Friends with cameras in hand gleefully hid behind shrubbery and trees to record the proposal happening at the beach. I do not know the couple and simply stumbled upon the momentous event, though I wished them well on their journey together. The scene full of hope was ideal inspiration for the “tell us something good” prompt from
Poets and Storytellers United, resulting in a few words by me, aka Penelope.
As I walked further along, I saw a couple of crows scouring for food. These creatures are known for being family oriented and quite chatty, although their cawing "tweets" can be unpleasant to the human ear and their faces appear quite angry. But who can say if in their world, these two are the romance of the season like
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. We share the same Earth with all creatures but live on different planets.
In my world right now, the sky is a dusky smokey smudge as I scan for rain clouds ...
and, in his world, the beagle sniffs for love notes written in the dusty sand.
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ReplyDeleteYour photos and posts are a treasure as it seems we think a bit alike ~ nature ~ Mother Earth is what it is all about ~ not the things and stuff so many crave ~ hugs to you ~
ReplyDeletean artist reflects ~
Great capture of the proposal. Love makes the world go round!
ReplyDeleteHard not to smile when viewing the first photo. Love the beagle!
ReplyDeleteGood proposal capture.
ReplyDelete...Maria, I enjoy stumbling upon photo ops too. I wish you a Spectacular September!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture of the proposal. Cute beagle.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful, feel good post! Loved the words and the photos!
ReplyDeleteI don't know the Jim who posted his comment above. I'm the one you've been knowing.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, the proposal, can't remember my first, an elopement to another state as we were too young to marry in our state. For young marriages it lasted well, 13 years. The second I remember well, a surprise with me on my knees at a Mexican restaurant. So far this marriage has lasted 52 years.
The proposal resonates deeply with me at this point in my life, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAwww sweet photo.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful romantic photo and poem of the couple Maria Love The heartbeat of survival of humankind
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully good thing to have witnessed and I am glad you shared it here and carried the positive feelings throughout - Jae
ReplyDeleteChekhov really knew how to make the trivial hilarious, great write-up!
ReplyDeleteHaha ... I had forgotten Chekhov wrote a short play called The Proposal until you mentioned it. It is, indeed, hilarious and worth a read!
DeleteWhat a truly beautiful blog post – I loved it from start to finish. The surprise proposal, your thoughtful reflections on the crows, and then the tender image of the beagle sniffing for love notes… it all came together so wonderfully. Thank you for sharing such rich moments, full of both hope and poetry. I came via Eileens Critters.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to witness a bit of spontaneous romance! And of course, what would life be without a glimpse of cute animals every now and then?
ReplyDeleteThe beagle is such a pretty dog and love the proposal! How fun to see that!
ReplyDeleteHello Maria,
ReplyDeleteI love the cute beagle. Lovely poem and photo of the couple, a pretty spot for the proposal. I like hearing the crows calling! I hope you had to rain come and clear up your hazy skies. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.
Beautiful pics. Lovely poem. The Beagle sniffing for love notes. The crows are definitely chatty. Ask me. We live together but in different planets - so true!
ReplyDeleteI can hear your lovely poem being part of a wedding ceremony, so happy you came upon the couple and were able to take what you experienced ~ compose this poem!!!
ReplyDelete"What flurry of worries"...what a leap of faith.
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