Bjorn is hosting Meeting the Bar in the Pub today. He asks us to create "positivity thru negativity" in our poems.
if it were not for dreams left behind
roads not taken paths not wandered
i'd find solace in knowing i dared to believe
in a world unconfined never forsaken
if it were not for moments of stillness
whispers of wisdom in evening's soft glow
i'd have rushed through days lost in chaos
missing beauty in the ebb and flow
if it were not for laughter i shared
faint echoes of joy that linger
i might have dwelt in a valley of sorrow
yet sunlight broke through bending my will
All those roads not taken, every day is a crossroad I think
ReplyDeleteA really wonderful poem, Helen. I love your hopeful and uplifting view of life.
ReplyDeleteif it were not for laughter i shared
faint echoes of joy that linger
i might have dwelt in a valley of sorrow
yet sunlight broke through bending my will
This is so beautiful--and thoughtful, too--Helen. Sunlight and laughter--things we should pay attention to.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful contemplation, Helen. Thanks for dropping by to read mine
ReplyDeleteMuch♡love
a parallel to Kipling's "if" and just as wise
ReplyDelete"if it were not for moments of stillness...
i'd have rushed through days lost in chaos"
Beautiful write. Those things that often only whisper can be the most meaningful.
ReplyDeletePerspective is a great title for this poem. And it, in its fullness, is a great way to describe mindfulness. I love love love these lines:
ReplyDelete"if it were not for moments of stillness
whispers of wisdom in evening's soft glow
i'd have rushed through days lost in chaos
missing beauty in the ebb and flow"
Such a wonderful reminder that there is soooooo much to find in the quiet. It's a beautiful poem.
Beautiful lessons in life Helen that really resonated with me. I specially love this part: missing beauty in the ebb and flow.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem Helen that fully employs Negativa to make its points...
ReplyDeleteHi Helen, this is a lovely poem. You made great use of the prompt. Robbie Cheadle
ReplyDeleteit has a way of doing that, doesn't it Helen?
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Helen. I love "i'd have rushed through days lost in chaos
ReplyDeletemissing beauty in the ebb and flow"!
I liked this, it was so lovely you have a way with words
ReplyDelete"if it were not for moments of stillness
ReplyDeletewhispers of wisdom in evening's soft glow"
Such lovely lines.
I absolutely love this! Especially relate with; "if it were not for moments of stillness
ReplyDelete/whispers of wisdom in evening's soft glow/i'd have rushed through days lost in chaos." 🩷🩷
Has that feeling of the port pausing as she walks down a lane, twinkle in eye, quiet personal philosophy whispeted on her lips as she watches the bright sky. Lovely verse with collected reflections Helen.
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That was beautiful, Helen! I love the positive feel of it.
ReplyDeleteYvette M Calleiro :-)
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That last line is an excellent food for thought ending.
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