feb 28 2023 #vss #poetry

~

this tiny heart

can’t contain

the love

it generates

so let it spill out

splashing its glee

freedom to be

to all who need it

wet kiss

of acceptance

a colourful embrace

of belonging

given by the stars

and everything

in between

this humanness

this limitless

light being

you are seen

❤️

feb 16 2023

~

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.

Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt.

Chase after money and security, and your heart will never unclench.

Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.

Do your work then step back.

The only path to serenity.

~Lao-Tze

(Translated by Stephen Mitchell)

Source: https://ishalernertarotcards.com/

feb 2 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

when that connection is made

and the thought of the future engagement

suddenly clicks

and all of your future

unfolds before you

like water

pouring out of a jug

so clear

and so obtainable

all seems so possible

dreams no longer

feel beyond reach

~

fyi this poem is not not re a traditional relationship.

feb 4 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

surrender

to the moment

releasing all thought

give up trying to control

desired outcomes sought

pray for non attachment

chant to let it go

slump into exhaustion

let the tears flow

one deep breath

brings you back

to where you need to be

worries fears and stress

departing happily

feb 15 2023 #micropoetry #vss #climatechange

~

such a huge temperature change from -30C (= -24F) to today being 15 C (59 F)!

heard drip drip drip

of spring wishes

hints of winter kisses

tug of war

of seasons

give a good reason

why she shouldn’t

stay longer

hibernating stronger

it won’t be long now

till warmth comes

seed rises

feb 5b 2023 #vss #micropoetry

~

chill like a wolf

know your worth

chill like a wolf

worthy since birth

chill like a wolf

why you’re here on earth

the gift you carry

it’s so very

find a way

to bring it forth

share it

with those

for who

it’ll alter

life’s course

never doubt

truths you bring

let your heart sing

feb 6 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

spiralling

downwards

through the bed

through the floor

into the earth

and through its molten core

out to the other side

spinning throughout

the universe

spinning uni verse

star stanzas

weaving off course

of course

to those

who hear

those

that see

those

that want to live

this life

fully

feb 6 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

some nights songs pour through

no idea where from

or who to

they come

they’re sung

they linger

in the air

depending on the genre

smells can range

from sage

to bacon

if not mistaken

miss taking

inward swan

silent sins

see out beyond

the fray carrying on

but the soulful beyond

belong

feb 5 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

the otter swam the water

forgetting his daughter

but she swam away

any way

he chastised himself

for his tom foolery

he didn’t see

her value

her worth

shunned her birth

that pain

haunted his heart

till his death

in spirit

he tried to reach her

but it didn’t occur

she moved on, sir

feb 12 2023 #micropoetry #poetryinspiredbyaphoto #vss

~

I miss the mountains

laid out before me

how they stood there; solid

sheer drop of lush dark velvet

deep diving into the ocean

where I longed to follow

their unfathomable roots

a steady backdrop

to a disruptive childhood

often shrouded in mists

teaching me

of futures

and longings

unknown

~

photo by kelly jean rebar

feb 8 2023 a wolf would be in the spot I’m in

~

as I meditated today

it dawned on me

if this structure I live in

wasn’t here

and it was just forest and rivers

like it’s meant to be

a wolf would be in the spot I’m in

I can feel him here

standing on a hill

he’d howl for his mate

and she’d join him

and they’d frolic in a grove of trees

that’d range from the living room

to the bedroom

and then back to the kitchen

feb 6 2023 the moon talks to me #poetry #micropoetry #vss

~

the moon talks to me often

even when I finish dipping 😊😎🍪

and eating my cookies in milk

jan 2023 #micropoetry #vss

~

she heard a raven in the night

who’s caw did quell

tensions tight

shaking rite

which way to turn

to left or right

she heard its call

in quivering quiet

soothing internal riot

alone unsure

nearing freedom flight

3 spiders appear

cocreating

choice

inner sight

~

photo by Brenda Gawluk