Friday, April 22, 2011

all knowing



an inkblot fanfare
played
against
a grey blotter of a sky

fingers and arms
splayed
every which way
revealing
her own
rootbound
mirror image


25 comments:

  1. Earth's dendrites!! Trees are Mother's brain cells so large we don't recognize them for what they are. Intelligence, wisdom, generosity, commitment, beauty, selflessness. That's what trees teach by their very being.

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  2. Thee are such beautiful lines. As you know, anything that mentions ink is always going to appeal to me. The idea of an inkblot fanfare is such a good image.

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  3. Trees fascinate me, especially when they are outlines etched against the sky. I see them more as creatures than plants.

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  4. I don't know that I have really thought consciously about what is above the surface mirroring what is below. It's a beautiful truth. Much of who we are is not visible, but so important to who we are. Thanks, Steven.

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  5. you have a wonderful affinity for trees and a poet's way with words

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  6. earth's dendrites. dan you're awesome! steven

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  7. Earth's dendrites? Oh yeah.

    The tree form is ubiquitous, like the spiral, it describes "reality."

    Beautiful, Steven. Thank you.

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  8. PRECIOSO!
    Beautiful calming words...
    I'd take your 'book' with me to a Spa to make it complete, Steven.

    Dulce

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  9. annie thankyou. there's something about the spindly fractal face of trees before they put on their summer clothes that i am drawn to . . . . they're thinking inside that's for sure. steven

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  10. aguja lots of people would agree. trees are thoughtful and filled with stories. steven

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  11. ruth - and i'm not entirely sure about the mirroring of ourselves beneath the surface. i don't know. steven

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  12. pauline trees are where i began to really appreciate the sentience and especially the love that connects all things. steven

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  13. reya - i'm sitting on the edge of the river of knowing about how the treeform works as a model for describing "reality". the idea is hovering. steven

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  14. dulce - thankyou for your kind comment. steven

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  15. This image made me think that perhaps this is how God views the fingerprint of a tree. :)

    Happy Easter to you and yours.

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  16. the fingerprint of a tree . . . . that's got me thinking hope. steven

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  17. wouldnt it be interesting if our fingerprints accrued like rings of a tree.
    love the branching ink and its mirror

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  18. Inky blues are much my favourites, nothing better than wearing a raincloud and taking the sky in your arms. Beautiful, as usual, Steven.

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  19. hi lucycholi - i'm thinking that perhaps the dendritic endings idea could attach to your idea. the layers of us develop inside and the dendrites extend into the collective experiencing of the planet.. steven

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  20. rachel - i love the blueblood smear of ink on water and you know it's raining this morning and when i woke i thought my first thought which is to walk a handful of kilometres off my hill and into some woods i haven't seen for a year or so. steven

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  21. thanks ellen! i wrote it in my head after i'd taken the picture. steven

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  22. stunning blog post!

    keep it up.

    Enjoyed this, awesome talent.

    Invite you to join poets rally week 42 by sharing a free verse today.
    Appreciate your input.

    Hope to see you in!
    Have A Blessed Easter!
    xxx

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