Happy solstice! I had thought I'd end up going a different direction for today lol but here we are (I feel like I should add this is not based on a personal relationship experience😅):
This is beautiful A. It is a wonderful song, and would love to hear it put to music. Your lyrical sense and exceptional ability to create such flow and cadence in your poems shines through here. I love your poetry, each piece is a wonder. Thank you for sharing the past several weeks.
I will miss you dearly A.! I also meant to say that my poems sometimes are enot autobiographical, though the piecces may start there, but wind through a placee that sometimes is not the life I have lived--at least yet! I hope that makes sense.
Beautiful A. Funny how the writing can start out one way and then go another way all together. I had the same experience today. This one is lovely. Loss, sorrow, pain, these emotions and experiences are all part of life. That which makes up the "one light reawakes"
This is so wonderful, Julie! Your visual arrangement enhances the beautiful flow of the words. As I read, I think of the U2 song, "One", at least the version done by Jarvis Church and the hip hop artist/rapper K'Naan. I really enjoy your lovely poems and flowing heart and spirit.
Jillian, what a wondrous retreat this has been. Again and again I say thank you for this sacred container you held for all of us! It has been a treat, and truly you are a treat! And I so appreciate every single one of you who shared your poetry and creativity. I not only learned more about poetry, it was also an intimate peak into all of your lives. Thank you for expressing your vulnerability here. That made it all possible.
I expect the poem will come to me at some point! I wanted to say thank you Jillian for creating, sharing and holding this space so beautifully. This extension of the Poem a Day in May was so valuable to me, poetically and personally, and I value dearly each poem written, each comment shared and each person who has passed through. Jillian, your leadership is exceptional, and your heart and spirit are dear, precious lights in my own life. And I have a gigantic thank you to everyone here, who has stretched, amazed, moved, inspired, enlightened and held me with such grace, generosity and beauty. What a remarkable group of people. Thank you all, dear ones.
One - haiku
Two - sonnet
Three- villanelle
Four- poems don't have to rhyme
Five - there are some nice fun creative folks out there.
Five things I discovered in this space.
Thanks to all of you folks for letting me play in your sandbox.Good stuff.
Yes! A fun sandbox to play in!
It is wonderful sharing with you Chuck! Keep on shining!
Finally the poem came. Not quite where I thougt it might go, but perhaps where it needed to be today. Happy Summer Solstice friends!
One
One world, one peace,
One Love.
That we all may be one.
God, spirit, divine mystical force
encapsulated in the One.
A dream of the One,
that embodies the All.
A One that gets bigger and wider
as each of us experience
our uncommon particularity
embedded in
our common ground,
our common life,
our common One.
A universe of discovery
and mystery
awaits as we dig deeper
into fertile soil that holds
our hearts, our spirits, our beings.
One for all, all for one.
A beautiful world shining
because of our differences,
not in spite of them.
One day,
we shall see the rainbow
as sacred gift to enable
us to find our center
in the ecstatic song
that blends All into One.
Beautiful! So appreciate your open heart! A perfect ending to our journey here! An ecstatic poem that blends us all into one!
Thank you Julie! It has been a bessing to poet with you!
Amen, Larry.
I have enjoyed sharing stuff with you.
Chuck,
It has been so enjoyable sharing poems with you and this incredible cadre of poets. You are a blessing. Peace be with you.
This is such a lovely cap on your poems for these retreats, Larry. A lovely encapsulation of your open and loving spirit.
Thank you A. You are wonderfully kind and thoughtful and a fine poet.
Happy solstice! I had thought I'd end up going a different direction for today lol but here we are (I feel like I should add this is not based on a personal relationship experience😅):
One drop in the bucket
One tap on the brakes
So many moments
So many mistakes
.
One after another
One gives and one takes
So many betrayals
So many heartbreaks
.
One lifetime of waiting
One measures the stakes
A breath, before leaving
A bright new day breaks
.
One season of grieving
One light reawakes
One beat of a heart
One new life undertakes
One light.
Thanks.
This is beautiful A. It is a wonderful song, and would love to hear it put to music. Your lyrical sense and exceptional ability to create such flow and cadence in your poems shines through here. I love your poetry, each piece is a wonder. Thank you for sharing the past several weeks.
Thank you Larry! Your encouragement every day is one of the things I'll miss the most about this experience.
Agreed!
I will miss you dearly A.! I also meant to say that my poems sometimes are enot autobiographical, though the piecces may start there, but wind through a placee that sometimes is not the life I have lived--at least yet! I hope that makes sense.
Absolutely! Sometimes it's nice to step outside of your own experience that way.
Beautiful A. Funny how the writing can start out one way and then go another way all together. I had the same experience today. This one is lovely. Loss, sorrow, pain, these emotions and experiences are all part of life. That which makes up the "one light reawakes"
Loving our final topic! Perfect!
.
We are all a unified whole together
as this planet. Every plant,
animal, insect, bird, fish,
ecosystem, landscape
Interdependent
Collaborative
Cooperative
Necessary
Symbiotic
Inherent
Natural
Reliant
Linked
One
!
Well done Julie I want to steal that exclamation point and nail it to the door of the poem a day retreat as it slowly shuts today.
Agree!
This is so wonderful, Julie! Your visual arrangement enhances the beautiful flow of the words. As I read, I think of the U2 song, "One", at least the version done by Jarvis Church and the hip hop artist/rapper K'Naan. I really enjoy your lovely poems and flowing heart and spirit.
Thanks Larry! Feel the same about you! It has been wonderful to travel this prose journey with you!
Jillian, what a wondrous retreat this has been. Again and again I say thank you for this sacred container you held for all of us! It has been a treat, and truly you are a treat! And I so appreciate every single one of you who shared your poetry and creativity. I not only learned more about poetry, it was also an intimate peak into all of your lives. Thank you for expressing your vulnerability here. That made it all possible.
Thank you Julie! You are a true gem and a treasure. Peaceful blessings to you.
Thanks Jillian Joy
for your excellent retreat.
You have sent me skipping to rarely visited places in my own head, always saying good stuff.
Thanks.
(not sure what to do with all these words floating around in my head)
Keep writing!
I expect the poem will come to me at some point! I wanted to say thank you Jillian for creating, sharing and holding this space so beautifully. This extension of the Poem a Day in May was so valuable to me, poetically and personally, and I value dearly each poem written, each comment shared and each person who has passed through. Jillian, your leadership is exceptional, and your heart and spirit are dear, precious lights in my own life. And I have a gigantic thank you to everyone here, who has stretched, amazed, moved, inspired, enlightened and held me with such grace, generosity and beauty. What a remarkable group of people. Thank you all, dear ones.
So grateful for this community and this experience. Thank you for hosting, Jillian. I'm excited to see what's next!