The French Garden’s Garden: RAPHAEL BLOCK
When you see the pink blossom unfurl,
their five petals cupped around light,
yellow stamens, soft leaves budding
from new growth, your heart can’t
help but open
to the notes tumbling
through the air. Mistletoe wedded
to a branch puts forth its spiraling green,
whiffs of heady scent rise from
wisteria gone wild in riotous glory
up and down every oak, bay, fir and plum
lining the lane, each upright
petal shimmering like fire—
then you have touched heaven and all
you touch is now made whole.
Published in the magazine Sufi 84 Special Poetry Issue, Autumn 2023
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Born in Haifa, RAPHAEL BLOCK is the author of several books of poetry, including Spangling Darkness and Strings of Shining Silence: Earth Love Poems. His work is a response to Earth’s ecological crisis. He currently lives in Northern California.
Photographer: Martina Nicolls
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