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Voices of Spencer Creek
Today I Saw the Sunshine Dance
By Edie Self
Aug 14, 2005

"Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus" courtesy of Iziko Musuems of Cape Town



Today I saw the sunshine dance

in five waving cups

of nasturtium leaves.


Each gyrating globule of light in water

rolled to and fro

as the wind blew.


A strong gust dumped all,

a gentle zephyr a few;

with the sprinkler they grew.


Life's moments of magic

come unexpected,

brightening the ordinary

path of our days.



Edie Self
July 31, 2005


Copyright ©2005 by Edie Self

Ms. Self, an occasional contributor to these pages, grew up on the sunny side of Spencer Butte and is a member of the Spencer Butte Writer's Group. Visit the Joy of Life stories and poems by Edie Self at West By Northwest.org:

Curtains in the Wind by Edie Self

One Early Harvest

Wash Day for Robins by Edie Self

The Sunnyside of Spencer Butte: Two Winter Tales and Birding on the Butte by Edie Self

Summer at Grandma's by Edie Self

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