Thursday, July 15, 2021

Be(coming)

 

this room is a river

of your imagination

make it sing tall as a cathedral

make it boom as loud as firecrackers

make your fingers blue with music

be the refrain of the song

better yet, be the song

be the book's prologue 

be the story

be the poem

be the kite of children's watercolor wishes

be the candlelight

be the softball of change

be the mustard seed of charity

be the flower of forgiveness

be the garden of butterflies & fireflies

be the forest of lost & wandering things

be the dandelion among the sunflowers

be the thunderbolt of storms

be the raindrop on empty fishpond

be the curious fish

be the green in the blue lake

be the womb of dying stars

be the hands who prepares the bread

be the spice whistling in the pot

be the wine of your fruit harvest

be the black bold ink on canvas

becoming you

can be the ripple, step, fold, click, wrinkle

or it can be boundless leaps to the sea edge

of your imagination

be



Peony@EveryAmazing


Well I can go on forever.   If you want to add a line or two in the comments, feel free to do so.

Posted for dVerse Poets Pub - Meet the Bar with Chant Poetry hosted by Bjorn Rudberg.   Thanks for your comments.

22 comments:

  1. Filled with so much that is so true and wonderfully written.

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  2. Really an empowering write grace. I like that you balanced strength with curiosity, forgiveness. So much that makes a whole. This contrasts nicely with Bjorn's

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  3. Oh my heart this is incredibly exquisite, Grace!💝 I especially admire; "make your fingers blue with music/be the refrain of the song/better yet, be the song/be the book's prologue/be the story/be the poem." Yes!

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  4. I really love the positivity... we can be so much and even if it's conflicting it means the being of self.

    I love the ending... to be is what counts.

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  5. So beautiful, uplifting, and powerful. WOW.

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  6. A wonderful and inspiring invocation to be: to simply be that authentic thing you are. So important!

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  7. be willing to ride the waves of possibility!
    wonderful and expansive offering, Grace!
    I adore the peony image and would love to fall into it and go to sleep :)

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  8. An exquisite poem, Grace. It's filled with wisdom and hope. Bravo!

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  9. Yes, to one’s heart be true — lest you be not you. Beautiful Grace.

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  10. I luv the inspiration, why settle for less...
    "be the refrain of the song

    better yet, be the song"


    Much💜love

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  11. What a wonderful anthem of encouragement Grace! My favorite lines are:

    be the dandelion among the sunflowers

    be the thunderbolt of storms

    be the raindrop on empty fishpond

    I wish someone had said them to me when I was young. I’m going to share this wit( my grandchildren. I absolutely loved it ☺️💕

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  12. Such inspiration and encouragement for one to just "be." This should be on an inspiration poster. Wonderful.

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  13. the possibilities you enumerated here felt so vibrate with hope, life and faith. particularly smiled with this line, Grace: be the kite of children's watercolor wishes

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  14. can be the ripple, step, fold, click, wrinkle
    or it can be boundless leaps to the sea edge
    of your imagination be

    Love the challenge, Grace, to be anything and everything to everybody. Success is nicely anticipated in the close!

    Hank

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  15. ... be the wind on my face. Your chant is exquisite.

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  16. and so you build a complete and full life--exhilarating.

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  17. That’s pretty incredible, Grace. Very encouraging piece—especially for young ones on the cusp.

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  18. I think “this room is a river” is my favorite part—picturing liquid, rippling walls. Lovely.

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  19. Very clever, a lot in here..."be the mustard seed of charity" is brilliant.

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