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Full Meal Deal

Butter on living toast, you breakfast my morning with breathless beauty, food for thought and heart . to sate endless appetite (heart hunger rarely needs to loosen its belt); soul growls, empty, and you, . in so temporary a skin, exercise your right to round my malnourished belly with your dying gift. . Daylily blossoms only…

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Butter on living toast,

you breakfast my morning

with breathless beauty,

food for thought and heart

.

to sate endless appetite

(heart hunger rarely needs

to loosen its belt); soul

growls, empty, and you,

.

in so temporary a skin,

exercise your right

to round my malnourished belly

with your dying gift.

.

Daylily blossoms only last for one day, as their name implies – yet how much their short-lived petals bless our world! What can YOU do today to feed someone’s spirit?

Responses to “Full Meal Deal”

  1. Gallivanta

    Incredible isn’t it? All that beauty and glory for a brief day and then gone!

    1. melodylowes

      It puts things into perspective, that’s for sure. We can also bloom, despite our fragility. I like that!

      1. Gallivanta

        Yes, that is true. Even the fragile have their moment.

  2. RoSy

    “Daylily blossoms only last for one day, as their name implies…”
    Say what? I guess the name does say that. But – who knew? Not me.
    Can I NOT wear the dunce cap? 😉

    1. melodylowes

      The teacher will try hard not to punish your ignorance too hard…. 😉 Aren’t there a lot of things to know??? Sheesh….

      1. RoSy

        Thanks teach’ 😉

  3. I HAVE A VOICE

    outstanding beauty !

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks Debbie!

  4. Revelations in Writing

    Love this! 🙂

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks Shannon!

  5. Caddo-Jael

    I showed up, how’s that? Ya know, I don’t think I could have daylilys in my yard–I picture myself getting anxious and depressed as the day slips away.

    1. melodylowes

      But the next day brings more and more – fresh as the proverbial daisy every morning!

      1. Caddo-Jael

        Oh okay, I feel better now–can you tell I’m a bit slumpish today? I need to envision myself as a daylily!

      2. melodylowes

        New and fresh on the morrow…

      3. Caddo-Jael

        “One the morrow”–so poetic…I may have to write a new poem after church–thanks!

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