Beautiful Dust

"Somewhere in my dust heap there's a richness." – John Steinbeck


Seeking

Something pertaining to generosity
In this shade and in this breeze
Whisper ideas
Curling into thoughts
Small and soft like buds and blooms
Clinging to branches in spring.

I trace their outlines onto paper
Arranging a bouquet of the abstract
Into something I can grasp in my hands
While I look for a measure of beauty
By which beauty I mean truth.

Satisfied not in whole but in part–
I’ve never seen perfection in what nature granted me–
I hold out my flowers for you to view
Your approbation a coin in hand
I’d gladly exchange with my small bundle of posies.



3 responses to “Seeking”

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    emeldamushroom

    I love this. Thank you for sharing your lovely, hand-picked bouquets of life and truth 🙂

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    1. Thank you for reading them, friend. 🙂

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I’m Stephanie – a perpetual student and aspiring hobbit. I love language, literature, and theology. I’m happiest when surrounded with good food, good company, and things that grow.

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