Tree of Life
I would rather taste of pure love
of trust, sacrifice, faith
and exhilarating abandon
open to the full extent of both pain and joy:
sweet nectar of embracing each moment fully
salty tears of mourning each loss keenly
and every flavor in between
than spend another safe hour
unforgiving and unforgiven
sipping slow and serene
the bitter dregs of regret.
and for good measure, a couple of haiku...
Existential
I am master of
my destiny: free to choose,
I choose to be free.
Helix
Curling, swirling, so
sublime and sinuously skewed
serpentine spiral.
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13 comments:
Yes to life!! That's how I felt when reading these. I love all 3 with their sense of immediacy and passion and fearlessness. And I really like the s's in the helix haiku -- it feels really good to read out loud.
Well done! Amen to this wonderful little smart poem.
Helix rolled around my tongue. Nice haiku. :)
These poems are very life-affirming, full of positive energy about life's possibilities and being undaunted by taking risks or making change. Great work!
Your first poem really connected to my heart today... and the haikus were perfect. Job well done!
"sipping slow and serene
the bitter dregs of regret." - I love this line. Its so lyrical. And I love the poem. Thanks for reminding me to embrace life with wild abandon.
I love the "every flavor in between." Taste the full range of emotions, and life! Yes!
Yes, CG... yes!
Let it roll, let it flow... lift up the feet -- and let them go!
Some fine writing... ;)
This is how it should be. Experiencing life with all its nuances. like the haiku too. Those stayed in mind.
gautami
Love Ponders
Seize the day! Well written and so true. I really enjoyed the Haiku too.
Embrace each moment - vital advice!
i love your tree of life poem! amazing.
Hey, y'all! Thanks for all your great comments--I've been working on a sewing project this weekend so I've been to busy to respond to the comments individually, but they are always appreciated. :)
Agree with your sentiments.
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