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AUGUST 29, 2011 11:56PM

Unfolding

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sunflower 

Image by Ngaio New Zealand 2010 

UNFOLDING 

 

Sometime we look at a life

We see it, engage it, thrive

We hardly recognize it is

Unfolding.

 

It cannot be complete

Still being shaped

Bending out from within

Unfolding.

 

While others may think they see

Some realize they do not

Things which were once sure

Unfolding.

 

Starkly etched within my brain

A plan which does not exist

A kind of endless loop of change

Unfolding.

 

My consistency is aging

Lines and sagging to my frame

Vibrant chorus of operettic delight

Unfolding.

 

Always turning the face to the sun

Darkness abounds yet light surrounds

Spindles of leaves around a huge heart

Unfolding.

 

My season has come

Wistfully I am lifted

Shaped finally, then dying, yet the heart still finds use

I am done, I am unfolded. 

 

sunflower 2

Image by Pudelek  Silesia 2011 

 

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All this aging stuff is putting a damper on my continued unfolding...the recognition of what life really is can only be discovered by its 'unfolding' and it's finish.
SheilaTGTG55
August 29, 2011 11:58 PM
Sheila : I was just going to bed and I saw you had posted. At first I thought the yellow flowers were the same one you had in your avatar..:)

My consistency is aging

Lines and sagging to my frame

Girl, these are war wounds.. and you know what I would rather not be consistent.. makes us kind of boring.. which you most certainly not. Life unfolds every day.
HUGGGGGGGG
Linda Seccaspina
August 30, 2011 12:29 AM
Your season has come ...and though age may weary a little ... you are indeed in full bloom, Sheila.

Lovely poem. Well done.
Little Kate
August 30, 2011 01:00 AM
I enjoyed the poem and the thoughts behind it. I liked the repeating phrase--a writing technique that is always attractive, kind of like a hook to a good song. Good positive message. Well done!
Dr. Spudman44
August 30, 2011 01:37 AM
Nice. Picked out many potential metaphorical and allegorical references to all sorts of life, living and it's expression from start to finish. I knew it was a sunflower as I read it, even though my computer hadn't yet loaded the images. Well done, you.
-r-
dunniteowl
August 30, 2011 01:50 AM
This is so reaffirming that I really love what you said here. Have I got some more flowers for you soon!
Algis Kemezys
August 30, 2011 08:37 AM
Wise words, well chosen, in full bloom.
Lea Lane
August 30, 2011 09:04 AM
imore: Thank you!

Linda: You are an inspiration, life does unfold everyday.

Kate: Thank you, I am so glad you stopped by. You write wonderful poetry. Thanks for your encouragement.

Dr. Spudman: I had hoped the repetition would not sound too weird. Glad to hear you heard it as I intended, and I think it would make a good song too.

dunniteowl: Thanks for visiting, glad you felt this work hit so many marks. Thanks for reading!

Algis: Thanks! Looking forward to the flowers and the continued inspiration from your wonderful works!

Lea: Thank you for stopping by, glad you felt something from this work. We are in full bloom.
SheilaTGTG55
August 30, 2011 09:28 AM
Heehee. I like to think I am in full bloom but I'm probably a bit wilted!

:-) / R
toritto
August 30, 2011 10:01 AM
toritto: Ah, ha, I am wilted too!!!
SheilaTGTG55
August 30, 2011 10:05 AM
age is a number, friend

i am here to tell you that 60 feels very much like 59....

r.
Jonathan Wolfman
August 30, 2011 11:17 AM
You are Oragami!
BuffyW
August 30, 2011 11:48 AM
Jon: Just a number, just a number, I look in the mirror and say, "Repeat after me." to the strange woman starring back. "Just a number." She says, "Riiiiighttttttt..."

Buffy: Right! Thanks for stopping by!
SheilaTGTG55
August 30, 2011 12:31 PM
This is just delightful, Sheila.
I can tell you are a wise woman who has *listened* in this world.
Just Thinking...
August 30, 2011 12:40 PM
Just Thinking: By listening I found the sounds and then the silence to make my way through the process of becoming. Thanks for reading!
SheilaTGTG55
August 30, 2011 01:27 PM
Simply lovely. Rated with a Jali Smile. :-)
JALI 17
August 30, 2011 06:57 PM
Jali: Thanks so much!
SheilaTGTG55
August 30, 2011 11:08 PM
Enjoyed this, understood also.
rita shibr
August 31, 2011 04:31 AM
Rita: Thanks for reading.
SheilaTGTG55
August 31, 2011 09:50 AM
I love Sun Flowers~
scanner
August 31, 2011 09:31 PM

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