What I'm Listening For ...

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Bird symphonies permeated the thick Kwomais Park shrubbery, inspiring my world-at-peace fantasies, as did the Poets and Storytellers United "what do I hear" prompt.
  
Life and death struggles are bred into the flora and fauna of the natural world, although amid every stone, wing and leaf, sometimes I hear peace. But like the bird at rest singing or rainbow splashed on my angel fridge magnet, such crescendos swiftly vanish. Harmony is the golden global sound I am listening for but can barely hear.

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  1. JimMay 30, 2024 at 9:57 PM

    Beautiful greenery.

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  2. MarjaMay 31, 2024 at 2:36 AM

    Nice poem and love your line 'when sobbing and suffering is
    a birdcall to where peace flew' Your other writing is always poetic as well and I love
    'Harmony is the golden global sound I am listening for but can barely hear' A sad truth but beautifully said

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  3. alan1704May 31, 2024 at 4:45 AM

    Nice poem and great pictures - there is a great harmony within this - Well done.

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  4. Debi SwimMay 31, 2024 at 6:32 AM

    "world-at-peace fantasies"... I wish, hope it isn't a fantasy. How beautiful it would be.

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  5. RommyMay 31, 2024 at 7:28 AM

    May the hope of better days keep us all walking.

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  6. Spare Parts and PicsMay 31, 2024 at 10:11 AM

    I wish the sound of harmony was louder. Beautiful photos and poetry!

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    1. AnonymousMay 31, 2024 at 7:42 PM

      I too like to hear the birds sing, a lot of ours sing from roof top to roof top. I have learned how to chat with the mockingbirds. We have had a lot of birds this spring with blue, we are in the path of them coming across the Gulf of Mexico from places south.
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  7. JoyfulMay 31, 2024 at 3:56 PM

    A beautiful post. I like the words on your fridge magnet too.

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  8. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMay 31, 2024 at 4:46 PM

    Interesting thoughts indeed – the natural cycling between times of war and struggle and times/places/havens of sweet peace. Perhaps it is indeed a reality we need to face up to, as well as one in which we may find some comfort. It is my prayer that we find the interludes of peace and harmony sooner and hold them longer.

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  9. eileeninmdJune 1, 2024 at 2:32 AM

    Hello,
    I love the cute sparrow, they have a lovely song. Your poem and photos are beautiful.
    A lovely rainbow capture and a pretty magnet. Keep hope alive. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

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  10. ~Lavender Dreamer~June 1, 2024 at 11:35 AM

    How beautiful and gives us much to ponder!

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  11. J Cosmo NewberyJune 1, 2024 at 4:58 PM

    Lovely!

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  12. Brother OllieJune 2, 2024 at 5:34 AM

    This poem is a wonderful mood lifter. Glad I stopped in.

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  13. Yogi♪♪♪June 2, 2024 at 6:47 AM

    Beautiful post!!

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  14. stardustJune 2, 2024 at 7:32 AM

    What a beautiful poem! It resonates with me. The words on your angel fridge magnet makes me hopeful; whatever causes us hopeless will change.

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  15. carol l mckennaJune 2, 2024 at 8:24 AM

    You always write the most divine words ~ so poignant ~ thanks and hugs,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  16. HelenJune 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM

    Bird symphonies welcome me close to 4:00am each morning as I am an early riser. Cannot believe how they raise my spirits, make my morning ~~~ your poem did as well.

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  17. purplepeninportland.comJune 2, 2024 at 5:29 PM

    A lovely poem with a fervid wish.

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  18. Hena TayebJune 3, 2024 at 8:38 AM

    You really have a way with words.. what a beautiful poem.

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