02 April 2025

A Happy Reflection

 
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An unexpected gift or hug
alleviates the stress
like a flower along a walk
that provides happiness.
 
The focus of a bee
on the pollen of one red rose
gives me pause in my walk
no matter how far I must go.
 
The unexpected moments 
of multiple harmonies
makes the walk still sweeter
than simple melodies.


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14 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue Sky4/02/2025 10:57 AM

    How lovely. The cherry trees out front are just bursting into bloom. Always a joy, every springtime.

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  2. Mary4/02/2025 12:01 PM

    What beautiful thoughts you have expressed in your poem. I do a lot of walking, and next walk I take I will be concentrating on the 'multiple harmonies' you mentioned. And contemplating a bee's focus on ONE red rose at a time is a lesson too....

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  3. Kim M. Russell4/02/2025 12:49 PM

    We have to grab these happy moments, Susan.

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  4. Fireblossom4/02/2025 3:40 PM

    It is in the noticing of these small things that a pleasant day takes shape.

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  5. Jennifer Wagner4/02/2025 4:51 PM

    ahh...this poem is like a breath of fresh air...sigh...

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  6. rallentanda4/02/2025 6:48 PM

    Simple joys . Fortunate is the one who can see the beauty all around us. Lovely poem.

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  7. Rajani4/02/2025 7:38 PM

    That single bee on one red rose is such a striking image...and definitely more interesting than the music that is ususally plugged into my ears when I walk!

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  8. Jae Rose4/03/2025 1:29 AM

    I love how this sings - a gathering of the world both inner and outer - Jae

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  9. Marja4/03/2025 5:25 AM

    Such a wonderful poem and so true

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  10. Sumana Roy4/03/2025 8:19 AM

    Yeah...we do need to pause sometimes. And this poem provides happiness. Love it, Susan.

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  11. Penelope Notes4/03/2025 8:47 AM

    Multiple harmonies ... a well-worded reminder that despite chaos there is synchronicity that keeps us going. :)

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  12. Anonymous4/03/2025 6:48 PM

    The simple pleasures of life when we stop to register them are uplifting. You express it beautifully. Suzanne - Wordpress blog - Wayfaring.

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  13. Dora4/03/2025 9:41 PM

    This is so beautiful, Susan. Those unexpected moment are indeed worth stopping for.

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  14. Susie Clevenger4/04/2025 5:55 PM

    I love those unexpected moments. I hope I'm never too old or ever to bitter to not find awe in the beauty around me.

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