the hopping toad was the garden’s movement
toward that which wasn’t apart
from the symphonic moonlit night that was
crickets chirping as one beyond silence
while hands washed each other in blended sequence
a spacious window gazed out of itself
then one very shiny silver spoon quantified instant coffee
and the rhythmic ticking of the clock walked to the kitchen sink
right foot preceded left foot at measured intervals
as distance carefully calculated momentum
eyes moved from left to right repeatedly
wondering about the elemental purpose of this poem
Garden Hopping. Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2015
My Blog primarily consists of close-up nature photos (that I've taken locally) combined with original holistic-truth oriented prose and/or poetry involving mindfulness/awareness. I love nature and I love understanding the whole (not merely the parts and the details). I'm a retired teacher of the multiply handicapped.
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haha What a fun poem 🙂 And great photo 🙂
So glad you liked them both, Sci! 🙂
I’m wondering, too, Thomas. Lovely toad, have a nice week-end with Tweetie Pie, regards Mitza
Keep on wondering! 🙂 They (Tweetie and gang) are watching Christmas specials right now! 🙂
hehe, they probably learn some nice X’mas songs for you :))
This is great! It reminds me of T.S. Eliot’s Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock 🙂 just shorter and sweeter
So awesome that you perceive that, Aenne! Very few people would see that and be perceptive of it! I am very familiar with Eliot’s Prufrock; it is even in the book I had written. Such poetry delves deeply into the profound intelligence beyond the crass separation between the “watcher” and the “watched”! Stay being perceptive! 🙂
“And the afternnoon, the evening, sleeps so peacefully!
Smoothed by long fingers,
Asleep… tired… or it malingers,
Stretched on the floor, here beside you and me.”
I’ll have to read your book then! Where can I find it?
Only order it if you are very stable mentally. It is extremely powerful medicine and goes extremely deep. (It’s not meant for “mostpeople.”) It contains a lot of poetry by very famous poets; many of the best poets, I think — and there is real magic and mystery in that — were more into true wisdom and profound truths than were the famous philosophers throughout time. The title is “The Eternal Fountain of Youth” (by Thomas Peace); it can be purchased at Amazon.com or (though it costs a bit more there) at eternalfountainofyouth.com 🙂 (If you have an old brain, as so many do, you will reject its contents.) Let me know what you think (or don’t think) if you read it.
That is a great Toad picture. He was posing for you lol.
Actually, Sonya, he was elusive and on the move most of the time! 🙂
adorable toad , enchanting photo and poetry
Thank you eightroses!… minus one! 🙂