“If a flower can flourish in the desert, you can flourish anywhere.” Matshona Dhliwayo
The Imagination Of Hope Where soil is but sand and sits as powder, forcing trees to cling tenuously as they wait for any drop of moisture to turn this hardpan into a glue that would suck down every rock should they fall prey to the one downpour that sustains all things in land where life suddenly bursts forth with a beauty so striking in its barren surrounds, it takes away any sense of anticipation, any sense of knowing, as the earth is drowned in a celebration of pinks, whites, blues, yellows, purples. oranges, lighting the fuse of the imagination of hope. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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“ drowned in a celebration of pinks, whites,
blues, yellows, purples” beautiful
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The desert is very much an alien landscape for me. Thank you for sharing its beauty and wonder.
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Yes…signs of hope always there for us.
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Beautiful…
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Striking in this setting
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Lovely words and picture.
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Spring has definitely sprung here too! Amazing to see carpets of flowers covering the landscape – the world springs anew.
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So enthralling, encouraging, such joy!
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Beautiful flowers, so unique …😊🌼
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They really are in this harsh land a sudden beauty – so bright, delicate yet resilient, Thank you so much Sophia.
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You’re welcome. 🤗
True, it is even more beautiful because of the harsh environment in which they bloom.
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I like such metaphors, I think they are true for each of us too, we bloom even when and in spite of life sometimes being hard 🙂
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Yes, wise thinking. I like the comparison. 🌼💮🌸🌼
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Thank you again Sophia.
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Thank you for putting this experience into words so eloquently – such beauty in so harsh a landscape
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My pleasure, it was so wonderful.
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I saw the desert in bloom in Arizona once. It was spectacular! Lovely photo and poem, Paul! ❤ Have a great week!
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Thank you so much Cheryl.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Much appreciated Chuck.
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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The title is what catches my eye 👁because I myself had an Imagination of Hope and now I can wake up and see it before imagining it but not all the time 😏Guess the Pandemic brought some good things to some of us 😀
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Good point, I think the pandemic has offered an opportunity to those aware and especially hope. Thank you for sharing that.
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Your so welcome Mr P 😊
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