SEEKING THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
yes this is the job of the artist be he composer, dancer visual artist, writer
the writer has but words but which words will express the ordinary
in an extraordinary way raise the hair on the back of your neck/take your breath away
or which words cobbled together will tell about the ordinary in an extraordinary way
on the one hand we are each ordinary nothing special
or… on the other no one is ordinary each extraordinary
we see in a unique way feel in a unique way everything experienced
is unique to us extraordinary really to find the extraordinary
is our job we take a walk and suddenly
we smell the sweet scent of sage filling the air we had not noticed before
see the light glisten off adobe walls see colorful shadows underfoot
in the field see the prairie dog standing up on his hind legs
watching us go by looking closely/he waves to you further down the road
see the water in the acequia the old valley irrigation system sparkling as it goes
if we listen/hear its song the words softly sung in spanish nature’s tune
strangely like the strum of the guitar only in new mexico we see the big blue sky
an extraordinary color seen nowhere else the falcon flies high and higher
circling suddenly diving for its prey magically as stealthy as a ninja
the coyote appears just as quickly disappears nothing ordinary here
all is quiet extraordinary we are asked to slow down smell the roses
chilies roasting in the fall in the land of enchantment all is extraordinary
June 14, 2017
12 comments:
lovely.
And as you described it, I saw, smelled and felt every line. So beautiful. I know the desert holds a magic equal to the ocean for its dwellers.
Many thoughts to take in. Thanks.
All is extraordinary in an ordinary world. We seek, we visualize, and conform to standards. I enjoyed this piece, warm greetings to you.
Truly, this is the land of enchantment. We always need to open out our extraordinary sense organs gifted to us by Nature to enjoy every bit of it. Beautiful Annell.
An artist's eyes will see beauty everywhere even rats looking out a sewer! This is a gift that poet, painter, sculptor has in creating art and showing everyone how beautiful our world is.
Ok now I want to take this walk with you... just charming...
I hope we all have a touch of extraordinary within us
What a gift an artist possesses who can show the ordinary in an extraordinary way and, therefore, help others to see it in that way too. And yes - so true that each of us 'ordinary' human beings is 'extraordinary' and we should not EVER take that for granted. Your poem expresses many 'extraordinary' observations, Annell! Thank you.
All is extraordinary in the land of enchantment - I love that! Beautiful write.
Yes, I agree, all is extraordinary if we but open our eyes and see,
Elizabeth
Oh yes if only we open our eyes and take heed! Beautifully penned.
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