I’ve got a thing for benches, so I wrote a poem about them to accompany the pictures I always seem to take when I encounter a bench (before I sit on it).
A Bench is Waiting
a bench is an invitation to sit and rest to unwind to take a breath to reflect a bench is a reminder that others came before you and others will come after a bench is welcoming communal acknowledging the shared nature of a space a bench is an invitation to become one with it to let nature and the world flow around you a bench is waiting for you to give it purpose for a moment
A bench is waiting for you.
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© 2022, Glover Gardens
Update in October, 2023
I’ve started joining a poetry group at D’Verse Poets Pub, and am really enjoying interacting with other poets and reading and learning from their work. There are several writing prompts each week, and even when I don’t have time to respond with a new poem, they influence my thinking. Today, I’m simply responding to an “open link night” and sharing a link to this previously published ode to benches. If you’re a poet, I encourage you to drop in at the Poets Pub and hang with the crowd there.
Here’s one more bench picture for you, taken at Cawdor Castle in the Scottish Highlands this past July. I have so many stories to share from that incredible trip. And maybe a poem or two!
© 2023, Glover Gardens
I like a good bench too. In fact, only today I snapped another couple. I shall think of your poem in future!
Cool! Did you notice that quite a few we’re from Scotland? Y’all have a great bench culture. 😊
I did! Aberdeen figured strongly.
Love your bench collection. They are often a welcome sight and we don’t have enough around here.
Thank you so much, Yvonne. I was going to ask where “around here” was and then traveled over to your blog to learn that you’re within walking distance of Lake Huron in Michigan. How lovely! But – brrrrr!
I do love benches, even though I pass them too often…
Thank you, Bjorn! The cool thing is that you can stop and give the very next one and give it some love. 😊
How cool to recognise the bench in poetry! I love a bench and use them more frequently than I used to these days, thanks to breaking my foot. I now cannot walk too far without searching out a bench lol! 🙂
Ohhhh! I’m so sorry you’ve got a hurt paw and I hope you will write about it. There’s some good material in bad feet. Some of my bad-foot stories are here: https://glovergardens.com/2019-foot-surgery-round-deux/ . And I know I’m lucky- I’d much rather have a bad foot (or two) than a bad heart.
Yes I agree. I will definitely read your bad foot stories. 🙂
Beautiful photos about benches. They have a character, don’t they. Thanks for joining our OLN.
A lonely consideration of something passed by and probably little thought of. They do bring joy and beauty to a place.