Monday, August 1, 2016

Breathing Peace



I am a tree,
breathing peace.
I  aged full of birdsong and hope
and fresh, dewy mornings.
In evenings, with sunset in my hair,
a wolf pup curls up
in one of my arms,
and the song of the sea
lulls us to sleep.


for Lillian's  prompt at dVerse: self-portrait in 44 words

26 comments:

  1. Wow, what a talent! Aged full of birdsong and hope and fresh, dewy mornings.Make me think of a Tao Te Ching passage.

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  2. wow, a good write!

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  3. Great imagery and self-vision! Well written, Sherry!

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  4. This is you, Sherry. I love your beautiful heart.

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  5. you are that Sherry and shelter to many..

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  6. Gorgeous. I especially love the last 5 lines.

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  7. What a wonderful portrait of contentment.

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  8. What a wonderful portrait of contentment.

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  9. You got me with the baby wolf. Can I move in with you too? :-)

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  10. Absolutely beautiful. This reminds me of these words "you are a child of the earth."
    Just a wonderful and thoughtful response to the prompt. Thanks so much for joining us!

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  11. This is just perfect Sherry, smiles. I knew that the wolf pup will be there.

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  12. This is just as I expected. You are unique, lovely, earthwoman.

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  13. Beautifully imaged! Nice response to this prompt.

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  14. Tone and mood are so wonderfully done!

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  15. So, so relaxing. Beautiful!

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  16. How wonderful that we both went to nature (trees and birds) to help define ourselves. Exquisite metaphoric write.

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  17. the wolf pup curled up...so sweet, yet so powerful...good to be back Sherry...bkm

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  18. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

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  19. Wow! Such a beautiful self portrait!

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  20. This one is simply beautiful! Breathe some more peace, Sherry of the blue skies!

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  21. Such beauty, love and wisdom in this. Exactly as I see you. Love every line.

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  22. Breathtaking imagery. You thrive though nature, I have no doubt. I love your response to this prompt.

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