I hear that over at the dVerse Poets Pub there will be a sedoka party this afternoon. This is the gift I am bringing.
Green infinity
Interrupted by yellow
Purples and blues are just reds
Timeless evergreens
Overseeing the bustle
More like the sky than flowers
© Poem and photo 2013 by Marya Zilberberg
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ha. i like the trees are more like sky….in that they overwatch it all…really nice job with color in this one…and really great titling…ha
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thanks, brian
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what a wonderful grass riot it is in spring….haattsccchhhi…sorry..hay fever..smiles… enjoyed your sedoka marya
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thanks, claudia, sorry for the hay fever 😉
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I like especially the link between the 4th and 6th lines… ~ M
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Oh, tank you, M
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Lovely images, colors.
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Thanks, Laurie, even more intoxicating in real life…
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Very enjoyable and a great picture alongside. loved the last line.
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thank you, Bjorn.
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I see in the side bar that you offer tea..I’ll gladly sit with you a while and take mihe black, no sugar .
Your garden looks like mine, with red clover, luzerne and evergreens touching the sky.
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aprille, it is so lovely. let’s take our tea in the garden
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Very beautiful, I like your use of nature imagery and your “celestial” ending.
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thanks so much, Daisy
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Love the words and picture…definitely more sky, than full of flowers ~
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thank you, Grace, there is no better muse than nature
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The Japanese master poets would have loved this..beautiful.
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Oh, Victoria, thank you so much! Wow!
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Colorful and subtly soothing !! very nice !!
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oh, i like that it is soothing, thank you
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Lovely scene (shame that I’ve been hiding from hail storms).
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oh no, Rowan! hoping our good weather will be a nice change for you
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loved the colors and textures – beautiful! K
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thank you, K
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And a beautiful gift it is. It’s amazing–the fecundity, the color, the lavishness of Mother Earth. Great work!
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love the word “fecundity,” nico. working on a poem with “fecundity” in it. thanks a lot!
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I just love the idea of green overseeing all the bustle! Wonderful images!Sedoka – A Summer Love Poem
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WabiSabi, don’t they look like the overseers? a little self-important, i’d even say. thanks so much for stopping by.
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more like the sky, indeed, that line transcends
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…aww… i would love to rumble with the greenery with the fauns & nymphs… loved this a lot… smiles…
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Very nice:)
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Thanks
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A verse in keeping with the naturalistic leanings of the sedoka – wonderful!
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Sam, thanks so much for stopping by. And what a great prompt! I loved learning about this form. Thank you.
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Beautiful summer colour riot!
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Thank you.
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Marya- I loved this! It started and ended on a high note, writing-wise: Green infinity, and More like the sky than flowers… great wording and writing. -Mike
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Mike, thanks so much for your comment. I love how you support your poets, and have recommended that several of my friends submit to your excellent mag. Thanks again!
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If there was a Like button for comments, I’d ‘like’ this. Thank you very much, and don’t mention it! =)
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an explosion!
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Ka-boom!
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Wow so beautifully you have described the hues of grass and similar hues ,colour our lives too;)
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Thank you, vandana, yes.
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I love the tile, and both the pictures (one in photography, one in words).
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Green infinity, like the eternal sky. Lovely to see in my mind.
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I love that the timeless evergreens are removed from the bustle, simply overseeing it. Beautiful wording. 🙂
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Thank you, Adrian. And thanks for stopping by.
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