“Colourful Stones in Stream” – Photo by Nature’s Desktop
water remembers
every stone in the streambed
liquid histories
carried from mountain to sea
the pooled wisdom of ages
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Compressed in impact – great!
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much appreciated
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I love it when you talk to me like that . . .
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*smile*
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Lots to think about there…hmmm
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go for a swim and all becomes clear
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This is wonderful Paul 🙂
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much appreciated
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Love this! You’ve given me inspiration to put words with my paintings. I’ve always had good titles, but have been hesitant to add a second or third line.
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I’m so glad to be of help – love your art
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Beautiful poem.
Thought provoking.
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thanks kindly
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A poem, a painting, a promise that all is well.
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thanks kindly, professor
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Reblogged this on The English Professor at Large and commented:
What can I say? It’s perfect. Thank you,Paul.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers – and for the kind words
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Paul, this poem is my new favourite thing of today. Love the whole idea of water remembering, and ‘liquid histories’ – excellent.
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thanks kindly, baldy
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braille 🙂
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I’m a touchy-feely kind of guy
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Thank you for the Lovely words and visual. Ha ha…I simply saw a metaphor in the stream. 🙂
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A wonderful tanka!
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I’m pleased you enjoyed it
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I love this, Paul. On a more literal level (political), we’re having a very dry spell.
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don’t get me started…
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Beautiful current of knowledge. The picture echoes your poetry.
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thanks kindly
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Exquisite photo too.
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so glad you enjoyed it
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Fine, compact poem. I read, the whole history of life on earth is written in water.
Thank you for liking my posting Yeats’ poem!
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I agree with that understanding of water – and WBY has always been a favorite
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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