Be Patient, Ye Seeker Of Pansy Poems
Poetry | Posted by Jannie on 29 June 2010 @ 8:13 AM 42 Comments
Be patient ye seeker
of pansy poems.
and poems in general,
for poets are only human
and sometimes will be
found washing cars
or making coffee
or raking leaves
or mopping floors,
instead of constantly painting
angels and blazing violins onto
castle walls for you and me.
Be patient, ye seeker of
pansied summer mornings
and pansied evening boats
that drift into the harbors
of your eyes and the coves
of your deepest longings.
I once sought pansy poems too,
and poems about grand soirees
and bicycle wheels in the rain.
I wanted nothing more than to
to crawl into a good bed poem
and pull the covers up snug.
I also searched for poems
of battles I’d fought and won,
until yesterday, when I realized
the only battle is and ever
shall be within, and that love
alone will answer everything.
(end of poem)
[Edited in the pansy on Kelly this Tuesday June 29th, 2010 at 10:54 Texas time.]
I posted earlier pansy poems here. Click over if you absolutely must.
(photos in this post were taken by yours truly one chilly winter Texas day at the DIY store when The Child was six.)
Posted with pansied love by,
Jannie of the Funsterment
xoxo
On 29 June 2010 at 8:19 am Jewel/Pink Ink said,
LOVE this poem, Jannie. I think there is poetry in everything, even mopping floors and raking leaves. Especially raking leaves.
Have a great rest of the week!!
.-= Jewel/Pink Ink´s last blog ..Delights of Summer =-.
On 29 June 2010 at 9:40 am Erin Prais-Hintz said,
There is a reason that you are in my blogosphere….pansies are my favorite flowers! There is a legend that says that when Christ died on the cross all the flowers in the field were white. They all bowed their heads when he died, but the pansies turned their little faces upward and the drops of blood each became a different color that meant something different…like purple for passion and yellow for hope. I didn’t plant a single one this year and I miss them. You wouldn’t happen to be a Tri Delt would you? Pansies paired with the Delta shaped cloud the other day…do you like pearls too? We could be sisters!
Thanks for sharing that with us today.
Enjoy the day!
Erin
On 29 June 2010 at 9:49 am Lynn said,
I like the thought of poets doing everyday things like mopping the floor. But crawling into a good bed poem is a good thing, too.
On 29 June 2010 at 9:51 am Chris said,
I love your mind. And I love this pansied poem. Poets are human, all artists are, but there’s something divine about YOU. xxoo
On 29 June 2010 at 10:13 am Talon said,
And in those “human” and supposedly “non pansied moments” is when the muse is resting and getting ready to sprinkle more magic so poems like this are born.
Lovely, Jannie. xx
.-= Talon´s last blog ..Bereft Short Story =-.
On 29 June 2010 at 10:38 am Jannie said,
Ahhh, y’all are just so all-fired cute with your wrds. Thanks!
I’ll answer these later.
I’m off now to see if I can put a little love and artistry into my side-bar.
Oh but first, have one little photo edit to add to Kelly in that 3rd photo.
xoxoxo
On 29 June 2010 at 12:20 pm J.D. Meier said,
Pansied summer mornings sounds like a Dr. Seuss kind of a day — nice.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Specialize to Win =-.
On 29 June 2010 at 2:25 pm the Provident Woman said,
Those pictures are so cute!!!
.-= the Provident Woman´s last blog ..Now We’ve Done It- =-.
On 29 June 2010 at 2:53 pm Mama Zen said,
Oh, I love this!
On 29 June 2010 at 6:24 pm Tony Single said,
Jannie, pansy poems are for pansies. Which is why I love them! Now I hope you’ll excuse me as I look for a place that will rain a lucky black streak on me…
On 29 June 2010 at 7:30 pm Luisa Doraz said,
What a delight to read and look at those cute photos. I just love all kinds of flowers. It is hard to wait and see them get alive and happy each year. lol
Have fun now.
On 29 June 2010 at 8:09 pm Chris Edgar said,
Ha! You totally ambushed me with that line “and poems in general.” That sort of humor has a subtle, oaky, dusky bouquet that only a discriminating humor conoisseur (or, perhaps, conoisseur d’humor) can really appreciate and I’m glad to meet another one today.
On 29 June 2010 at 8:36 pm Davina said,
Jannie,
Loved this… playful and melancholy at the same time. This line gave me goosebumps. “I wanted nothing more than to crawl into a good bed poem and pull the covers up snug.” Yes, be patient, for those pansy poems will find you. And, it did
On 29 June 2010 at 8:39 pm Jannie said,
Hey, thanks for all the comments, I read and appreciate all.
I am so tired tonight.
Sleepy.
xoxo
On 29 June 2010 at 8:56 pm Paige said,
that was as loverly as a tree
at least to me
the neighbor behind us has some kind of flower vine, really pretty deep pink trumpet looking things that smell like grapes.
BB did you try the pansies before you went back to the boat? And speaking of…what color is your boat and how many does it seat?
.-= Paige´s last blog ..NEWS =-.
On 29 June 2010 at 9:16 pm Liara Covert said,
As you say, ‘love alone answers everything.’ Curious that many people forget they are love energy and they hold all the answers to whatever the mind seeks.
.-= Liara Covert´s last blog ..Remember to see through the self =-.
On 30 June 2010 at 2:42 am Barbara Swafford said,
Hi Jannie,
I love this part,
“…for poets are only human…
.
.
.
“…instead of constantly painting
angels and blazing violins onto
castle walls for you and me.”
It’s a good reminder even poets have chores to do.
P.S. Thank you for the link my Blog Boutique. You are truly a dear.
On 30 June 2010 at 8:47 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. ah ah .. pansies galore .. not just with BB in your title top ..
& a poem to go with all those flowers .. a pansy carpet ..
Love it all .. have fun .. Hilary
.-= Hilary´s last blog ..Lazy- Hazy- Mazey Days of Summer – two approaches to revitalising town life in the 21st century =-.
On 30 June 2010 at 10:18 am Jannie said,
Thank you dear Jewel, there is poetry in raking leaves — I do agree!
Dear Erin, I had never heard that pansy legend story of Christ. Pansies are one of my favorites too! Nope, I’m not a tri-Delt, but ocasionally I do TRY to work on my DELTS, and my TRI-ceps.
Pearls, not so much. But 2 out of 3 ain’t so bad.
Dear Lynn, I rose refreshed from my poem bed today. Actually, I had such weird dreams last night, but luckily I’ve forgotten them all now.
Dear Chris, oh my goodness, thank you. You are more than divine yourself.
Dear Talon,
. Ahhhh, thanks. Some of the searches, a lot of them actually, are for pansy poems, so when this one hit, I was so grateful. That oughta satisfy them pansy seekers!
Dear J.D. Dr Seuss is one of my greatest influences. I read his books to Kelly in utero, and he’s her favorite too.
Dear Provident Woman — well, hello and a hearty welcome to Funsterment Land. So glad to have you at the party. Yes, the photos are a couple of my favorites. But boy, it was chilly that day!! My model has to put up with so much.
Dear Mama Zen — ahh, thanks so much! I am pleased how it flowed out too.
Dear Tony — is it raining that lucky black streak yet, you pansy you? rains a fair bit in your nexk of the globe, wot?
Dear Luisa, ah, so glad you enjoyed all! I know BB is very happy with his pansy patch that’s growing great!
You and he must have green thumbs.
Dear Chris — yes, seeking poems in general can do a poem-hungry person in. And O’ Humor Discriminating One — I think you are one of the funniest guys on the Net, in a very conisseuring way, if conisseuring is a word.
Dear Davina — ooo you liked that bed poem line too? I was culling through old poem drafts and it belonged to a poem that otherwise had lines that were not that stellar. So glad I could salvage it and stick it in here to make sense. Whoo-hoo!!! Bring on the pansy poem seekers, Universe!!
Dear Jannie, glad you had a good night’s sleep!
Dear Paige, a tree as lovely as thee, would be a mighty good tree to see. Hey ! Dr Seuss lives in me.
Umn, that trumpet grape-smelling vine sure does sound yummy to my nose and eyes. And now, Paige, a word from BB…
deer paige of a book in blobspots… my boat is wite. it has two seets. and yes, i eeted mutch pansies, butt i be sure to plant mor.
Dear Liara — that is so very true. We seek and seek sometimes, and forget that all we need is within. I thought of you when I wrote the last verse!
Dear Barbara — yep, even poets are people. I’ve seen some walking dogs and paying bills!
You are welcome on the blog boutique link. I’ve got this new idea to promote things I like, rotating up to 10 links at a time, and as I get a new one up top, the 12th will fall off. So — I better get cooking today and get up the additional 5!
Dear Hilary — pretty wild with the pansies, eh?? Oh, and I see BB has not changed his thought since he was going out in the boat. Oh well, I’m sure he will soon! I never quite know what he’ll be getting up to next.
xoxoxo to all
On 30 June 2010 at 10:45 am Dr. J said,
Oh to be the lesser man
Beneath the radar avoiding the plan
Being the smaller beside the road
Hoping unnoticed on the edges to strode
Below average is my goal
Though as a youth I didn‘t that way roll
But now with changes
In the world so large
Being bellow average is the end of my charge.
On 30 June 2010 at 1:08 pm Carla said,
OMG what FABULOUS photos!!! I love the pansy backdrop. Perfect. And your girl is so cute. Bravo!!! Frame these ones.
On 30 June 2010 at 2:53 pm Ana Goncalves said,
Jannie,
Thank you for sharing these with us. Always appreciated.
Hope you are well, and not been too busy.
What a truly wonderful poem – I love the truthfulness in it. The width of the picture sizes on your site does indeed make a difference. Way to go on expanding it. It’s good to see Kelly shining in these wonderful photos, they are very beautiful.
.-= Ana Goncalves´s last blog ..Being True =-.
On 30 June 2010 at 3:59 pm Alice Audrey said,
At least you have a backlog of pansy poems for those of us who get impatient.
On 30 June 2010 at 4:48 pm MaddieLynn said,
Love the poem. Sooo dahling! I think the one with Kelly with a flower in her mouth is cute. Good Luck to BB&&Jannie,
Love Maddie-Lynn
On 30 June 2010 at 4:58 pm brian miller said,
those are some gorious pictures…so much color and joy…and i loved your poem…this poet was out on a trai all day and is ready to sleep a poets sleep…smiles.
.-= brian miller´s last blog ..magpie tales- malice =-.
On 30 June 2010 at 5:01 pm Hannah Katy said,
Oh. I love this! This is a great poem and so very very true. I think I am going to adore soaking up your blog.
Best,
Hannah Katy
On 30 June 2010 at 6:48 pm sheila said,
Oh these are just LOVELY! especially the first one! My fav!
On 30 June 2010 at 7:28 pm Thomma Lyn said,
Dearest Jannie! This poem blew me away. Beautiful and wise — and “pansy poems”, such a wonderful word image to accompany your gorgeous photos of your precious little girl amongst the pansies. Yes, so many people seek and search and search and seek, but you are so right, my wise friend, that what we seek is love and the journey to that light within.
xoxoxoxo
On 30 June 2010 at 9:29 pm Caity said,
I love your poem, Jannie! Great photos, too!
On 30 June 2010 at 10:32 pm Daisy said,
I love the poem, Jannie! So true. Beautiful photos too.
.-= Daisy´s last blog ..Inflatable Street Art-Very Cool- =-.
On 30 June 2010 at 10:41 pm Jannie said,
Hey, hey, hey.
It was a lovely day.
Dear Dr. J! I had no idea another of your talents was poetry. How utterly captivating. Did you put aside all that poetic talent to become a doctor and a black belt. Mabye you recite poety as you give thsoe karate chops?
Thanks Dear Carla. My goodness, you made me look at them again through the eyes of framing them. It’s always fun to see the pansies in the stores when the weather starts getting colder.
Dear Ana, yes I am loving the WIDER photos too. Should I go to 780, 40 px wider, and reduce my sidebar by 40 px??
Oh I just LOVE sharing the things my eyes like to see. Hope you got my e-mail about the Rawr Almond chocolate? You are so sweet — thanks!!
Hey Dear Alice Audrey, when I check to see what the crazy searches are that land people on this site, I see a lot of searches for pansy poems, so am grateful this one surfaced. Hope more come up too!
Dear Sweet MaddyLynn — charmed to meet you and thanks SO much for your kind visit. E-mail me a photo of you and I’ll give you a pansy too if you wish!
Dear Brian, hi! Thanks. I do loves pansies so so much. Hope your poet’s sleep was rejeuvenating and revved you up for lots more of your amazing poems!!
Dear Hannah Katy — what a lovely surprise to see you here. Thanks so much for your comment. I hope you will come back again — I post 3 to 4 times a week with various shennanigans. See you soon!
Hi Dear Sheila, you like that first photo, eh? Then my instinct was right to put it front and center. Super_Excellent_Awesome!!
Dear Dear Thomma Lyn, I might submit this poem somwehere for publication. Oh, I ain’t so wise, well if I am it’s because I’m standing on the shoulders of giants! That’s how I learned it’s all inside.
Dear Caity — ahhh, thanks so much. I just love sharing my favorite piccs and thoughts and stuff.
xoxxo
On 30 June 2010 at 10:42 pm Jannie said,
And Lovely Dear Daisy — thanks so much. Always a high point to see you here.
xxxxoooo
On 30 June 2010 at 11:13 pm Davina said,
Jannie!!! I just noticed the link to my blogoversary. Thank you. That is SO sweet.
On 1 July 2010 at 12:56 am Emmanuel Ibok said,
Reading from a seasoned writer is always a pleasure. I love how you make Poets look like the ordinary people that they really are. Sometimes the media and fame can blow us out of proportion but indeed those common homogeneous human behaviors we still do makes us feel like the ordinary people that we are. Lovely read!
On 1 July 2010 at 3:13 am SnaggleTooth said,
I’m always doing everything but writing pansy poems!
I bought some blue-violet ones this year too! Got tons on the deck- Kelly looks like she really likes them-
.-= SnaggleTooth´s last blog ..Its THAT Time =-.
On 1 July 2010 at 9:51 am Jannie said,
Hey, Davina — you are very welcome. I’ve started a new plan of highlighting special accmplishments of my blogging buds. Thinking I’ll put up to 20 buttons, and as the newer ones come in, I’ll let the oldest one fall off — and keep the rotation going for a long long time. Your e-Book was very unique and awesome!!
Hey, Emmanuel, always super to have you pop in. I think I’m more of a “seasoned” human, than a writer.
Yes, we are really all the same, despite of any superirity or inferiority feelings. One people. One planet. One love.
Hey, Snaggle, I bet your pansies are sweet and gorgeous. They are such an expressive flower, I think. And highly edible. Yes, mama never lets a good photo op go to waste with my lovely young model and a theme in mind.
xoxxo
On 1 July 2010 at 3:03 pm Jan said,
Pansy love to you and Kellie. What great shots and words and reminders to enjoy ALL of life. Savor the days….
On 1 July 2010 at 5:13 pm Jannie said,
hey, Jan!! How awesome to savor your sweet spirit in my midst, and know that you have brightened these pages while I was doing the dishes! Pansy love to you to, my dear.
xoxoxoxo
On 3 July 2010 at 1:44 am Jeanne said,
Jannie,
You absolutely rock!
Your pictures are always amazing too!
Jeanne
On 5 July 2010 at 3:14 pm Jannie said,
Hey, Sweet Jeanne!! Thanks a big, big bunch.
And please don’t let the cat out of the bag, as I’ve not yet made The Official Announcement, but yesterday… I went ahead and maxed my photos to 790 px wide!!! Yay — took my sidebar from 200 to 150, and my content from 740 to 790. WWWWHHHHOOOOOOOO-HOOOOO!! I’m SOOOOOO happy!!!!!!! This is my Final Design. And don’t wrry — I’ll be putting back in the Endo petition after I make a new one 150px wide. Shoot, reminds me that I msut get some ther little widgets back up too!
xxxoo
On 8 July 2010 at 2:26 am Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Nice to see Blue Bunny rocking out! Is that a sharp note I spy?
WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Pssst: Everyone can read your “secret” about the px size increasing. (You know that, right?)
I am waiting with baited breath for the endo petition to resume it’s sacred place on your blog.
What widgets? Does one of them say Chronic Healing? lol
Jeanne
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