the morning bloomed
warm and tender
not a soul stirring
anything more than
the life they lived in
in the woods
a somnolent hum
borne not of insects
but the contented
solace
of a clear sky
beaming
great swathes
of golden sunshine
through a sweet young canopy
not yet two weeks old
i sat
in the simplest luxury
and dreamed
slow
day dreams
as shadows drifted
their soft grey fingers
across the moss
of an old rock
Just beautiful Steven
ReplyDeletethis is your best piece EVER...
thank you ...I felt it...I experienced it...
Happy days
delwyn - i'm humbled by your generous comment. this piece wrote itself. steven
ReplyDeleteThat is literally spell binding, Steven. I agree with Delwyn.
ReplyDeleteI have a particular passion for moss, Steven. I love the way it comes and goes with the seasons.
ReplyDeleteRiveting steven - so real - and so much beauty and truth 'captured' in the reality.
ReplyDeleteI am totally there. thanks for transporting me.
ReplyDeleteI love rocks. And the way your heart beats, Steven. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Steven - one of the greatest luxuries is a simple life.
ReplyDeleteLovely! 'not a soul stirring / anything more than / the life they lived in' is wonderfully ambiguous, at once soothing and disturbing.
ReplyDeleteAh, mossy rocks. I'm in heaven.
ReplyDelete(I finally posted your lovely "crystal in spring" on my sidebar)
hey barry - spell-binding . . . held in place. a good and magic place. a nice feeling eh my friend! steven
ReplyDeleteelisabeth - i too really appreciate, maybe love would be a better word to describe my affection for moss. steven
ReplyDeletebonnie - as real as real can be. there's a layer immediately beneath this and then there's the truth! steven
ReplyDeleteellen i am glad you could come along. really i am. steven
ReplyDeletereya - i love rocks and swo do my kids. this house has them scattered in and around it and so does my classroom. each has a story. my kids at school love to heare the story of their finding and then of their own history. my heart - i have a heart murmur that produces a slightly off the beat beat. one doctor said to me that that explained it all! cool guy. steven
ReplyDeletegolden west - simplicty is a tremendous luxury when it is entirely appreciated for what it is - and isn't!! yep. steven
ReplyDeletesould's stir eryl. they stir the life they live in and that's how they become more than they are - well more of what they are. that's why they are here living inside these ridiculous bodies. steven
ReplyDeletemosy rocks willow - warm, soft, green and then also cool under the green. thanks for the link to the manor page!! steven
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