Sometimes a feeling of joy engulfs you,
A gift from the universe.
Where happiness comes from the most unlikely places.
September blossom
Star reflecting the heavens
Libra’s pure delight
When the focus is on you, your beauty shines true.
Dewdrops on petals
Clinging to wisps of summer
Eager for autumn
Reminiscing, but also Anticipating.
Symbol of virtue
Perspiring your innocence
A brave white angel
As season fades, you stand firm. Through autumn glades, you bring calm.
The stars born on earth
Floral gems that mimick dreams
Immaculate gifts
For within nature, we find far more than we seek.

Shout-outs to Jayne for the white flower she posted on Monday, HERE , and for encouraging me to write this post.
And to Amy for the refuge I always find in her photography, HERE

This week has been special for me, finding happiness in a very trying time.
So each day, in each post throughout the week, I’ve shared something a little different, spread under different themes;
- Monday – Love
- Tuesday – Forgiveness
- Wednesday – Awareness
And nature for today.
I don’t think I’ll be able to resist horror for tomorrow.
I hope you enjoy the haiku and bits of prose,
Stay safe, and always stay loving.
63 responses to “Pieces of the Divine. A haiku tale”
Very beautiful poem Jude
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Thank you so much Sadje ๐
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This was truly beautiful, Jude. So pleased my little flower inspired you!
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The pleasure is all mine, I did tell you it made me feel many things, all happy
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A pleasure shared…
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Beautiful lines. Happiness sure comes from the most unlikely places!
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Thank you Ramya, you’ve gotta love surprise happiness ๐
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Fantastic words! I like this part a lot: “The stars born on earth / Floral gems that mimick dreams / Immaculate gifts”.
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Thank you so much Ben. ๐ป I’m grateful.
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Welcome! Stay safe!!
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I love how you’ve strung the haiku together into a beautiful nature poem ๐ฟ
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Thank you so much Ingrid. Immediately I saw that dewy flower from Jayne, I began itching to do a nature post. Sat on it till last night though because I had more than one itch, lol. I finally got there though. No more itches now๐
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Haha I know that feeling – lots of itches at once, good once you finally scratch them all!
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Beautifully written, Jude. Unexpected happiness is the best thing. And yes, with Nature we get more than we seek. Beautifully written โค๏ธ
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Thank you so much Shweta, I agree,
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Gorgeous haikus, Jude!
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Thank you so much Punam, that was a gorgeous dewy flower ๐
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Inspiration is all around us! ๐ You are welcome, Jude.
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sheer beauty thanks for sharing friend take good care
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you like it๐งก
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Haikus strung together…a beautiful tribute to Nature’s nurturing. Thank you for writing
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Thank you mindfills, flowers are our own little stars on earth
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You’re welcome ๐
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I love the chant-like quality that the haiku gives to the narrative voice in between, like a thread connecting beads. Someone once said that nature is the theater of God’s glory. You’re right. We’re given far more than we seek. ๐
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Thank you so much Dora, I’m glad the flow came through, it’s a doozy doing that with haiku.
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You are a talented writer, Jude. And always a pleasure to read.
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Right back atcha mademoiselle
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So beautiful ๐
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Thank you so much Era. Do you have two accounts?
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You’re welcome!
Nope, only this one
Why?
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I follow another site written by a Hidden Soul, I call the person HS
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Oh, okie, maybe some other person
My site is The Hidden Soul
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Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie ~ Authors.
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Thank you Jayne๐ท
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Each haiku is beautiful and together, they’re simply stunning and delightful! ๐โจ
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Thank you so much for saying that Priya, I was praying they’d be able to stand alone as well as together ๐ค๐งก๐ท
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They are! Well done, dear ๐
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Being around nature is healing. Loved the photos as it goes so well with the poem. ๐ท
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Thank you so much. I’m glad about that, the photos were the inspiration.๐งก๐ท
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What a heart touching post. You have so much talent! And what a cute selfie you made from my Crocus, Jude!! I’ve got a grin on my face from ear to ear! God bless you for sharing my passion, my joy to those who follow you here. May we both continue to shine our lights out into the dismal manmade world. Much love to you! xo
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It’s more than a pleasure, I loved how the selfie edit came out. It took just one go and it felt right. I guess I really do find a certain refuge in your photos. Cheers, Amy๐ฅ
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What a beautiful haiku chain. I especially like the last one…stars born on earth. (K)
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Thank you so much K. I like it when someone can isolate one from the whole while enjoying it all. I really try to give each its own little identity.
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This is good. Kindly visit my blog and go through the haiku review I did. Afriku
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Thank you, I’ve been over, very interesting
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Thank you.
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I love this, Jude! Every line superb! Beautiful writing, my friend.
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I’m so glad you do Eugi. It means a lot
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Natures blooms are as fascinating as the insects. I think I fount an owlet moth today. Though it was resting most of the orange lower wings were covered.
You can see more about it here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catocala_innubens
I still have some flowers blooming. The first frost though will get most of them. Hopefully not until late November early December.
One of these days I ought to do something with the close up flower photos I’ve taken. Like make haiga out of them… (haiku on an image).
Cheers, Jules
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Can’t wait to see those pictures, you should do it. It’s quite a big moth.
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Beautifully, beautifully written. Loved it.
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Thank you so much Lilin. I really appreciate it
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My pleasure! I enjoy reading your work.
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Stunning pics… wonderful thoughts here…
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you like this ๐๐พ๐๐พ
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Fabulous. ‘For in nature, we find what we seek’. -A fabulous line & true. I experimented with doing a meditative walk today & came across interesting thoughts and discoveries.
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It’s so cool when that happens, nature is so therapeutic as well.๐๐งก๐ท
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Beautiful poem.
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Thank you ๐๐พ
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