What is this?
This thirst
This thirst
this hunger
this feeling that tugs
and pulses and
saturates
every blink
every breath
every breath
This feeling of wanting
to stand at the highest
of high places—
limbs stretched out, like branches
or wings
and bow
with the whole
of my weeping
laughing
YES-ing
Voice
to my singing
feathered friends
to roots and buds and blossoms
to puddles and oceans and
awakened little streams
to the lily
that almost blooms
but not quite
to the just-born lamb
that hasn’t yet
found the ground
And to you, dear heart—
with all of your bruises
and scars and open wounds
with all of your courage
and hesitation and astonishing
Beauty
I want to pour
out my
YES-es
as if
Life
depends on it
because
I’m really quite certain
It
does
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This is so beautifully powerful. I just LOVE it. Thank you for your inspiration my dear friend.
ReplyDeleteOk...so now I'm crying...isn't it the greatest feeling when something you create has the power to bring tears..
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful..thank you..!
Wow, my poet friend, you are just deep in a river of inspiration and flow, and I see it just flowing eternally. You are precious. Thank you for being you and daring it.
ReplyDeleteLove you.
Your lust for life inspires me. I love you my sister, your poem is simple grace. I hope you have a lovely Mother's Day, your girls are very lucky to have you in their lives :) xoxo,
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