morning glories, jasmine and the rose of sharon.

morning glories, jasmine

and the rose of sharon -

after which you were named...

this tuesday morning

i rose

picked out clothes

(lime greens and browns, 

slipping on soft khakis due to the heat)

sorted laundry

made tea and

drank it

sitting on my back deck,

silent fingers curled round the

pale blue hue of my second-best cup,

sukitai bobbing gently on the fraser river

(not so gently when the cargo ships pass)

it was an everyday tuesday:

i talked and joked

made lunch,

washed dishes,

planned for shopping;

continued on with the daily trivial motions

we all choose to fill our hours with

yes, it was all just an everyday tuesday

until

i walked my afternoon walk

up the boat ramp..

bursting blooms of morning glories

with twining spirals of jasmine

were peeking out from amongst

the prickly white-blossomed brambles

of the berry bush i cursed yet loved yearly

(cursed for the snarky thorns that ripped bare flesh

if the bush was left untamed...

yet loved for the sweet summer moment

of purple-stained lips and fingertips)

that single vision jolted me

into childhood memories of hours

spent whispering in the garden

fingers digging, side by side,

learning the world of growing things

which had always so entranced you

kneeling, talking, side by side,

as we planted

morning glories, jasmine

and the rose of sharon -

after which you were named

Reviews

[Sweet_pale_cacophony]

I loved this jennie!!!!..and probably you know i would..cause it is so very serene and brings a certain peace to readers..there are so many beautiful phrases in it.You have done here what you do best jennie,write about what is seemingly ordinary and everyday..yet when you write about it all..it springs out of what we might call as ordinary and becomes like a miracle..

[Marie Anzalone]

Beautifully evocative, Jennie, of simpler times and the busy-ness of days. I enjoyed taking this walk with you... thanks so much for the invitation to do so!

[JC]

ok...im speechless...youre amazing.

[Ecnelis]

This piece has the wonderful ability to tell a story in such a vivid way that it takes its reader along with it.

Frankly, I love writing in which a writer can take normal, day-to-day things and make them seem exotic and beautiful. It had an almost song-like flow (maaybe that is just me!) but the flow was beautiful.

"(cursed for the snarky thorns that ripped bare flesh
if the bush was left untamed...
yet loved for the sweet summer moment
of purple-stained lips and fingertips)"

Fantastic, fantastic stanza! Beautiful imagery and such a gorgeous way to show the two sides of the berry bushes.

The repetition of the first stanza was also a really nice touch.

Oh, how I love poetry that tells a story!

[blob blob]

"bursting blooms of morning glories
with twining spirals of jasmine
were peeking out from amongst
the prickly white-blossomed brambles
of the berry bush i cursed yet loved yearly"
wow-awesome imagery--i love this poem..."-)

[Another Relic]

It sounds like a childhood memory of mom. The now adult woman walks in the footsteps of someone who introduced her to the simple pleasures of growing things. But not just ordinary growing things for they not only look like they did but they smell like they did back then and it's as though she's right there with you talking again.

I find your poems are the kind that make one think beyond the simple poem they appear to be. Great job.

[Iota]

You have such a talent to take scenes or moments in life that most over look and turn it into poetic art, like a story beginning to unfold right before our eyes. I think with this one I could hear music playing behind your words and wind lightly blowing. Excellent poetry, loved it.

[miSS LEaf]

sweet memories....... wonderful write Jenn :)

[Antonio Valentino]

Gawd I love how you write Jennie!

How life must be in your realm, in your circle... tis a splendid view it is (okay now I've got an english accent all of a sudden... I like it! ha) through these sharon blossom eyes...

An everyday Tuesday?

How must heaven look to you, on a wednesday?
Antonio xx

[mope]

A calming leisurely stroll of a Tuesday. I feel better for that. Thank you.