Willow Stems
Photo from curiouscountrycreations.com
arrange
your stems
artfully
blossoms
irrelevant
plain beauty
lies in the
homeliest
curl of a
leaning
apart from
the throng
one’s own
unadorned
stance
splendid
nuanced
presents
with a
posture
apparent of
more than
a pleasing
esthetic
but one
with the
visible
virtue of
personal
character
casting
uniquely
distinctive
identity
apt to be
frankly
admired
or at least
to have
earned the
respect of
discerning
sharp
critical
eyes
Poesy plus Polemics 
Top Shelf! Best of Show! Incomparable! And all that jazz! Without knowing you better, I’ll just venture a guess that this poem is also a statement of how you choose to live your life — “leaning against the throng.” May your throng increase!
Ron
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I suppose our poetry always reveals something of ourselves
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I admired and was quite tempted to purchase this very tree just the other day where I work. Lovely piece.
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I’m pleased that the combination worked for you
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most writings do when I take them to heart not just let them fly
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Captivating!
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appealing – reminds me of E.E. Cummings
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a comment that I shall treasure
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A bit too far to the right for me . . . [wink/nod] . . .
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better right than wrong
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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thank you for sharing my note with your readers
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Master of the metaphor at work again.
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cheers
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Uplifting Paul!
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glad that it had that effect
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Sure did!
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I thought maybe my screen went black, as there’s no poem–fine photo! (I do get the “minimalism”.)
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oh my – there IS a poem there – should be to the right of the image along the right side edge of the screen
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Really….hmmm, I’ll go back and check again.
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I don’t know how I missed the poem yesterday (I have difficulty with black background blogs, yours is the only one I read now)–it’s very beautiful in its quietness.
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Another masterpiece!
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thanks sincerely
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Beautiful simplicity in the picture and the shape of your words. Your meaning is profound.
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thank you most kindly
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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Did exactly the same thing as Ponder last year! Kinda thought done deliberately being about minimalism! 😉
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I’m technically challenged and I think I miss things, too
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amazing, showing strength in truth, adornment unnecessary. loved this. Michelle
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with age we grow plainer – and all the more beautiful
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you are so right… 🙂 our real beauty shines as we age…
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Oh, I hope…
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where would we be without it
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Loved this! Definitely required a second and third reading!
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thank you most kindly
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Nice!
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nice of you to say so
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I really appreciated this one, being reduced to stems, the blossoms of youth all gone.
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now your poetry flowers instead
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And that’s good enough for me.
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Reblogged this on themonkseal.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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