Sunday, December 02, 2012

CDXII - The Climber



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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27 comments:

  1. Nice poem and true, unless you're dealing with Morning Glory or Mad Myrtle which has the growth capacity of Jack's beanstalk :)

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  2. The tender tendril...

    I 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! :)

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  3. Beautiful thoughts, J Cosmo! Connections accomplish what never could have happened alone!

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  4. Reminds 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.

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  5. The most wonderful of connections, the nurturing kind:)

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  6. I 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.

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  7. good meditation on a climbing vine and how its being can translate into our lives and greater awareness of who we are...

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  8. You have portrayed relationships so beautifully ... true, they have to be nurtured in the same way !!!

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  9. how very beautiful Cosmo, full of hope!

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  10. Beautiful, 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.

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  11. Tendrils are fragile, but also tenacious!

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  12. nice visual, give a sense of life's challenges.

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  13. Absolutely 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..."

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  14. As 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.

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  15. Relationships are so important. Without them life is so much harder.

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  16. Vines and climbers give us a strong lesson. Perhaps the whole world needs to think bigger....Great writing, J Cosmos!
    Gorgeous piece~

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  17. 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!

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  18. Support and connection, what all living things crave. A lovely insightful poem.

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  19. Very true. Synergy is a lovely thing!

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  20. The right support given can get one to greater heights beyond our dreams. How true Cosmo! Nicely!

    Hank

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  21. Somehow I found this poem romantic, like tentative beings coming together with a mixture of trepidation and feverish excitement :)

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  22. Very fun. Great philosophical/psychological point.
    Often, 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.

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  23. 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.

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  24. How apt...when the tendril does something even casually, the world pushes back. Because the world likes to push.

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  25. Relationships 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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