Release Me

How many stories
can there be in petals?

How long can I remain
unfound in the meadow?

How can the same patch of land
be so ever-changing?

How many more potential bad days
can Mother Nature keep preventing?

How is it that I am the only one bearing witness
to so much magic on a daily basis?

How much longer can the toad’s eye keep me entranced?
And the intricate details in the anatomy of insects?

How much time has passed in that outside world
while I sit among the birds and squirrels?

How is it that nonhuman friends have become so underrated?
And introverts given such a hard time for avoiding socialization?

My colleagues are ordering their second round of drinks.
I confirm with the waiter, “Just water for me.”
Torturous are the hours I prove I’m not an island!
(What’s a few white lies to protect my safe-haven?)

A dragonfly stops by to wink at me,
shows off how he can fly away so freely into the breeze…

The conversation continues. I do not join in.
Release me back into the wild where I fit in…

Poem and images ©LauraDenise

Befriending Bumblebees

Befriending bumblebees,
watching cloud-shapes come to life,
making majestic the flowering weeds,
the peace around me seeps in when I am outside.

Time may tick, but no manmade clock
interrupts Laura’s la-la land thoughts.
I am one of them, the nature alive in the yard,
no language needed when you are birthed from the stars,
though I do whistle in response to the birds;
in another life, I learned the wordless verses.

Sunlight dances with my frizzy tresses;
soon I will waltz with the summer wind in sundresses.
I don’t need to go far; just don’t make me go in.
I wish to stay longer as princess in this magical kingdom.

Minuscule Magnificence

Mower engine stopped

at the sight of movement

in a patch of wild,

human stoops low

to observe

from a different perspective

for a while…

What intricate patterns and details!

What interesting coloring…

Magnificent minuscule creature,

you are quite lovely!

Hop along now!

Hop elsewhere to safety.

With lens and mind’s eye,

I’ve captured your beauty.

I think time has been frozen

during our rendezvous,

another mindful escape

through the portal of

a different view,

and to think I may have missed

the opportunity to be infused

with another dose of soulful bliss

on this gorgeous May afternoon…