Harebells

Gold cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Sat, 17 Sep 2022
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21 comments
 

Beauty trims heath and woodland

with beckoning sways in gentle

breeze, heads barely raised

as flowers slip between long grass,

 

emblems of love and death; where

fairies gather upon this peaceful

whisper of air, and along trails that

wend through bleakness.

 

Life here is slender, eager nods

quiver in cool of days; a liberated

flower – yet those knitted roots

concealed chase the crawling hours,

 

buried in darkness – their pace

quickening as rain stimulates

movement, and the Canterbury

bells ring out for you.

 

Pixabay free to use image.

 

 

 

Harebells bloom from June to

September and are known as

witches thimble. Also linked

to fairy – lore.

 

It's a species of bluebell and

also Canterbury bell – from

the Campanulaceae family.

 

They are also recognized as

symbols of constancy and

everlasting love, often grown

around the graves of loved ones.

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Comments

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

They do look like the imagined fairy skirts don't they? But shurely not a witch's thimble! So delicate and swaying in the breeze. One of the lovely beauties of creation. Good to be reminded of the role of the roots, soil and rain in feeding their loveliness! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

It was so kind of you to read and I'm so happy you enjoyed this poem Rhainnon. Yes you're right, they do resemble fairy skirts and look so pretty.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts which are always appreciated.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi,

This is  a beautiful poem, Jenny. I enjoyed reading immensely. You are so good at these nature poems and the information you provided as background was fabulous !

hilary    cool

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Hilary,

I do enjoy writing about nature and flowers. It always amazes me how nature survives, even in the toughest conditions and manages to remain so beautiful.

Thank you for your kind words and I'm delighted you enjoyed.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I didn't know they were witches thimbles - but that makes perfect sense. Evocative as ever, Jenny, you always take us right into the heart of what you're writing about. 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi airyfairy,

you put a great big smile on my face with your thoughtful words, which I found so encouraging, and made even more special by the gold cherries which I will cherish. Thank you so much.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

A beautiful piece of nature poetry, with a hint of mystery - this is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day! Please do share/retweet if you enjoy it too. 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Again you have found the essence of the flower you choose to describe, even in the first line, with "trims" which immediately brought to mind their neatness, smallness, but with "beauty" added, also the rich wonderful surprise of finding them, a luxuriousness in the landscape. And I loved "beckoning sways", too, perfect way to describe how they move. And "slip between long grass" is great, showing the fineness of the grass and also the flower's seeming fragility. Yet, you have "trails that wend through bleakness" and they survive there, where people so far from their own familiar places feel witches and fairies near. "chase the crawling hours/buried in darkness" is a fantastic phrase, and you finish with "you" giving all this delight to the reader, as if we had experienced it ourselves. It's a lovely poem, I really enjoyed it

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello Di,

I'm always amazed at how you manage to understand exactly what I'm thinking when I write a poem. Harebells give such a sense of how even the most fragile of nature are able to survive in harsh conditions.

I got as much pleasure reading your comment as I did writing the poem. Thank you so much.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Oh I love harebells - they're so delicate aren't they? Thank you for this lovely piece Jenny, and congratulations on the well deserved golden cherries!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi insert,

I'm so glad you picked up on their delicate beauty. It's amazing how much pleausre these beautiful wild flowers gave me when writng this poem.

I appreciate your thoughtful comment and delighted you enjoyed.

Thank you.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by TJW on

Beautiful. 

V/R 

TJ

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Many thanks for reading and letting me know you enjoyed TJW.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Kris on

Inspiration and Inspiring comes in many forms, arrives in a variety of ways....

For example this morning...... Just before dawn, getting ready for the day, watching & tracking weather, coffee in hand, taking a few minutes to read.... And then to be captured and taken in into a moment of Blue Bells & September, written with passion, vision & love......

Great start to my day with a smile*.......

(K)

 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Kris, and you've made my day with your kind comment too.

There's a peace to be found in music and the poetry of nature. Hope in your busy day you manage to find some reflective calm.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and share your thoughts...always appreciated.

Jenny. smiley

 

 

 

Submitted by marandina on

Beautiful. Witches Thimbles and I like the link to fairy lore. Congrats on the well deserved POTD, Jenny. Paul :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

It's always great to hear from you Paul.

I always think of Harebells when reading fairy stories, they just seem to go hand in hand with magic mushrooms and oak trees. Such beautiful little wild treasures. 

It was a pleasure reading your kind words which I'm always grateful to recieve.

Thank you.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

A perfect poem Jenny; it took me to a fairyland filled with beautiful flowers surrounded by whispers of imagination. I love blue bells; their delicate beauty inspires poetry and fairy tales. Congratulations on a well deserved POD. smiley

Penny4athought

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for reading and commenting Penny. Being able to take you to fairyland filled with the magic of flowers is the best gift. Also thank you so much for the congrats on the POD, I was over the moon to recieve the fruit.

Hope you are well.

Jenny. smiley

 

Submitted by celticman on

Life is slender, Jenny, But you catch its beauty here. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you so much for reading Jack and for those lovely words, they were very encouraging. 

Jenny. smiley