Friday, June 21, 2013

IGWRT's Friday Challenge with Herotomost "Blindness"


Blindness

We seek rare,
exclaim over exquisite,
admire abstract,
live for tomorrow,

insensible
to nature's simple gift
of a flower unfolding.

by Margaret Bednar, June 21, 2013

This if for "Imaginary Garden with Real Toad's "Friday Challenge - Life, Love & the Pursuit of a Really Profound Thought".

Have YOU ever enjoyed watching nature fully awaken?  Have you done it more than once?  Perhaps this is where peace truly begins...
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21 comments:

  1. Susie ClevengerJune 22, 2013 at 1:05 AM

    So true...our eyes are blind to the beauty as close as our fingertips

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  2. ed pilollaJune 22, 2013 at 1:58 AM

    i especially like insensible bringing it together.
    beautiful wisdom...

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  3. Janine BolléeJune 22, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    couldn't agree more :-)

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  4. Janine BolléeJune 22, 2013 at 5:49 AM

    Forgot to say that I love your hollyhock. Wish I had some.

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  5. UnknownJune 22, 2013 at 6:38 AM

    The simple profound things we miss.

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  6. JinksyJune 22, 2013 at 8:11 AM

    So easy to overlook the significance of small things...

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  7. California GirlJune 22, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    boy, that's the truth. well said!

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  8. TexWisGirlJune 22, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    very lovely and so true.

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  9. Maude LynnJune 22, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    Just gorgeous.

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  10. MarianJune 22, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    indeed, gotta pay attention! as you do, of course. :)

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  11. hedgewitchJune 22, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    i think this is what makes you such a great photographer--or what maybe distinguishes real artists and photographers from those, like me, who 'take pictures.' You capture your subjects at moments where they are unfolding something, conveying some essence...anyway, love your response to this challenge, Margaret. So simple, so completely accurate.

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  12. HelenJune 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    The common denominator ... what's really important in our lives. :))

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  13. Sherry Blue SkyJune 22, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    Absolute perfection.

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  14. Other MaryJune 22, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    You are so wise, and so right!

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  15. ScarletJune 22, 2013 at 5:02 PM

    The most beautiful are the simple gifts, unfolding under our eyes ~ Lovely message dear ~

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  16. HerotomostJune 22, 2013 at 9:25 PM

    If I was Emiril I would say BAM!!!!!!!! Wow that was a gunshot of a message in a small caliber pistol. I too am a true believer that we totally miss the millions of great things around us everyday in order to just live....it's crazy. Our kids grow, up the seasons change, the flowers bloom, each a miracle in itself....great take on this one....he'll yeah!!!!!

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  17. AnonymousJune 23, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    Wonderful. I am spending much more time in nature these days, and it has been very helpful. It is so interesting - my mother is 90 and takes a walk by herself to a park every day. It is one time - looking at birds and flowers, when she is completely in the present. Quite amazing. Thanks. k.

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  18. grapelingJune 24, 2013 at 1:24 AM

    Gentle and yet strong. Very nice, Margaret ~ M

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  19. Kay L. DaviesJune 24, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Oh yes, if we live for tomorrow, we miss the wonders unfolding today.
    Beautiful.
    K

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  20. Kerry O'ConnorJune 25, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    To my mind, this is the best of profundity - a simple truth succinctly told in terms which inspire the heart.

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  21. Ginnie HartJune 26, 2013 at 1:14 AM

    So very, very true, Margaret, and the image is gorgeous.

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