Thursday, May 28, 2009

The third day

Denn er hat Himmel und Erde bekleidet in herrlicher Pracht.


Heaven
Tulips
fill their cups with sunlight.

Earth
Holes dug for daisies,
damp-earth scent released.

Clothed
Impatiens. How many ways are there
to be pink?

Glorious
Evening and morning fragrant
with lily-of-the-valley.

[more quoting from The Creation: "For he hath clothed heaven and earth in glorious splendor."]

4 comments:

Ariel Gordon said...

Nice little bite-sized stanzas, Joanne...

Marjolaine Hébert said...

I like this, Joanne. Lovely, tight. Nice!

Kelly said...

I really like this, particularly the line "How many ways are there to be pink?

andie said...

I liked the little flower reflections. It was like walking through a garden...