Art By Mary Cassatt: Young Woman Picking the Fruit of Knowledge (1892)
Come hither, young chicks
I will teach you knowledge
Served from God's dish
A thousand years in my right eye
Ten thousand stories flutter from my left
I count each a blessing
Grafted from meadows and gardens
Mother Nature's window dressing
First, I will spit in your eyes
And teach you to fly
One arm outstretched then the other
Pulsing alive, the red heart revived
Receiving wondrous messages in the wind
Hello is sunrise and goodnight is sunset
And the moon is a pillow to rest and pray
Take heed when the thunderous storm growls
Never fear, it comes with an agenda
Rain fills the sky as earth becomes a soup of wisdom
To nurture, give, and receive
Where roots reveal her charm
Springs and summers hence shall dream
Rich, in front, inspiring humanity
Written for The Mag & Sunday Whirl
17 comments:
Great poem, great story - I felt I was in the garden, and God was speaking to me in this great rhythmic way, and I was spellbound, listening to the story of creation. Nice work. Randy
I loved the phantasmagoric feel to this poem especially the ten thousand stories fluttering out of the left (eye) My First Whirl
I loved this piece although I must confess I wanted you to end with something like "Tread carefully here".
I noticed the difference in the eyes, too, which added to the strange atmosphere of the whole painting. You caught the same unease with your words..
Surprising and quite gripping; well done.
"Mother Nature's window dressing" is a beautiful line!! Lessons well taught!! ...... and "Rain fills the sky as earth becomes a soup of wisdom" covers everything in sight!!
excellent combination of the two prompts!
Brilliantly done, clever and entertaining. A charming read.
Your piece is full of depth and wisdom. Cheers!
I enjoy writing about the Garden also - you might like this piece:
http://juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/better-than-a-black-fly-on-a-white-wall-wwp-152/
The Wordle you read is part of a larger story that is now over 50 pages long and you can find the whole thing here (if and when you choose to take a peek...)I just use the wordle list to help tell it.
http://julesstorypageswhirl.wordpress.com/all-together-now-so-far-anyway/
Nice... I especially like "the moon is a pillow to rest and pray" and "earth becomes a soup of wisdom"...
I'd rather have no spit in my eyes... LOL
oh this is magnificent! Wonderful words.
This is absolutely beautiful to read! Glad I had a chance to read your words.
Great combo of the prompts! Your words just flow! I could use a bowl of that "soup of wisdom"!
This is amazing! You answered two difficult prompts with one flowing poem.
A moon is a pillow to rest and pray...oh that's lovely...
Very rich, you can see the words dancing on the palette of your mind
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