Jonel Abellanosa-II
Blooms
after Touched by Strangers, a timelapse video of flowers in bloom
by Yutaka Kitamuraand Alexander Reeder published in MindTrip
Magazine October 2014 Digital Edition
About ignored moments, how in absence
Beauty opens like a hand – invitation for
Company. I play the timelapse video many times,
Devote minutes after waking to watching how
Expression reveals the rose. It shows that
“Flower” is more of what it does than a name,
Gentian like mouth taking air in, desire of
Hibiscus for its share of brevity. This seeing
Instills reverence. I pray while witnessing the
Jasmine illustrate humility, how as congregation
Knight’s star lilies thrive, white crocus
Like a cup with yellow candle. Petals fall in
My imagination like regret: patience I did
Not nurture. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow,
Over the three days I never saw, changing from
Purple to violet, finally to white, then it wilts
Quietly. I shouldn’t take anything for granted:
Rhododendron of leafed lives, potted smallness,
Silence and solitude. Time is stillness
Taking root. I entrust this new perception to
Unfolding, slow-motion choreography of living,
Visualization. My willingness to be part of it is
Water to creative growth, as if I’m the artist
Expressing the blooms, which begins and ends with
Yearn’s orchid. I participate in the short dramas,
Zooming to magnify colors, movements, verve
*Yesterday, today, and tomorrow is the common name of Brunfelsia pauciflora ‘Macrantha’
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