Earth laughs in flowers

Arrangement discovered in September

Someone has been playful with the frangipani again! Several months ago, I found an arrangement on a lawn in Frangipani Grove. I stopped to admire this Person’s handiwork and enjoyed the work of their hands.

Today, as Loving Husband and I ran along the road past the Grove, we came across a huge pile of various frangipanis which Someone had lovingly gathered into a bouquet on the ground.

I spent this past weekend at the Singapore Writers Festival, which has given me much food for thought. One of these is climate change, something I have been thinking on for while. This brings to mind Emerson’s poem Hamatreya, which is a more sobering proposition than the joy & playfulness of the flowers encountered earlier today.

“Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys

Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs;

Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet

Clear of the grave.”

~~ exerpt from Hamatreya, Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~

• This is a song I listened to a lot when I was growing up as I commiserated over Mother Earth’s plight. It is also one of Younger Daughter’s favourites.
• This post is written in response to Debbie’s One Word Sunday: Earth.
• Feature Photo: Loving Husband patiently holding today’s flower bouquet.