Today's Picture to Ponder Photo
Plastic Ferns on a Glass Table made in High School by my younger son, more than 35 years ago
"Explained" in the poem below, you can also read more about how this came about on my PATIO PAGE - Check out the fun leaning mini-tower of books on that page also.
Self-Reflecting Queries
PLASTIC FERNS ON A GLASS TABLE
Stiff, rigid, not real.
They lack the softness, the waywardness
Of their live counterpart.
“So why”, you may ask, “do they sit here on your patio
With so much natural beauty right outside the window behind them?”
Spreading out, filling the space
It’s always nature that calls to me –
The openness – the life -
Even the stagnant moves on, ultimately.
Hmmmm. Then stagnation means I’ll move on too.
In the meantime, these plastic ferns
Serve as a subject for my writing.
They bring life to the space.
“How so?” you ask.
They bring focus to what is behind -
The reflections of the outside onto and through the table
Flowing ginger in the distance,
Live oak.
The tree trunk adds stability and,
In between, pieces of the grey-blue sky peek through.
All framed by the table top
Created by Rob at age 15.
With plastic-glass windows and a screen behind them,
These "ferns" pull in the life from beyond.
It’s the contrast that truly gives the meaning.
Now to look for, study and appreciate
The contrasts in my life.
©2008 Sheila Finkelstein
SRQ's - What are the biggest areas of contrast in your life right now? Are there sections of stagnation?
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