Flower Aesthetics

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to pick a flower

is to adorn a table

is to rob a bee

is to pay attention

is to claim possession

is to celebrate life

is to cut life off

is to feast the eyes

is to walk blind to wildness

is to praise

is to deface

is to love

is to lord

over and above all

it is quite a complicated matter.

 

Greg Kennedy, SJ works as a spiritual director at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre in Guelph, Ontario. He is author of Reupholstered Psalms volumes I, II, and III; and Amazing Friendships between Animals and Saints (Novalis Press).

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3 Comments
  • Peter Bisson, SJ
    Posted at 03:04h, 25 September Reply

    Thanks Greg!

  • Lisa Calzonetti
    Posted at 09:13h, 25 September Reply

    Ah, yes, the complexities of picking flowers…..thanks Greg.

  • Paul Panaretos
    Posted at 07:45h, 26 September Reply

    Yes, complexity is everywhere. Thanks, Greg!

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