Zen Monday: Picture + Poem
May 25, 2009 at 5:33 am 4 comments
Growing Anyway
On a day when everything
seems to be conspiring
against hope,
the good things
shrinking
into dark corners,
When there is no room for wonder
and dreaming
takes a holiday,
all gets shriveled down
to miserable items on a list
of endless
chores.
I hardly noticed you,
tiny weed,
rooted in the stone steps
in my back garden.
Part of me was desperate
to yank you out,
the way I feel
pulled away from
all that really matters.
But I let you be
in your rocky nook,
growing anyway.
Today’s lesson:
take green
wherever
you find it.
(Copyright K. Millar, 2009. Please do not reprint without permission).
(Photo by Celine Nadeau).
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1. Erin | May 25, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I like this. Sometimes, weeds can be beautiful too.
2. shelfelf | May 27, 2009 at 7:01 pm
Thanks Erin! I’m not much of a weed-puller-outer. I tend to let them alone, much to the annoyance of some more meticulous gardeners.
3. Dragon Lady | May 30, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Beautiful, I’ll use it as my excuse to leave the weeding until next week! Thanks.
4. shelfelf | May 31, 2009 at 11:16 am
Thanks Cath! Any excuse to wait on the weeding is a good one, in my opinion.