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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Live For Today



Live For Today

In the camellia tree sits a lone sparrow
Watching a butterfly flit among the blossoms.
Neither caring about the ‘morrow,
Just today, for today is awesome.

Barbara Baskin 2010






15 comments:

  1. The right way to live, to make the most of every moment. Thanks Barbara, that's beautiful.

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  2. Thank you so much Kate and Jonie! I appreciate it! :)

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  3. Short and wonderful! Inspiring one Barbara! :)

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  4. Wow! It's amazing that you were able to take that original image and turn it into something so beautiful. Great work.

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  5. Thank you so much, Mike! I appreciate your comment! :)

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  6. Beautifully done... and said! I love the balance between the bird and the small butterfly!

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  7. Thank you Neva and Montucky for stopping by and commenting! :)

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  8. Looks like a fine china dish which would look great with those soft pastel mints inside it.

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  9. I wanted it to have a porcelain look and, you're right, it does look like china! I love those little mints! Thanks, Preston, for stopping by and commenting! :)

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  10. I love little sparrows. Sweet image of the sparrow on the butterfly with the delightful roses (the china look). Great poem to go with!

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  11. Thank you, Anna! That's sweet of you! :)

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