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Friday, September 13, 2013

Friday Flash 55 — emptying


Living in open hibernation
with jade-hued trees —
Water features in their lives,
      and in mine.

The sky takes
notice - shows a sheen more
glowing than my heart's
golden light in this temple
of stone and glass emptying
of itself.

Soon, clouds follow and
the sacred forest listens
as my temple hums and
glistens, emptying.


My post in exactly 55 words written for Friday Flash 55.
Visit G-Man and his Mr. Knowitall community for more weekly 55s.


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Above: 'villa cipea'  in nanjing, china by sanaksenaho architects ltd, 2009
Image from the 'contemporary architecture in finland'  exhibition at kunst merano, italy.
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12 comments:

  1. MarySeptember 13, 2013 at 4:37 AM

    Your poem gives me a feeling of peacefulness. Beautiful.

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  2. G-ManSeptember 13, 2013 at 6:14 AM

    Lydia....
    What a tranquil post.
    Loved that pic, and your lovely poem was exquisite.
    Loved your serene 55
    Thanks for playing, thanks for your great support, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  3. Alice AudreySeptember 13, 2013 at 7:15 AM

    I can't help wondering if the emptying is a good thing.

    - Alice

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  4. author.nara.maloneSeptember 13, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    I want to live inside these words. Beautiful.

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  5. LydiaSeptember 14, 2013 at 2:38 AM

    Mary~ Thank you, and have a peaceful weekend!

    G-Man~ Thanks, G. I hope your weekend has tranquil moments mixed in with your usual fun!

    Alice Audrey~ Oh, I think it is a very good thing, indeed. I thought that this post was actually better suited to my other blog, Clutterquake. Now I think I will post it there anyway!

    Nara~ I am so touched by your comment. Thank you.

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  6. Don't Feed The PixiesSeptember 14, 2013 at 4:37 AM

    i like this a lot, it has a zen like tranquil feel -and the words and pictures fit perfectly

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  7. susanSeptember 14, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    Your lovely poem is the essence of Zen concepts. I really do appreciate them, but my heart still longs for the warm hearth in a cozy cottage.

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  8. LydiaSeptember 14, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    Pixies~ So glad you like it, and thanks for still visiting in spite of my not doing Old Postcard Wednesdays anymore. :)

    susan~ So strange, I just was at your blog prior to coming to these comments. Your latest two posts filled me with such wonder. I would indeed love to re-read them while sitting near a warm hearth in a cozy cottage!

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  9. Brian MillerSeptember 15, 2013 at 5:08 AM

    emptying allows room for the good things to enter eh? what a cool place that would be...all the glass inviting the world in....

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  10. Don't Feed The PixiesSeptember 16, 2013 at 2:02 PM

    Lydia - i always read your posts, OPW regardless x

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  11. Vanessa Victoria KilmerSeptember 17, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    I like the way nature pays attention in this poem.

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  12. LydiaSeptember 17, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Brian~ Indeed. And I too thought it was a beautiful design.

    Pixies ~ Aw, much appreciated. Don't know where you find the time, being the creative novelist that you are. :)

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