I cannot control the wind
or it’s constant metamorphose,
I listen to the rustling of the leaves
and watch the tree tops sway,
I feel it’s force against my cheeks
as my heels dig into the ground
I fight achingly against each sudden surge
and lean in with all my might,
while it gainfully gusts
and steadily swirls
any way it chooses,
with no conscience, no regret
until I’m left squarely standing,
slightly swaying like the tops of trees,
I close my eyes, feet firmly planted,
listening to more than the leaves
I hear my inner voice, shouting,
‘I have not acquiesced’
for, I know,
I cannot control the wind,
nor can it control me
-Image credit rhads.deviantart.com
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Good morning. This is my poem, so I should be thanking you.
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Your poem is making my inner voice happy. She loves having attention. I love the connection to myself or thru myself thru this voice. Who was I before…..that is a great line. An important place to return to when the conventional thinking returns. Thanks for sharing this poem. I love it! I’m making space for my inner voice thru my blog https://unbreakablejoy.wordpress.com/. Writing about all the times I remember her speaking and how I reacted or didn’t. I’m trying to grow my relationship with her just like your poem. Thanks again for your words.
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I’m so happy it resonated with you, Julia! I followed, as I am on a similar journey of listening to my own voice, having compassion for her, and loving her. Thank you for reading!
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❤
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Thank you!
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Angela, this is just stunning, with great sensory detail and a good bit of wisdom woven in.
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Thank you so much, Victoria.
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Have you ever posted at dVerse before. It’s Open Link Night where you can post any poetic form or topic. http://dversepoets.wordpress.com I may not make it this week–crazy stuff going on. But it’s such a great poetry community.
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Good morning, Victoria! Thank you so much for the invitation. I have shared before with dVerse. You may remember me as Kay, which is my middle name and the pen name I was using when I first opened a blog. I’m enjoying writing poetry very much, and no longer feel like the pen name is needed. So here I am, Angela. I shared a poem this week, and look forward to more sharing over there. Thank you again!
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Yes! So relevant. Beautiful. Thank you for following my blog as I got to come over here and read your heart breathe.
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Thank you so much! I’m so happy to have you. Your writing is so authentic, open, heartfelt, and inspiring. Looking forward to reading more. 💜
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Absolutely perfect!
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Thank you, Rita. 💜
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Excellent, Angela! ❤
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Thank you, Meg! Sorry if you’ve seen some of the ones I’ll be sharing. I am going to slowly move my favorites here.
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Don’t apologize! I don’t mind reading again! ❤
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Thank you!
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