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July 22, 2010 by heartsdeesire

“This day will not come again.” ~ Thomas Merton

First blush of morning erupts
Songbirds usher in fresh beginnings

* * *

This day shall not come again

* * *

Summer afternoon arrives on the tuft of a breeze
Expectant sunflowers bow their ample heads

* * *

This day shall not come again

* * *

Evening huddles in city streets and forests
Day surrenders to the gentle hush of another night

* * *

This, too, shall not come again

©heartsdeesire

Posted in elizabeth adams, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Poetry | Tagged Poems, Power of Now, Presence | 34 Comments

34 Responses

on July 22, 2010 at 3:09 am dancingfreak

eeeeeeeeeeeee :D every day is a new day alright :)

every passing moment is precious

loved ur work :)

http://www.dancingfreak.wordpress.com
on July 22, 2010 at 5:40 am Amy

So beautiful!
on July 22, 2010 at 11:00 am heartsdeesire

Yes I agree, dancing freak :) Thanks for stopping by my blog.
on July 22, 2010 at 11:00 am heartsdeesire

Thank you sweet Amy.
on July 22, 2010 at 11:23 am THE BEATY

beautiful poem
on July 22, 2010 at 11:56 am heartsdeesire

Thank you JP — just visited your site, thanks for visiting mine. You might be interested in an indie film that might be out late this year or next year, that follows the lives of aspiring cartoonists, entitled “Cartoon College”.
on July 22, 2010 at 2:40 pm Jules

Very beautiful and tender, beth. love it.
on July 22, 2010 at 2:46 pm Jingle

beautiful!
;)
on July 22, 2010 at 2:54 pm buttercup600

Such a beautiful imagery wich compliments the pic too…Loved it :)
on July 22, 2010 at 3:35 pm Artswebshow

this is fantastic.
I like the way the poem was segmented into different sized portions.
The method works well.
on July 22, 2010 at 4:56 pm heartsdeesire

thank you Jules. Thomas Merton was definitely my muse on this one.
on July 22, 2010 at 4:57 pm heartsdeesire

Thank you again buttercup!
on July 22, 2010 at 4:57 pm heartsdeesire

thank you Jingle!
on July 22, 2010 at 5:02 pm heartsdeesire

Thank you Richard (artswebshow). That segmenting was a last minute thing. I really wanted the sense of being present with it all. I visited your blog and I think you are an amazing poet.
on July 22, 2010 at 6:05 pm ncbeachcomber_asa

beautiful poem and beautiful images. I simply love all of the purple. great job,
alan
on July 22, 2010 at 6:25 pm heartsdeesire

Thank you so much Alan. I love the tag line on your blog header —
“a look at life from the heart”.
on July 23, 2010 at 2:57 am joanny

Beautiful thoughts, , beautiful imagery. nicely done.

Joanny

stopping by
from thursdays rally
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/

two posts today one is for jingles rally
http://thedowsersdaughter.blogspot.com/2010/07/dance-of-fire-el-amor-brujo.html
on July 23, 2010 at 5:40 am Keshav Ram Narla

Stunning images, the header, the post image and the font.

In my mind, this was the summer in a beautiful violet planet. As simple as a summer day (But my hometown records 122 degrees :-))

Here from Jingle
on July 23, 2010 at 9:42 am jenneandrews

Thanks for linking to this; we do have individual threads for individual poets on poets on she writes– love to have you start one and post a draft for comment there. xjenne– group moderator and blogging at http://loquaciouslyyours.com
on July 23, 2010 at 9:50 am heartsdeesire

Thank you Joanny. Love how you’ve blended poetry and art on your blog. It’s gorgeous.
on July 23, 2010 at 9:51 am heartsdeesire

Thanks for stopping by Jenne from shewrites.com, Jenne.
on July 23, 2010 at 9:52 am heartsdeesire

Thank you Keshav and thanks for stopping by.
on July 23, 2010 at 7:11 pm suzicate

Such lovely words…the picture accompanying the poem is lovely as well.
on July 24, 2010 at 8:07 am heartsdeesire

Thank you Suzi!
on July 24, 2010 at 5:44 pm Morganna

Lovely poem, and so true. I like the segmenting. What made you change the last line so it is not identical to the two preceding that are identical?
on July 24, 2010 at 8:22 pm splashofexpression

You’ve managed to point out the subtly of nature that can not be duplicated the following day. Yes the sun will rise tomorrow but it will cast its light on a different earth, a different day, a flower a day older, a sunset better rehearsed. A gentle way of reminding me that my own today’s will not unfold the same way twice. No matter how routine or mundane, like the “Summer afternoon [that] arrives on the tuft of a breeze” each day is unique in its unfurling.
on July 24, 2010 at 9:09 pm heartsdeesire

Splashofexpression — And you’ve managed to comment in such a way that absolutely touches my heart. Thank you for really getting the essence of this poem. Blessings, Beth
on July 24, 2010 at 9:12 pm heartsdeesire

Morganna, the word “day” is in the line just previous to the last line, that’s why I changed the wording of that final line.
on July 24, 2010 at 11:06 pm Tasha

beautiful images, beautiful poem, well done
on July 24, 2010 at 11:11 pm heartsdeesire

thank you Tasha … and thanks for stopping by.
on August 11, 2010 at 11:44 pm sgneist

Beautiful, succinct, wise.
Love the colours and image working together too.
on August 12, 2010 at 3:11 am heartsdeesire

Thank you so much.
on December 9, 2010 at 6:12 am Sitidjay

love it!
on December 9, 2010 at 9:30 am heartsdeesire

thank you, Sitidjay