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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
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6 comments:

  1. DaleOctober 04, 2004 10:17 AM

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

    What a lovely place you've built here.

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  2. MeredithOctober 05, 2004 12:59 PM

    Is the dahlia any different from you or I?

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  3. DaleOctober 06, 2004 11:49 AM

    Oh, I hope so!

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  4. MeredithOctober 06, 2004 1:05 PM

    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

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  5. DaleOctober 06, 2004 2:27 PM

    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 :-)

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  6. MeredithOctober 06, 2004 3:14 PM

    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

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