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She never once looked in a mirror.
Never recognized her own beauty.
Never thanked the bees for their kisses.
She only had eyes for the sun.
He came and he went, barely noticing her presence.
He spread his light and warmth all around,
ambivalent, benevolent.
He never played favorites.
He warmed her heart with whispers of tomorrow.
He was always on time.
Each day, she grew taller, reaching for him.
One day he did not come.
The sky was covered in a blanket of gray,
so sad that it cried.
She saw herself for the first time,
a reflection in a drop of rain,
thirst quenched.
She knew then what she needed.
Comments
Ahh, back to beautiful, beautiful words. Love this little tale of awakening. And PS – I always think of the sun as a she. Also the moon. When you began to talk of he, I thought “who he”? 🙂
Posted by: Debi | August 9th, 2010 11:31
This is just beautiful.
Posted by: julia | August 9th, 2010 12:22
What a beautiful post and the story it tells. I was captivated.
Posted by: Kathryn | August 9th, 2010 13:43
Kelly!!! I love you!! 🙂
Posted by: Skye | August 9th, 2010 14:14
Your words and images are beautiful. Thank you.
Posted by: Steph | August 9th, 2010 15:50
heartbreaking and lovely. i am speechless and breathless. ♥
Posted by: Amy | August 9th, 2010 16:50
Love this, Kelly! Reminds me of a recent post I did where I saw ME reflected in a raindrop clinging to a flower!!
Posted by: Liv @ Choosing Beauty | August 9th, 2010 17:02
beautiful ~
Posted by: amy (cypress sun) | August 9th, 2010 17:30
Ditto to all the above !!!
Posted by: Nana | August 9th, 2010 17:34
This is so beautiful! I love it!
Posted by: Carola | August 9th, 2010 22:23
Kelly, love how you capture the moment and the possibilities that awakened with each line of your poem. Thanks so much for bringing beauty to our day. -Mia
Posted by: fourdaysaweek | August 10th, 2010 05:08
what wonderful wordplay! love it!
Posted by: Jillsy | August 10th, 2010 11:42
kelly the bloom and words are intwined
Posted by: elk | August 10th, 2010 15:15
Absolutely gorgeous image and the words touch my heart. Thanks Kelly!
Posted by: Frida | August 10th, 2010 16:09
I love it that it took me a while to ‘get it’…I always just want the sun and I never understand why we need the rain–until we ‘get it’–lovely.
Posted by: Vonda | August 11th, 2010 18:48
This is just enough; just enough to express the ineffable.
Posted by: Michael Douglas Jones | August 11th, 2010 21:13
incredible i love this post amazing
Posted by: A Box of Chocolates | August 15th, 2010 01:05