Rose casts a soft glow
As ivory petals unfurl
At the sun’s light touch
Nature Musings: A Poem of Reflection
On Letting Go: An Unexpected Haiku
Letting go, how so? As of now I'm not quite sure What it even means But I hope to learn Sooner rather than later I'll just wait and see How it all unfolds One step, then another one Slow and steady, right?! It does seem quite right Why the rush? What's the hurry? It will all unfold In its own way; time I get ahead of myself Sometimes I slip up I forget to breathe Come to my center; calm Still practice I must To be undisturbed Eye of the hurricane; still It remains balanced Despite being surrounded By a maelstrom and chaos It remains centered Poised, resolute, determined To let only peace abide Within it, always. 🙂 Like the ocean deep It too is calm, undisturbed Diving deeper still Perhaps this is key Perhaps this is the answer A life-long question So dive, I must dive Deep down, deeper still, down, down Inward and onward 'Til I reach that point The space between you might say That sweet spot within
You are, you are not It is and yet it is not I am, I am not In the space between Where things are and they are not Is where I must go To be, simply put To just be, to just be free To learn how to be That's saying something I hope -- maybe, maybe not It's all Greek to me 🙂 Yet, on some level It really seems to make sense When you're not thinking When you let it go When you listen with your heart rather than your head Then it all makes sense Perfectly so -- perfect storm Yes, that perfect storm With waters raging Tempest, upon the surface Again I must dive To that sacred space Just beneath the stormy seas To find my center Within, yet without That sweet spot, the space between Many names it has One thing in common In order to find yourself You must lose yourself Truth to some, not all Take it how you will; your choice It's all Greek to me 🙂
Ironically, this post was originally supposed to be about letting go of expectations and some of the insights that I’ve gained along the way. However, interestingly enough, I didn’t know what to write…so somehow the story that I didn’t quite know how to start became an unexpected, poetic haiku. Perhaps somewhere along the way the right story will come up and then I can share it with you. This poem also helped me to realize that life, from my perspective, is just the soliloquy of soul given form and substance. Talk about diving deep — that sounds pretty deep to me. Wouldn’t you agree? Tee hee hee! 😉
PS: I chose the artwork for this haiku because it illustrates a main point: despite the surface being tumultuous and stormy if you dive deep enough it becomes calm, quiet, and peaceful. This is also true of the hurricane or at least the eye of the hurricane. The eye is known to be the calmest part, despite being surrounded by turbulence, the center of the hurricane is the most calm. So this haiku is about me learning to find my center.
Ocean’s Tide
Gazing through my window I can see for miles and miles Nothing but clear skies and ocean waves afar Sail high, sail low To places unknown, lost and forgotten Come home soon And forget me not For I stand here, still waiting For you to carry me home.Continue reading “Ocean’s Tide”
A Little Poem on Gratitude
This is a poem I wrote some time ago — I wanted to share it again because it pertains to gratitude, appreciation, and remembering to see the little blessings in life that can sometimes go unnoticed. After I wrote my last post, An Attitude of Gratitude, this poem kept coming up again and again in my head…it is entitled “Two Little Words that Mean So Much…” Enjoy! 😀
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A simple thank you All it takes, no more, no less To show your thanks...Thanks! 🙂
Gratitude is a state of being, a quality, and a perspective that I hope to cultivate to a greater degree. Why, you may ask? Well, there are a number of reasons, for instance, I have found that too often in life I have unintentionally taken for granted many things: good health, good friends, a warm bed to sleep in at night, reliable transportation, etc. It’s these little blessings in life that I’ve noticed one can tend to overlook and become blind to because we’re so accustomed to them being in our everyday life. My intention with this endeavor is to begin to try and see the everyday blessings in my life a little more so that eventually as I begin to take greater notice of these little wonders, I’ll learn how to see life from a place of gratitude.
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