Vulnerability | Contemplative Poetry

Tulip Magnolia

a haiku-like poem

photo by the author

tulip magnolia undressing,
her petals a puddle at her feet —
cold midwinter morning

© John Allison Cannon

Read a contemplative poem slowly and with curiosity. The brevity of a poem like this can be an invitation into a more intuitive kind of reading. Take your time. If you feel drawn in more deeply, read it over again. Savor the experience. Let the poem read you. Does a word, an image, or an inner feeling resonate with your spirit? Ponder why it might have some meaning for you. And then breathe and be silent.