Arise
Blurred colors—rainbows bouncing
in prismatic waterdrops on palm fronds.
Think of oft-overlooked miracles.
Life wants to drink slowly, savor
the moment-to-moment unfolding of a flower,
the hatching, fledging, soaring of an eagle,
(of thoughts) heavenward, lifting
our world a step closer to joy.
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Please join us for the Quadrille, a poem of exactly 44 words sans title, at dVerse Poets. De is asking us to use the word BOUNCE this week.
Victoria C. Slotto, Author 
“Life wants to drink slowly, savor
the moment-to-moment unfolding of a flower”
Oh, wow. That is so beautiful.
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Your words here are so uplifting. Thank you
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vivacious Victoria – such animism in your poem
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Love that ….. we seemed to have been on the same wavelength as well 🙂
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This is a gorgeous and uplifting poem. The following lines speak to me.
Life wants to drink slowly, savor
the moment-to-moment
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Joyful and vivid!
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You phrased it well… savor those moments that don’t come internet-fast, but require reflection… or, in this case, refraction.
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Well, well, I never thought of rainbows bouncing, but that is perhaps precisely what that arch shows they can do!
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A celebration of the beauty around us. Well said!
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I like those thoughts compared to fledglings and the joy they bring.
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This is so incredibly gorgeous Victoria ☺️ Love the image of rainbows bouncing in prismatic waterdrops.. *swooon*❤️
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Life does indeed want to drink slowly. Fabulous line!
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Such a beautiful reminder to savor the moment by writing a beautiful poem of such moments and what we’re missing when we miss them.
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Brilliant Imagery, Victoria!
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I love the lifting up in this poem. Glorious.
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Beautiful imagery.
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I love the joy in the small miracles and ‘rainbows bouncing
in prismatic waterdrops’ – a beautiful write Victoria xxx
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Love your rainbows bouncing in water droplets! Life wants to absorb, but all we do is bounce from one thing to another, never at rest!
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Lifting our world a step closer to joy….those everyday miracles. Such a lovely poem and so full of beautiful thoughts.
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Gorgeous imagery of rainbows bouncing in raindrops and I love the lines:
‘…savor
the moment-to-moment unfolding of a flower,
the hatching, fledging, soaring of an eagle’.
Spring is just around the corner!
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Ohhhh, THIS:
“Life wants to drink slowly, savor
the moment-to-moment unfolding of a flower”
YES. So beautiful, Victoria. I am hoping to SLOW this year. So much. Even as I bounce. 😉
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I would so much love those small miracles of flowers opening… just the thought of rainbows bouncing make me long for spring….
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There are many “oft-overlooked miracles”. I keep missing them and thankfully they keep re-appearing.
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