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Lythrum salicaria
by Chris Sorrenti
in amongst the loosestrife
I wander
yet each step
deliberate
planned
an alien exploring
an alien landscape
Lythrum salicaria
to some
this field of purple
is but an eyesore
to me
a rich tapestry
lovingly woven
by a higher intelligence
some call Mother Nature
as I search out
my next trophy
armed only with
prayers of thanks
a camera lens
for those who come here
with mind’s aperture
fully opened
she never disappoints
© 2002
Photos © 2001 by author
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05/11/2012
Author's Note: Published in the T.O.P.S. anthology Rocks and Rhythm, edited by Lenny Everson, berry days books, Spring 2003. ISBN 0-9687157-3-7
Posted on 05/11/2012
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 05/11/12 at 02:01 PM Absolutely, positively BEAUTIFUL! The pictures added so much =) |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 05/11/12 at 03:46 PM Oh, that rascally loosestrife. It is such a scourge here along the water way banks, but it is such a beauty. Great last stanza. Thanks for sharing the photos! |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 05/11/12 at 07:28 PM The pictures are gorgeous, but the verse is even better. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 05/11/12 at 09:34 PM It sure seems that unlike any other visual image, a photograph is not a rendering, an imitation or an interpretation of its subject, but actually a trace of it. No painting or drawing, however naturalist, belongs to its subject in the way that a photograph does
to the heart, soul and imagination. Excellent. Thanks. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 05/12/12 at 01:24 AM A great write and pictures Chris. One of my favorites out in the northwest is what they call 'bear grass'. I believe it is absolutely beautiful. I saw it for the first time in Montana. |
| Posted by LK Barrett on 05/17/12 at 12:11 PM Your ode to loosestrife and lovingly selected pictures made me think of this time of year in the Delta, where the red-winged blackbirds dart and dive over the blooming red clover. Thank you for the memory, lk |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 05/18/12 at 06:01 PM Chris- I loved the poem. The pictues were an added bonus. Beautiful. Mother nature provided a great backdrop for this piece. |
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