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Dewdrops kissing
stalks and leaves
can cleanse the depths
of souls that grieve;
a blackbird singing
inspiration
will rouse the heart
to celebration;
and marigolds in
sultry blaze
can vanquish gloom
on cloudy days.

But in our concrete
conurbations,
urgent minds on
dull flirtations;
forgetting Nature
light and space,
our healing well
our saving grace.

* * *
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Touchstone

Contributed by spud on Friday, 18th May 2012 @ 03:56:15 AM in AEST
Topic: NaturePoetry

* * *

Dewdrops kissing
stalks and leaves
can cleanse the depths
of souls that grieve;
a blackbird singing
inspiration
will rouse the heart
to celebration;
and marigolds in
sultry blaze
can vanquish gloom
on cloudy days.

But in our concrete
conurbations,
urgent minds on
dull flirtations;
forgetting Nature
light and space,
our healing well
our saving grace.

* * *

Copyright © spud ... [ 2012-05-18 03:56:15]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Touchstone (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 18th May 2012 @ 08:12:18 PM AEST
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Pull up the trees and put up a parking lot

Sorta reminded me of that.

The awestruck of nature does get lost in the concrete world, does it not?

Sometimes the shortest poems are the best, especially when well put like this one!

Thank you.

Re: Touchstone (User Rating: 1 )
by northernlights on Saturday, 19th May 2012 @ 04:47:36 AM AEST
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Touchstone.......a test of the quality of something,well noone needs to test the quality of this poetry from the master.There are words on a page and then there is poetry that just makes you sigh with the way it's so beautifully expressed and the wonderful meaning you can see easily connect with and identify with. Just beautiful Tommy xx

Re: Touchstone (User Rating: 1 )
by Raggie on Saturday, 19th May 2012 @ 07:05:46 AM AEST
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A lovely poem. Concrete jungles are such poor substitutes for the real thing.

Re: Touchstone (User Rating: 1 )
by ming on Wednesday, 22nd August 2012 @ 01:41:18 PM AEST
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I often do not read rhyming poetry. But yours locked me in and I'm glad we can find each other in our difference.

ming

Re: Touchstone (User Rating: 1 )
by ladyfawn on Saturday, 26th April 2014 @ 04:05:16 PM AEST
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beautifully written, powerful message, makes me really grateful i live in a forest,

hugs n' love nessa

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