January 19, 2015 by Frances Macaulay Forde
Lynne Leonhardt © 2015
The White Gate
The path is Agapanthus strewn
freedom for women colours;
green and purple heads bob
in the Freo Doctor, interrupted
by blossoms which match the gate.
Hung upon squat solid upright stone,
it swings inwards, inviting entry
to this secret garden, lusted with
love, Christmas feasts, familial
fecundity, rapturously shared.
Reluctantly closed until next year…
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2015
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beautiful words – Here is a link a tribute to my parents:
https://kmihran.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/mihran-kalaydjian-playing-tribute-to-my-parents-melody/
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Thanks for sharing that beautiful music, Mihrank. I wrote a response to the video, before I went down the page to find the lyrics you had written. Hope you don’t mind if I share them here:
How do I thank you?
How do I express myself
with these humble notes
How do I say how much
you have meant?
How much you have shaped
my walks through woods.
How often you guided me
back to the right path.
How I’ve crossed bridges,
explored the new,
walked through dark woods
to bright mornings.
Heard water pure and clean,
like thoughts of my childhood,
flowing to the calmer waters,
deep lakes and wild rivers
reflecting the leaves.
Autumn colours all around
~ colours you gave me;
happiness like leaves changing,
littering my steps with love.
Mists clearing as understanding
dawned, reflected in my heart.
Each leaf a memory of
a moment you gave to me.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2015
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Beautiful poem, Frances.
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Thanks, Jean.
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Reblogged this on Perth Words… exploring possibilities. and commented:
Yay – found it! I’ve been looking for this photo to do a sketch from it… never thought of looking here. Ha-Ha! I really like this poem, too, so fancy a reblog?
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