October 4, 2004

Spoken to a Dahlia

Standing quietly by the fence,
you smile your wondrous smile.
I am speechless, and my senses are filled
by the sounds of your beautiful song,
Beginningless and endless.
I bow deeply to you.

Anon., spoken to a dahlia and quoted by Thich Nhat Hanh

6 comments:

Dale said...

Glad to know I'm not the only person who listens to flowers singing :-)

What a lovely place you've built here.

Meredith said...

Is the dahlia any different from you or I?

Dale said...

Oh, I hope so!

Meredith said...

Graceful presence is to be found in all things, from dahlias to raindrops, to opening souls. Graceful Presence is within you, too Dale ~ I bow deeply to you.

Meredith

Dale said...

Thank you! Yes, I believe that with all my heart. I was just hoping that dahlias don't suffer from confusion and anger and greed and so forth -- that they'd be unlike me in that regard :-)

Meredith said...

Dale,
Right, I don't believe dahlias have this struggle. And beneath our confusion, anger and greed, what is there? Beautiful presence. Blossoming Presence. Waiting to be explored, acknowledged, enjoyed and shared.

Meredith