bluebells

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Poem of the week
Pick of the Month

By Di_Hard

Mon, 13 May 2019
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27 comments
 

Lush warm blue. Radiant. Rain cool bells, fresh

celestial pigment, space untempered

slipped, low, through trees - solemn grey, hushed, host

this deep cobalt jubilee. Free, each year

flame quick burns through May shadows and incense

smell flushes delight from inner dullness

 as riches from sense to soul overflow

 

How many years will this colour feast

be spread under new fanning green of trees?

When wildness is free just to those with wealth

and hope is held inside adverts not outdoors.

Then our rights come from our buying power

and those without have no comfort, for Man

builds on the work of God and kills all those

daring to break this second hand control.

Instead he seeks manufacturing growth -

endless, pointless use of Life's resources

to make money, because the rich won't share

and money doesn't grow from trees. Time does

and it's running out

 

from reading Jane Hyphen's bleak but brilliant https://www.abctales.com/story/jane-hyphen/i-woke-inverted-commas

 

Certificate U
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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

A lovely first verse! Your second verse is deliberately contrastingly bleak, I presume to contrast consumerism-living with the wealth of the peace and beauty of creation we have to enjoy. I don't think that it is that the wealthy that would have the time and inclination for seeking out beauty, but that it is something deeper that can be lost to all, wealthy or slave-worker who fill their hearts with only the financial rewards. And the greed of the ordinary masses, feeds the pressure for cheaper goods, and lower wages/longer hours probably. So we all need to take heed!  I think I said something similar just now to Jane! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Rhiannon :0) The second part was inspired by Jane's piece " I Woke Up". I'm glad you liked the first bit, though it's not so evocative of bluebells as the two lines in your beautiful https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/golden-blast-roadside. Your writing is AMAZING  just now!!!

I hope you are having a lovely holiday?

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Oh, back to the work now!! But some lovely memories, and hope to share a few more sometime! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by london_calling79 on

Sure footed and sumptuous. I'm coming back to this again and again.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much LondonCalling, that means a lot coming from a true poet like you!

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

The time is indeed running out, and still the vested interests are insisting that we need more proof and evidence, more 'studies' to see what is happening.  The recent report on the loss of biodiversity was horrific.  And it is the 'small' things, like bluebells, and insects, that we lose without even noticing.  Thank you for this poem.

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou AiryFairy. It's more frightening than the cold war, in a way. While that was a huge threat, it was only a threat. and only for part of the world. But  the destruction of human life seems innevitable if we don't change direction, and there are too many billionaire backseat drivers for that to happen

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Loved that first stanza Di, it's good to aknowledge the bluebells which I hope we never loose completely.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jenny :0) Hope you get to see some this year, too!

 

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

As others have said the first verse is a perfect accolade to these woodland beauties and then you use them as an example of what could be lost. The rich won't share, there is evidence of that all around us and so much of our natural resources is put to pointless use. I can't get rid of the bluebells in my borders but they are the Spanish invaderssmiley.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jane, specially as it was inspired by your post! My garden is too shadey even  for the toughie Spanish ones. They grow all over the place in communal drive though :0)

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very topical and relevant, Di. Well done.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so for your kind comment Luigi :0)

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A very well deserved cherry for this passionate appeal - I also really like the juxtaposition. Thank you Di

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

THankyou so much Insert! I was not at all sure that they went together. Gerard Manley Hopkins can weave his message through making you ache. And Well-Wisher makes the whole thing dance. But I go into rant mode so easily that it jars

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Nothing in this poem jars

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day

Please share/retweet if you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Picture Credit:https://tinyurl.com/y4kzg9oe

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou!!! That means so much! Have always had strong feelings about environment but come accross rude and boring when trying to explain, so this makes me feel maybe I can be useful after all, thankyou! And for finding the the photo, it is gorgeous :0)

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

Great pick of the day. You've got so much into that first verse, Di. Brings the senses alive. Good point about access and people buying these wilderness places up. They want it all to themselves. Everything. And they'll get it. True also about the desecration of these places, though that might be slowing as industry departs the fix.

Parson Thru

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Parson :0) I hope you are right, but worry even if industry gets better agriculture will take over?

I hope you are well

 

Submitted by Parson Thru on

I hadn't even considered that, but you're right. Not bad thanks, Di.

Parson Thru

Submitted by airyfairy on

Both lyrical and hard hitting, this is our Poem of the Week.  Congratulations!

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much Airy! I can't tell you how happy this makes me? Now I will keep trying to write with a point, and hope people will say when it's irritating

 

this is a hopeful program from bbc world service : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csym1n

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

This is our Poem of the Month - Congratulations!

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much! That is very kind and is a huge encouragement. I will try again to see if I can get this publishe somewhere :0)

 

Submitted by Shannan on

... destroyed - all the life they provide - for paper money - that can't produce fruit, or help make honey, or provide homes for animals... so backwards is humanity - the ultimate selfish act - to take an animal's livelihood for selfish purposes... sigh ... Thanks for keeping up the efforts to spread awareness

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

thankyou for your passionate comment Shannan! It is good to hear from someone who cares so strongly