landscape
landscape: inland scenery (Oxford dictionary)
When I see the beaches and headlands of coastal New Brunswick…
Saint Martins, New Brunswick
or the flatland and grasses of the western Canadian prairie…
prairie in southern Saskatchewan.. a dust storm on a salt lake bed
… I know landscape influences my life.
I also know my life has a landscape of its own, with hills and valleys, places to celebrate and places to hide, paths and roads moving ever forward. When I take the time to be aware of my landscape, to notice the detail and understand nature, I experience the best life has to offer.
landscape
~
a veil
draped across
bones of the earth
pointed tents
supported by forest
and the bent stems of grasses
soft settles in pockets
lichens and mosses
~
beneath the veil
texture
the ways I follow
quick or crawl
hollows elevations
clear eyes
or sorrow
~
the only way to understand
form follows function follows form
is repeated observation
lay myself on the landscape
allow my bones to conform
feel its nuance
~
see a field of grasses
see also awns and panicles and glumes
~
© Jane Tims, 2011
the parts of a grass plant (from Roland and Smith, 1969, page 68)
nichepoetryandprose 
Nice shots Jane. Also great opening a veil
draped across
bones of the earth
Had to read the poem twice to fully appreciate it. Excellent … as always.
~Denis
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JD
September 3, 2011 at 8:13 pm
simply beautiful..The allegory and imagery had a lot of impact for me… plus I learned 3 words!
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cp
September 3, 2011 at 8:22 am
Hi cp. I’m glad you liked it. One of my favorite things about botany is the introduction to new words. Jane
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jane tims
September 3, 2011 at 4:58 pm