Puddle
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| Puddle, 1952, M. C. Escher
Peace, Tranquility
Collected in liquid form
Mirroring the quiet
Of an early morn
A world renewed
through the storm
For the night
we shall never mourn
Do not break the perfection
For it only lasts a short
while
Before we find a way to screw it up
Dana
* This post was written for Magpie Tales
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Bingo! Morning is like that. Just by our fevered lives we screw up the morning, the tranquility, the calm. If only every hour were morning.....!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the morning! So much potential just waiting to unfold, but we as humans tend to srew it up. Thanks for coming by to read!
DeleteThe puddle of life. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I appreciate you stopping by to read.
DeleteI love the tranquility of the morning ~
ReplyDeleteDid you mean mourn, instead of morn?
Enjoy the peace as long as we can ~
Oh, yes I did! I didn't even notice that. Thanks so much for pointing that out and coming to read!
ReplyDeleteoh yeah! so true- and you made me laugh out loud!
ReplyDeleteIt's the truth! Thanks for stopping by to read.
DeleteReflective tranquility. A wonderful way to spend the morning. Thank you for sharing this peaceful piece, Dana.
ReplyDeleteA quiet morning can make for a great day! Thanks for reading.
Deletehaha yes we do find a way to screw it up for sure...love looking at reflections in puddles....dont mess that up...at lest for a moment...smiles.
ReplyDeleteReflections... showing us the real world. Thanks for coming by to read!
DeleteYou had me all lulled into a zen state ~ then switched things up brilliantly!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot like my life which is why it tends to be crazy!Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteThere's a template in all of the Magpie comments.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to polite society.
It does seem that way sometimes. I welcome all comments whether they are too polite or full of advice!Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteAbsolutely...I like your thoughtful take...
ReplyDeleteThank you for the wonderful inspiration!
DeleteI love your take on this, nice write !
ReplyDeleteThanks! I appreciate you stopping by to read.
DeleteVery aptly put. :) A lovely morning to you. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI can feel that you really looked at this..if only we could restrain ourselves from the screw up!
ReplyDeleteWe would have to get past our selfish tendencies for that to happen, but I have hope!
DeleteI am a morning person, I always love seeing how mornings are before it turn to a busy street.. Cool take!.
ReplyDeleteJJRod'z
Thank you very much! I want to be a morning person, but I stay up way to late!
DeleteTrue, perfection lasts a very short while...
ReplyDeleteYes it does unfortunatly. That is why we should cherish it!
DeleteLove the twist at the end. So true, so well worked.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I appreciate you stopping by to read.
DeleteThis says so much in just a few lines! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI love this, from morn to mourn. So fleeting.
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