Poets logo

Perfectly Imperfect

An Ode to Ephemeral Art

By Mary Jo HanlyPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Honour the dreaming

The texture takes shape

In every place

With colour and light

And in every space

Perfectly imperfect

In every way

In death and in life

Through night and in day

The depth of the layers

Natures interactions

Our mothers sweet creatures

Elemental distractions

It's up to our senses

Our personal frame

To choose what we see

No experience the same

The cells of all life

Alive and repeating

Dying, decaying

Then slowly depleting

The dead giving life

Through nutrient cycles

Less perfect equations

Development stifled

Take in the air while

Clouds ride on the breeze

Our animal messengers

Our life giving trees

Let these not be just memories

Stories once shared

Lets wake up to the dreaming

Let us all still live there

By M J Hanly © 14th March 2021

If you have liked this poem be sure to give it your love. If ephemeral art inspires you then be sure to check out Carolyn Hawkins website as she facilitated this creation.

nature poetry

About the Creator

Mary Jo Hanly

Mary-Jo Hanly is a budding philanthropist and as such is working on all her skills to manifest this into her reality. A unique creative that has a breadth and depth of life experience unlike any other history has known. Be a part of this.

Reader insights

Be the first to share your insights about this piece.

How does it work?

Add your insights

Comments

There are no comments for this story

Be the first to respond and start the conversation.

Sign in to comment

    Find us on social media

    Miscellaneous links

    • Explore
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use
    • Support

    © 2026 Creatd, Inc. All Rights Reserved.