She Sped As Petals Of A Rose
She sped as petals of a rose
Offended by the wind.
A frail aristocrat of time
Indemnity to find.
Leaving on nature a default
As cricket or as bee.
But Andes in the bosoms where
she had begun to lie.
~ Emily Dickensen
It got up to 80 degrees today.
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93 degrees here today. My a/c can’t handle that.
Ah..dry Denver heat. It was so nice to get up the canyon to color weather.
How is fire season this so far year? We had a big dunefire yesterday. People, meaning locals, forget West Michigan burned the same day Chicago burned back in the 19th century. We live surrounded by water …but it’s happened before.
A fine combination of quotation and photograph
Thank you. Those trees bring me no end of joy.
Same here, and predicted to be 90+ today. Ain’t complainin’.
Still recovering from broken bones so gonna try to sail before wind and heat is too high.
Ninety is too high. Woof.
Absolutely gorgeous photo. And, Emily Dickinson, too! Win-win! (And, hot out here in Virginia, too, but that’s pretty much how the summer — and nearly summer — goes.)
At first glance, the cherry blossoms look like they grew from the grass. How refreshing that would be. 🤓
Yes! I agree!
There is a little daisy that grows straight up from the grass and blossoms..ox-eye? People treat it as a weed.
I LOVE when the blossoms make a preppie potpourri on my lawn…pink and green..don’t think I could get any more prep if I tried!
It’s wonderful that you have a cherry blossom tree on your lawn.
As for the daisy: ‘The only difference between a flower and a weed is judgment.’ I’ve never looked upon daisies as weeds. They make me smile; maybe not as widely as cherry blossoms do but still, I smile. 🤓
A very alluring photograph along with such a beautiful poem….
Totally loved it 🤗🙌💕
Thank you. We think of the flowers as ‘dead’ yet they have a few days of beauty reclining in the grass and then they become food for next year’s cherry blossoms. 🙂 It really is a lovely tree with lovely blossoms in a beautiful world.
Woowww…..
I wholeheartedly agree with you……
Even after the death , the beauty of flower doesn’t die, for it comes in new form,with new life the another year…..
Yes, it indeed is a beautiful tree in beautiful season……
Thank you! ❤