The Land that is Mine

By skinner_jennifer

Thu, 14 Jul 2011
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I'm elusive and strange...
showers splash over me as I
take on an ever changing form,
my many shades of pink alter as
sunlight reflects on my petals,

a prick of my thorny limbs
can pierce the skin...behold
such beauty and pain together,

my one bud once so compact it
stands so tall and proud...
now spreads out like mountains
across a fresh seeded valley,

I open wide my petals to the
great ever changing vastness of
space...no more the sky to see
only the earth...my many winged
shapes weaken cut off from my core,

dissolving to the soil once more...
again to nourish and sustain my
roots...the Land that is mine.

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Submitted by Highhat on
This is very beautiful Jenny. ;)Pia

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Thankyou so much for reading Pia, I'm glad you liked it. Your comments are always appreciated. Jenny.

 

Submitted by fatboy74 on
Really enjoying this new phase in your writing Jenny - you're love of nature comes across beautifully. :-)

 

Submitted by maisie on
I admire the way you bring it in and out - the expression of space within the words is fantastic :)

maisie angel Guess what?  I'm still alive!

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Thankyou for reading FB, I'm glad you enjoyed this piece, kind of you to let me know. Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi maisie, I really appreciate what you have said, thankyou for reading. Jenny.

 

Submitted by ScoZen on
I can visualise a St Ives scene here, a soft water colour. Nice one.
ScoZen

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi there ScoZen, this was a poem I wrote, about a rose bush in my back garden, it sits right outside my kitchen window. It's lost a lot of petals, but there are loads of new buds appearing, not yet opened. I do love roses and especially the fragrant ones. The bush in my garden is over thirty years old, I only know this, because my neighbour told me. Anyway I'm glad I could conjure up a scene for you. Thankyou for reading and letting me know your thoughts, always appreciated. Jenny.

 

Submitted by Cavalcader on
new skinner_jennifer Definitely a little gem and corker! Just love it and can picture it. And be able to admire the beauty of all. Ah! "For the beauty of the earth" 'Father unto the we praise, this our sacrifice of praise.' What a beautiful poem, well exploited in magical colours and phrases. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thirty years, that's getting, hope for me yet! "I'm just watching flowers in the rain". Great explain like you have the touch you have. Quite right the land is our's. some being ruined every day. Paper's stating Romance of 'Mills and Boone's books,misleading to married real life! Course we all must day dream. Have a super day. julie xx

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Dear julie, thankyou for your wonderful comment, it makes my day to know that you too appreciate the wonders of nature. It's amazing if you look deeply enough at flowers, how much beauty there actually is. Anyway julie, thankyou again for reading and that wonderful comment. Jenny.