‘The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of flowers.’ Matsuo Basho
Silence
drips
into the sodden
solitude
of a deep druidic wood,
goose-pimple chilled
and tangle wild.
All at once,
the path Is broken
by a sunny glade
scattered with spikes
of new nettle growth
and, ringing through the leafy light,
fronds of brash bluebells
and thrush-song
resound with joy in their tree temple.
Kim M. Russell, 18th April 2019
My response to Imaginary Garden with Real Toads Poems in April Day 18 Bits of Inspiration: Bell
Today Susie offers us a quote from Matsuo Basho and photos as inspiration.
writing in north norfolk 
The birds have been so loud this year. I think you riff beautifully on Basho’s phrase.
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Thanks Sarah!
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Tree temple. I love that. I like the alliteration in thus: tree temple, sodden solitude, brash bluebells. The sounds in thus bespeak birds. Lovely lovely poem.
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Thank you, Toni .
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This is utterly stunning, Kim! ❤️ You had me at “Silence drips into the sodden solitude of a deep druidic wood.” 🙂
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Thanks Sanaa 😊
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How lush. The walk places such a sweet bell in my singing place.
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Thank you Brendan.
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I esp love: “and tangle wild”.
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Thank you, Ron.
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“Tree temple” Oh, yes! You’ve painted such a beautiful,nature temple with your words. Thank you for taking part in the prompt.
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It’s my kind of prompt, Susie!
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I love listening to the birds and here you describe a beautiful scene, lovely,
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Thank you, Ellecee.
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I do love this walk into the sudden glade, and the nettles reminds me that we can make nettle soup if needed.
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Thanks Bjorn.😊
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Spring brings it’s colorful entourage every year. As a child I quickly learned to beware “spikes
of new nettle growth” because their sting is nasty.
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I have some to clear over the weekend, Jim!
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Beautiful poem!!!
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Thanks Annell!
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So lovely Kim.
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Thanks Linda!
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Beautiful
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Thank you. V.J.
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So welcome, Kim.
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I want to be walking there now…heavy sigh. Beautiful lines!
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Thank you so much!
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You take the reality of the natural world and, without changing the details, make it magical.
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Thank you so much, Rosemary.
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Alluringly alliterative and imagistic! Love it!
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Cheers Frank!
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My pleasure 😇
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Serene and inspiring.
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Thank you, Sara.
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