...

Youth by Daughter on Grooveshark

Medicine by Daughter on Grooveshark

4 comments:

  1. Love the poem MJ! That makes two blogs in a row about keeping at writing. Have been slacking myself...letting the blog-sphere get all my creative offerings...as all my other writing has run dry. Your poem is good reminder that its supposed to be hard.
    Cheers,
    Leah

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  2. lovely.
    and struggle i will too. that is nature.


    what a gorgeous autumnal road too! (header)

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  3. this is beautiful, MJ. thank you for sharing it with us.

    stunning new header!!

    xo

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  4. Wow! This is a beautiful poem MJ. You've written what I so often feel...

    Thank you for sharing this part of you!

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