Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Reprieve



The flowers gape
We are looking up
All too hasty
For an end 
Or a reprieve
There is barely a difference any more
We do not flinch
The flowers gape
We are looking up
All too hasty 
For an end
Or a reprieve.
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  1. Susan24 May 2017 at 04:58

    I like the title. I stand among the rows of flowers as well, looking up. May it be so. I've never seen so short (or so promising) a Jae Rose poem!

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 05:53

      Thank you Susan - I was nervous about posting this one

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  2. Thotpurge24 May 2017 at 05:26

    Reading this poem makes me want to send the warmest goodness by express courier your way... put out your hand and it's yours.

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  3. Magical Mystical Teacher24 May 2017 at 06:43

    I favor the reprieve for you. May it be so.

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  4. Sherry Blue Sky24 May 2017 at 07:37

    I send you a circle of flowers, for you to sit in - a reprieve. I send you a forest of trees for you to walk through - a reprieve. I send you sunshine and stars, and a peaceful body of water to sing to you - a reprieve for the soul.

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 07:47

      Thank you for all those wonderful things Sherry

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    2. rallentanda24 May 2017 at 18:22

      Cherish this poetic response...much better than a love poem.

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    3. rallentanda24 May 2017 at 18:27

      I don't know why but I love your pic.It is optimistic.
      The poem is too.Looking up at gaping flowers is not a bad option.

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    4. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 23:02

      Thanks Rallentanda :-)

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  5. Gillena Cox24 May 2017 at 08:58

    What a surprise, a short poem from you. And the hope in reprieve. May you join those flowers forever in upward gaze
    Happy Wednesday

    Much love...

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 09:23

      Thank you Gillena - it was a bit of an adventure into the unknown

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  6. Sheilagh Lee24 May 2017 at 09:21

    there is always a reprieve you just have to believe in it and the flowers are offering you beauty not the other you see. Nature is renewal beauty and growth.I wish you nothing but peace and happiness.

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 09:24

      Thank you as always for your kind wishes Sheilagh

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  7. annell424 May 2017 at 11:37

    Like Dorothy and the tin man and the cowardly lion, we will skip through the poppies! "We are off to see the Wizard! The Wonderful Wizard of OZ! Because, because, because, because, b.e.c.a.u.s.e...of the wonderful things he does..." Will we ask him for an end or a reprieve? Or anything possible for him, behind the curtain?

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  8. annell424 May 2017 at 11:37

    Or will we ask him if he knows the way home?

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 21:05

      I think home would be good.. All those poppies can catch under a girls nose - thank you Annell xo

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  9. indybev24 May 2017 at 12:01


    We could learn much from the flowers who remain rooted, yet ever looking upward!

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  10. Myrna R.24 May 2017 at 13:44

    Yes. It's good to look up. Love the different tone of this poem Julie. This is a reflection of your shinning heart, like a flower blooming

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 21:06

      Thank you Myrna - I was really nervous about posting it

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  11. Anonymous24 May 2017 at 15:03

    This brought back a memory that forever changed my life. It was my first spontaneous experience of awake dreaming. Just relax and let it happen, and if you hear a voice, please tell her "Hi" from me. She's an incredible teacher,

    Elizabeth

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 21:07

      Thank you Elizabeth - we all wave hi to you across the miles

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  12. Anonymous24 May 2017 at 17:02

    Reprieve... As a husband I must say, pretty clever.

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  13. Truedessa24 May 2017 at 18:14

    I think a reprieve is much needed, keep looking upwards

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  14. Sanaa Rizvi24 May 2017 at 22:34

    There is always a reprieve you just have to believe with an undying foolish hope ❤️

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 22:36

      We will always try to - Thank you Sanaa :-)

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  15. Old Egg24 May 2017 at 22:59

    We are who we are. Sometimes we fit in sometimes we are like a lone moon circling around a planet. It's our life and we live it our way.

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    1. Jae Rose24 May 2017 at 23:03

      I love the idea of being a lone moon - thank you Old Egg

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  16. Khaya Ronkainen25 May 2017 at 09:38

    There's beauty in that moment, flowers agape and looking up...I hope it's a retrieve not an end. Love the brevity of your poem!

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  17. Alice Audrey26 May 2017 at 08:14

    That reprieve just feels further and further away.

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    1. Jae Rose26 May 2017 at 08:17

      It does feel out of reach - thank you (other) Alice

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