Imaginary Garden with Real Toads had the prompt ‘Connections’.
The Climber
Tendrils
Wave in the breeze
Searching
Gently, casually,
They brush against
The surrounding world.
Looking
Reaching out
For support.
Often, the world pushes back
But, with time and persistence,
A relationship forms and
Entwined and encouraged,
The tendril can reach heights
That it could never
Dream of reaching alone.
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© J Cosmo Newbery 2012
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Nice poem and true, unless you're dealing with Morning Glory or Mad Myrtle which has the growth capacity of Jack's beanstalk :)
ReplyDeleteThe tender tendril...
ReplyDeleteI really like this...your words, though simple...are very descriptive and set one's mind off into a world of imagination...of one's own role in that world.
Well...they did me, anyway! :)
Beautiful thoughts, J Cosmo! Connections accomplish what never could have happened alone!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the phrase "no man is an island". We certainly can do much more if we get the help and support we need, asking for it and finding it and persisting with the struggle for it are all challenges though.
ReplyDeleteThe most wonderful of connections, the nurturing kind:)
ReplyDeleteI too was thinking of morning glory, jasmine, ivy and certain people - not gentle climbers in the slightest. However, these are issues of my own and I yearned towards your climbers as a more peaceful land.
ReplyDeleteWise and well said J.
ReplyDeletegood meditation on a climbing vine and how its being can translate into our lives and greater awareness of who we are...
ReplyDeleteYou have portrayed relationships so beautifully ... true, they have to be nurtured in the same way !!!
ReplyDeletehow very beautiful Cosmo, full of hope!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, tenderness and yet, a determined strength too ... no matter who or what we are, we all need some type of connection in life, don't we.
ReplyDeleteTendrils are fragile, but also tenacious!
ReplyDeletenice visual, give a sense of life's challenges.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and touching, as well as inspiring. I liked the gentle rendering "Often, the world pushes back"... leading to the encouraging "But, with time and persistence..."
ReplyDeleteAs perfect as a young vine, finally supported by the brick. The truth of this piece is powerful enough. The manner in which you convey it is icing on the cake... delicate and fine.
ReplyDeleteRelationships are so important. Without them life is so much harder.
ReplyDeleteVines and climbers give us a strong lesson. Perhaps the whole world needs to think bigger....Great writing, J Cosmos!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous piece~
I love the subtle depth of meanings suggested in your poem. I've observed vines reaching out in mid-air. It's an excellent metaphor for relationship!
ReplyDeleteSupport and connection, what all living things crave. A lovely insightful poem.
ReplyDeleteVery true. Synergy is a lovely thing!
ReplyDeleteThe right support given can get one to greater heights beyond our dreams. How true Cosmo! Nicely!
ReplyDeleteHank
Somehow I found this poem romantic, like tentative beings coming together with a mixture of trepidation and feverish excitement :)
ReplyDeletelovely, and apt
ReplyDeleteVery fun. Great philosophical/psychological point.
ReplyDeleteOften, though, those tendrils tear down and destroy that on which they cling.
Nature is also very cruel -- cruelty often wins.
Hey, you should add that you also linked to United Poets.
Nurturing is the ideal for all relationships of the tendril kind. Cacti have different rules.Casually brushing up against them is not a great idea.But I agree, without support, life is too hard and what one can achieve is limited. The only other option is to be a cactus...a very tall one.
ReplyDeleteHow apt...when the tendril does something even casually, the world pushes back. Because the world likes to push.
ReplyDeleteRelationships are like this...tendrils seeking a place to call home. I had to fight a bunch of those tendrils yesterday - we have a very aggressive vine that wants to be so friendly with everyone, that it's choking the life out of them...perhaps a "stalker" vine? :)
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