Word prompt--VOID
Five minutes to free-write about it
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About a year ago I wrote a post about my shock and dismay when I saw that the two beautiful azalea bushes that had stood--one on each side of the entrance to our library--had been pulled out.
Upon inquiry, the librarian told me that the powers that be had decided that the bushes should be replaced by something indigenous.
For a long time, there was a void where those bushes used to be.
Today I visited the library for the first time in a while and was greeted by a wonderful surprise. The void was void no more. It was filled with colorful flowers.
I don't know the names of these flowers and whether or not they are indigenous, but they are very pretty, and were a most welcome sight.
I'm glad they finally planted some flowers there. They are very pretty, but I don't know what they are either. The purple looks a bit loke hollyhocks, but I think it is not.
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting how landscaping becomes familiar to us and leaves a void when removed. I am glad they filled it in with beauty for you to enjoy. :)
ReplyDeletePraise God for His beautiful creation and how He fills every void.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness the void has been filled.
ReplyDeleteSeems everything has to be so "politically correct".
Beautiful flowers anyway.
Sue
How delightful to see them. That first photo I used my plant app and it said it is a Common Camellia, also known as Rose of Winter. Perhaps another blogging friend can tell. Have a wonderful Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThey pulled the flowers from the ground,
ReplyDeletewrecked beauty for the taking,
and the word was going 'round,
they wanted xeriscaping
that would fit the desert scene,
and not need water too,
but it was all a PC dream,
that was forced to come true
until the little flower-ghost
peeped up from the soil
which had been its parents' host,
and which, with wit and toil
it learned sans water to get by
to lift bright-crowned head to the sky.
It's good when we notice a void, and great when it's filled, even if it is different. Makes me wonder if I need to let go of some stuff and be comfortable with a temporary void.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Sandra.