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One steaming August morning
knees bent to the task of removing
leaves tainted with blackspot
a shock
maybe from my cramped leg
or a closed heart trying to open
reminds me to stop
bow my head
breathe in the sweet red
beauty of rose
© by Arlene Gay Levine.
Used with the author’s permission.
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Arlene Gay Levine is an award-winning poet, author, and educator who lives with her husband in New York City. Her prose and poetry have been published in The New York Times, more than 30 anthologies, and in numerous literary journals. Arlene is the author of 39 Ways to Open Your Heart: An Illuminated Meditation (Conari Press,) and Movie Life (Finishing Line Press). Learn more about her at http://www.arlenegaylevine.com.
 
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antoinette:
Thanks for helping us to stop and enjoy the things around us.
Posted 08/13/2018 01:29 PM
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SatineMadden:
Medicine! Marvellous...
Posted 08/08/2018 04:20 AM
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Arlene Gay Levine:
Thanks all!
With gratitude,
Arlene
Posted 08/06/2018 08:35 PM
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Dorothy WildhagenD:
Lovely traveling poem of the mind to heart.
Posted 08/06/2018 05:28 PM
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Lori Levy:
Beautiful and powerful!
Posted 08/06/2018 02:24 PM
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DavidTookey:
Compact and powerful! Well done.
Posted 08/06/2018 11:28 AM
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wordartdjc:
Sweet and to the point of the little things which bring us joy.
Posted 08/06/2018 09:55 AM
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Larry Schug:
A fine poetic reminder to live in the Now and Here.
Posted 08/06/2018 08:18 AM
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rhonasheridan:
Arlenes poetry always delights me
Posted 08/06/2018 05:56 AM
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