I came across this blessing today while looking at poems about Irises because I had come across this painting which had been hidden away and sometimes try to relate my paintings to poems or writings. Not being creative that way I need to appropriate these from others....
.... and well, yes, I was thinking spring, because the snow did not come and even though it is cold, the sky is blue. As well, because it is Easter the purple of the iris reminds that it is the symbolic colour for the Christ - the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
The blessing clearly relates to us as humans - one of the host of nature poems that are really expressing thoughts about you and me. May you be encouraged to live your life airborne, sublimely, gracefully and artfully.
An Iris
Blessing
May your
blooms be floriferous and in good form,
Distinctive, with good substance, flare, and airborne,
With standards and falls that endure, never torn.
May you display many buds and blooms sublime,
In graceful proportion on strong stalks each day,
Gently floating above the fans and the fray.
May you too reach toward the moon and stars,
Bloom after bloom, many seasons in the sun,
Enjoying your life, health, and each loved one,
Until your 'living days are artfully done.
Distinctive, with good substance, flare, and airborne,
With standards and falls that endure, never torn.
May you display many buds and blooms sublime,
In graceful proportion on strong stalks each day,
Gently floating above the fans and the fray.
May you too reach toward the moon and stars,
Bloom after bloom, many seasons in the sun,
Enjoying your life, health, and each loved one,
Until your 'living days are artfully done.
By Georgia Gudykunst
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