‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’
– from the poem ‘The Summer Day’ by Mary Oliver –
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The business of bees, dizzy with industry, intoxicate me in the clover patch.
Tiny, delicate trim of blue lace flowers sing of youth and beauty
to thin, feathery spikes of uncut summer grass.
Going nowhere in particular,
I am grateful to have discovered the heart of an old rose,
just before her petals fell, her one wild and precious life spent.
Going nowhere in particular,
when clouds darken my sky,and storms threaten,
I am given
the wisdom of men who write careful words with such generosity,
no applause expected.
I build castles in the sky,
for this one wild and precious life,
and everywhere I look, I find a destination to remember.
Oil painting ‘Castle In The Sky” © 2014 Teri Flynn
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I live in Ireland, in an extended cottage overlooking Waterford Estuary, privvy to constant changes of light on water, colour and movement, tides and people. I am anglo-Irish and although my initial intention was to live here for a year and a day, I am still here, a blow-in to these shores for the past fifteen years. There have been countless times when I wanted to run back to England with homesickness and relief, but for one reason or another, so far, it has not been possible. I surrender, the soul of Ireland has captured me, allowed a glimpse of the world behind the mask of everyday experiences, bringing forth a mixture of words and pictures from an ordinary everyday life, filled with ordinary everydayness that I offer as a celebration, to the creator of this truly wonderful planet.
I’m enjoying your paintings “in blue” This one is very evocative….wonderful and inspiring
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Thank you so much Jana, I really appreciate your opinion. The painting, like some poems, seemed to paint itself.
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Reblogged this on Teacher as Transformer and commented:
The post had me with the Mary Oliver question introducing it. What do we do with that one wild life we are given? We can build castles in the sky with it and find memorable destinations throughout.
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Thank you for reblogging this post of mine, I am indeed grateful and very pleased that you thought it worth while.
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You are welcome. I love Mary Oliver’s poetry and you captured the spirit so well.
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I was so caught up in the simple beauty of the descriptive words which danced softly within my mind…thanks for sharing….it is a very lovely and meaningful poem! Blessings!
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Your kind words are very beautiful, thank you.
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Ah, such beauty of words and paint and emotion. Thank you for the inspiration.
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Thank you, your complementary response is inspiration for my amateur art.
Your blog looks so enticing, art, dance and poetry, wonderful. I look forward to catching up with your posts.
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Wild right enough! Adding that one small word to the age-old question sure stirs things up. 🙂
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Thank you Elizabeth, your comment is appreciated. That one word ‘wild’ certainly has stirred things up, rightly so, we need to find the wild places to remind us who we really are.
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Love your site! The selections you offer open ones eyes and heart to a deeper understanding of the world we live in
Thank you very much for following and opening the door to your exciting world! Eddie
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Your compliment is humbling, thank you very much.
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treasure
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destinations
of
inner
explorations
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So many dimensions to explore.
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