Bright And Beautiful

Can we go here?

Of course.

A place of beauty 

follow the path to The Palm House.

See the plants from tropical Madagascar.

It is free, come and see.

This day, this new year’s eve,

let me be

inspired,

surrounded by light,

cocooned in a delightful way,

happy on a summers day,

grateful everyday

for Adelaide Botanic Gardens,

in the heart of the city,

to lift the hearts of the many.

In 2018, may I be

inspired by simple pleasures,

enjoy the magnificence

of this achievement,

this restoration.

May I be grateful for renewal,

for faith in creation

and for hearts of human oneness.

Let me see beauty

looking down upon the ground,

the trailing snail,

the friendly frog,

the blue-tongue lizard,

little field rabbit on the lawn,

all have come here this week

to my leafy garden in a hill-side town

little pleasures are all-around.

And looking up I see

a mountain duck flying over me

diagonally.

Going in an oblique direction

it may seem to be

but truly the duck 

was flying purposefully.

Let us observe and be inspired,

let us be appreciative,

let us be united,

let us all forgive.

May we go forward,

becoming our best selves

encouraging others to be

beautifully whole and free.

Blessings, Love and Peace to All

Restlessness

This leaf is here to tell
what will work,
what needs a spell,
but first, you need to rest a while
as it seems to be
you are in this life, restlessly.

And why,
what will it take
for you to break
the trembling speed,
because you need
to bring the light to shine higher.

A lot of logic is in your head,
but it's time to go within
to begin,
to create your beauty path
to find a place,
to rest a while,
a place to regenerate,
a place to make
'your own'.

And now we see
you reaching out,
branching in a few directions,
need we say and did we mention,
one path for you
is shining through.

Reaching out,
stretching wider,
calling-in and listening.

Your self-esteem would like to be
another place for you to see
nurturing and nourishment.

The way forward is to clear the old.
Be Bold.

You will know when it's time
to find your true heart.
It is there, indeed
seek yourself and shine Dear one.

So tomorrow, be free of sorrow.
Just shine.


 

Quietness

"To  everyone I offer quietness.

To everyone I offer peace of mind.

To everyone I offer gentleness"

Lesson 108

"A Course In Miracles"

The Foundation For Inner Peace

- oOo -

Gladness

"Fill your heart with gratefulness.
With gratefulness
will flower a gladness within
that you have not known.
Then
you have something
to give to the world:
your joy,
your gratefulness,
your gladness.
And the world needs it."

Tara Singh - A Gift For All Mankind

- oOo -

Gathering

 If I were a cockatoo

in a cypress tree

I would be eating

 fresh kernels with exuberant glee.

If I were a sparrow

on my window-sill

I would look through and bop until

I knew you would see me

and call sweetly,

'Fly over little one'

and listen with me

to the chorus of carols,

wonderfully lifted on the evening breeze

as the honey-eaters sing joyously.

If I were a jingle-bell

having a tinkling time,

I would enjoy this season

and some simplicity

to live in my heart and happily be

with the twinkling stars on the Christmas tree.

- sSs -

 

Yes Flowers Smile

Oh how lovely!

What a joy.

What a treat.

I am delighted to see

 and certainly greet

your warm smiling faces.

- oOo -

Day Lily Day Today

Believe me 

every day lily IS orange.

Every lily deva is dancing

as I take my early morning walk

 around the garden

They see me

 so kindly smile for you to see.

To Be A Blessing

In my dreams

it looks like my garden,

it looks green,

it is lilac and cream.

We are sharing flowers,

plants, light and joy,

we are weaving

our living Beings.

This micro-climate

prospers thriving and nourishment.

There is protection

from the winds and frost,

with high support inspiring me

continually.

I am breathing Divine love.

I am listening,

expanding,

branching out, connecting

and I want

To Be A Blessing.

- oOo -

I Am Most Grateful

When I saw you shining bright

it was with joy and great delight

I came over to admire you

and ask permission,

if I may,

have this waltz with you today.

You Dear Flower

shine like the only one,

smile like the morning sun,

float above your silvery leaves

and I wonder if, it may be true,

pixies play each day with you.

They love joy, 

so your warming beam

simply seems,

 delightful.

Yes that is true,

pixies love you and so do I

your beauty lifts the sky,

your fragrance calls me over,

your colours are most cheerful,

my friends know

you are a favourite one

we simply love seeing you

quietly shining,

inviting,

sharing rosy radiance

in honeysuckle lane

enticing admirers again.

- oOo -

Rose-scented - Pelargonium clorinda

Only Love

Only Love comes with me,

the love you gave and the love you received.

 

Listen deeply to the singing song 

arising and surprising

as all light is high on our breath of life.

 

Photo of Windflower Garden, March 2023

Lambley Nursery, Ascot, Victoria, Australia  

 

Abounding

When blossom petals fly away
they float along in the sky,
the breezes blow
so some fly high,
the rain comes soaking that same day
and other petals wash away.

So now less is visible
but still I know
the petals have a place to go.
A good number of them
are seen again
landing in a different place,
being mulch for little plants:
a blossom cover on the ground
to warm the earth
and protect the young,
to wrap around and bring
gentle goodness
abounding.

The way I see
the changing winds,
the petals 'whoosh' to greater things.
Their purpose was protecting buds
so now the fruit is growing plump,
the harvest brings us greater good
as nature knows the seasonal ways
nourish and nurture our everydays.

(Written November 28, 2017 with Kolkwitzia, as all fairy-bell blossoms fall)