Are you a secret love, or is it obvious to all? Perhaps no-one would imagine you in the role of my greatest romance. But I loved you from the first – fell in love with you, as they say. (I typed ‘in love’ and autocorrect changed it to ‘involved’ – and indeed, I am intimately, intricately involved with you. I have been always, and will be until I die.)
Earth, my treasure, my adored! (I refuse to personify you as the made-up Gaia. But I do sometimes call you Nature.) You fill me with joy at the sight of you – any part or aspect of you; all moods. Yours is the beauty Shakespeare described as ‘infinite variety’. You soothe me when I am sad; inspire me when I need courage or a reminder of my calling. You face me with your truth – which is my truth and that of every living being. I pray to return to you again and again. Let me exult in your embrace always! … your never-failing embrace.
I love you, I say.
Storm clouds roll over deep blue
in the winter sky.
Written for Haibun Monday: A Little Romance, at dVerse.
YES. Gorgeousness. We should all love the earth so. (And amazing photo, too!)
ReplyDeleteYes, that is the deepest and truest love of all. Love your response Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Rosemary. So much to love in our Earth. She will never let us down as long as we care for her. Lovely haiku.
ReplyDeleteNow this one, I understand. Thank you, Rosemary, for such a striking, touching poem!
ReplyDeleteSigh. Absolutely gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to be in love with the earth and to express it so beautifully. The haiku is perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great compliment, Toni, coming from you! Thank you.
Deletethis is a love story that knows no end :) love the inlove and involve. they are related. :)
ReplyDeleteRight! Just the inspiration I need - the peace achievable within Nature is imcomparable.
ReplyDeleteTo be in love is to be involved. There can never be any other way! Rightly so Rosemary!
ReplyDeleteHank
A truth so deep, sometimes we overlook it. My first and forever love too.
ReplyDeleteI like your take on the prompt. Love is the only reasonable response to the one who sustains us. 😊
ReplyDelete- imelda
Pure love, Rosemary! You know I love this piece!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful reminder. Appreciate you sharing.
ReplyDeleteA completely brilliant sort of love. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis type of reverence is truly beautiful and makes the struggle of living worthwhile. This is a wonderful romance story as old as time. love this line: Yours is the beauty Shakespeare described as ‘infinite variety’. Great write! Do you think they might have called Shakespeare "Billy Bob" when he was young? Another mystery to ponder!
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! No, I think they called him Will.
DeleteThank you for your deep understanding.
Oh so true! There is so much beauty in nature that we cannot help but be soothed and comforted by it ... that is, as long as we have the eyes and heart to truly see it!
ReplyDeleteSMiLes.. my FriEnd
ReplyDeletei'M worKinG so hard
to change the word God
to Nature.. imagine if folks
paid homage.. honored.. worshipped
and praised Nature with the same Glory
they give to something created in shells of
words in books of pages grown old
and torn
in thousands
of years gone
by.. but true the
irony of it is the dude named
Jesus as Gnostic Text indicates
was another Yogi-leaning dude
like the Buddha.. or any other
awakened person who sees God
as we and i and me and uS as Nature
whole.. with No separation.. as Indians
who dance around moonlit campfires as
naked free before lesser mean came
and
named
God
as Savage
Free.. SMiLes..
God is lamb and Lion..
but mostly God is Free as Nature wHOle..
i love God
as God
i smell.. i taste..
i touch.. i see.. i hear..
i propriocept in inFiNite
other seNses and EmoTioNs
that don't even have human labels
for the pARts of magiC real of Nature
that are God same aS eXpreSsinG iN mY
sHells of letters and words too.. but what i sense
and what i feel of God all as Nature trUe is more
than idols of human
symbols for
the essence
of all that is nature
will ever bring in books..
my friEnd.. and alWays whY
a photo.. juSt onE Photo oF God
in the SunSet and cloUds of God's
eYes that sees through uS iS worth
more than close to 12 million words
i have written in 69 months that is simply
a prayer with God oF all Nature now that one
day more otHeRs
wiLL
see
and Love
God all that is
as much and more
than i do now..
Loving
words
of God's
eYes see more than words..:)
Right on! But I believe it's fine for us to keep on writing too – a gift not given us for nothing. As a friend of mine once pointed out, ' "A picture is worth a thousand words" – but try saying that in pictures!' And any glimpse of nature may outdo the greatest painting, but all the same the paintings have a purpose.... xx
DeleteThis is truly beautiful. I don't think I've ever come across a more fitting love note. I wish more felt the way you feel about the earth.
ReplyDeleteA love affair with nature! Yes!
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