Tag: transience
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Coming home …
That first year … Drifting with the tide Going through the motions Existing, not living. Getting up Going to work Taking James to school. Sleeping, cooking, eating, drinking Paying bills. Relentlessly living. Piles of post on the mat, A full inbox every day Messages, kind and sympathetic A comfort in the moment. Then back to…
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Beach musings …
Indomitable cliffs, Silent, brooding, Strong, immovable, Black, and grey White striations adding light Colour, patterns, interest too. Rocks covered in barnacles, Limpets, seaweed and muscles. Damp and lifeless, Shades of brown, orange–green Clumps all tufted, Neatly growing Sprawling branches, twisty, turning Lacey, bobbly Firmly rooted to the rocks. Active when the water rises In this…
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Change is ever present
Pebbles on the beach Scattered randomly Here and there Large ones, small ones, Rough and smooth, Coloured, plain And mottled, pretty Like a trail to follow To the distant cliffs A path along the sand Changing twice a day As the tide comes in Shifting the pebbles every time Altering their position Tumbling them in…
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I’m leaving today beloved …
I’m leaving today beloved I’m so sorry to have to go. Know though You’ll remain Close to my heart While I’m away, In my thoughts, My hopes, My wishes, Ever dear to me. Wait for me beloved, Wait patiently For my return. I trust you will I know you will You hold All my hopes…
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Follow your passion She-Wolf …
Follow your passion she-wolf Unfettered, free, unrestrained Live your life on your terms Follow your dream Don’t listen to others Who may wish to hold you back; Afraid of the future Afraid of your talents Those invisible qualities Not everyone understands. Run, run, run from the pack Be you Cast off the clothing The fetters,…
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Liminal
A liminal space Betwixt, between The past has gone The future’s to come A space so airy Watery, grounded Fiery founded In between Moments of life To go back Or go on? To float To take action? What’s this space about? What’s this change I’m being called towards? What am I Asked to let go?…
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Footprints in the Sand
Footprints in the sand Big ones, small ones Pincey toes, splayed out Going straight, eye on the horizon Determined, forceful, purposeful Patterns in the sand. Lines, squares, circles, herringbone Adults, children Dogs playing, running, scratching Having fun. A fleeting glimpse of time. The tide comes in Washing, cleaning, smoothing Out the sand A blank canvas…
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