May

Just as my sheep herding dog

pushes her soft wet nose

against my leg

and nudges me towards her food bowl,

May nudges me,

gently but surely,

towards new life

unfolding.

With gentle warmth

and laden boughs,

May enfolds me

as I rest my weary head

against her scented bark.

On soft and silky breezes,

May whispers 

"Wake up dear one.

Open your eyes. 

We have a short time together,

you and I.

Sit with me now

and breathe me in,

as we watch

the unfurling of my soul.

I will tell you stories

of Mays gone by

and of Mays yet to come,

as you awaken

to the stirring

of your own

hearts

desire.

I've been having fun with textures and overlays on my photographs recently.  If you have a photo manipulation program and enjoy experimenting, check out the free textures at this Flickr pool.

Comments

[lucy]

this is so very lovely. i have visions of both in the photo book i know you are generating. perhaps it's name is 'may'? i was on a roll with mine, but then slipped and fell into the sea with camera in hand. wonder what mother nature is trying to say with that little action??

[stephanie]

oh yes Kate, May is my favorite, everything new and fresh and full of possibility....beautifully put.

x..x

[Kate I]

Thanks Steph and I've been enjoying the May goodness at Mango Studio too.

[Kate I]

Lucy...maybe mother nature was looking for underwater photo's? Hope your camera survived the plunge but salt water can't be good.

[Martie .]

Wonderful poem, Kate! And I love your layers on the photo! I too am enjoying May - watching Mother Nature spring back to life. Once again I am listening to the wind whisper through the trees - the sound rolls to me like waves!

[Serena]

Wonderful textures and colours in your photo today, Kate. You are quite the poet too.....beautiful words that make me pause to reflect and focus on the beauty around me ~

[Barbara]

Humm love the overlays, so fresh looking and your new banner an avaitar is wonderful.