Small progress, to be sure,
overlooked by all casual observers,
but don’t miss its significance. It is
profundity in prose,
a missive spelling out
constitutional reform,
emancipation of slaves. It is
a palette of life to starving artists,
Monet painting van Gogh
in the round.
A Master Chef’s confection
to a parched refugee,
it teases taste buds
and tastes of freedom. It is
story choreographed,
bringing tears unbidden in
a dark theater,
goosebumps on arms
beneath evening dress.
Beethoven’s ears opening to
Moonlight Sonata
for the first time
and dancing with the pulse of
a thousand known notes
are contained in its single song.
Galaxies are formed in its confinement,
hope carved in foliar flare;
life lives here.
See it
with
new eyes.
Taste it.
Feel it in the way your chest moves in and out,
how your brow contracts in the thinking.
Small progress, to be sure –
but don’t .
Miss.
Its.
Significance.
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For a devotional on this theme, visit Growing with God in my Garden
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
Brilliant.
Thanks Gallivanta! 🙂
Beautiful Poem. Wonderful Metaphord…and the accompanying photograph…You the man Melody!
I may have to up my protein intake to keep up with your expectations.. 🙂 Thank you!
Oh, you’ve already exceeded my expectations. I’ve been going back in time one some of your blogs. Wow! If you quit blogging today you would still be way ahead of the game. Of course, I don’t want you to quit today. I’d miss my fresh daily Melody dose!
Wow. What an honour, Jim. Thanks so much…
Melody, I hit enter too fast. That would be Metaphor.
🙂 Getting a little excited, huh? Been there, done that…
What a wonderful, wonderful poem–full to bursting with breath and heat beat, and awakening, boundless creativity. Great work!
Thanks CJ! Tis the season of hope and renewal!
Amen, amen–let’s party!
Caddo-hyphenated-style? Bring it!
Wow! That one took me for a ride…loved it:)
Thanks Patty!
Even without the photograph, we’d still be transported to this beautiful nature. Its beautiful how the words and the pixels compliment each other.
Thanks! I almost always write with the image in front of me for inspiration, so that would explain how they fit together. I may need to write a poem about words and pixels… 🙂
unbelievable beauty and depth!
🙂 Thank you so much! There is so much to inspire us in the regenerating power of springtime…
A breathless view of an amazing miracle viewed up close and from the edge of the universe. I enjoyed this one too!
Russ
It IS an amazing miracle – how do these plants survive our brutal winters, and grow as soon as there is sunshine? I love the hope in this annual rebirth. Thanks Russ!
Lovely! Such a beautiful ode to spring! SEE the little things.
I think I must miss so much – and I only have one go – I don’t want to miss anything! 🙂
marvelous how you can capture these tiny things in nature and relay a huge message …
I am learning to see things differently as I open my eyes in new ways – it has been a significant shift in my thinking, and a lot of fun, too!
You really cranked this one up a notch. It must have been the photo.
🙂 Thanks Lyle! I still need to look for the green, the signs of growth – and have to remind myself that I need to give myself slack where my own personal growth comes in, too – hence the mini-lesson…
Well that makes two of us.
So it’s more than just me? I find I need a lot of reminders. I’d staple them to my forehead but the staples would clash with my fashionista… 🙂
That’s funny.
Excellente! Perfecto!!! Don’t know how to describe your poem!!!
🙂
I think you just did, splendidly!!