07/04/15
Live Voluptuously!
As I walked the dogs in the neighborhood today, I was greeted by cheery tulips that had sprung up in the last few days. This reminded me of a poem sent to me 30 years ago by a friend. I’ve always loved it and wanted to share it with you.
May You Live As Fully
I bought a pot of tulips
To brighten up my day
But the days went on and on
Until a week they did stay.
The tulips were just a-budding
The morning they were bought
But the morning after they
Opened up so wide
I saw them all a blazing
Yellow, gold and red deep inside.
The tulips moved in
Directions all their own.
They were a yearning and a
Burning to face the world
So bright. The tulip stems
They did not languish in the light.
Oh no not they. For their stems
They held them proudly come
What may. Their faces upward
Turned so still, so fresh so pure.
Never afraid were they to
Kiss the air and greet it endlessly.
They dared to live voluptuously.
Ah tulips, you have graced my
Sight and left your challenge to me.
May I grace my life to live as fully. ©Maryilyn Gottesfeld