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.
Filled with so much that is so true and wonderfully written.
ReplyDeleteOh 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!
ReplyDeleteI really love the positivity... we can be so much and even if it's conflicting it means the being of self.
ReplyDeleteI love the ending... to be is what counts.
So beautiful, uplifting, and powerful. WOW.
ReplyDeleteWhat an inspiring poem Grace!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful and inspiring invocation to be: to simply be that authentic thing you are. So important!
ReplyDeletebe willing to ride the waves of possibility!
ReplyDeletewonderful and expansive offering, Grace!
I adore the peony image and would love to fall into it and go to sleep :)
An exquisite poem, Grace. It's filled with wisdom and hope. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteYes, to one’s heart be true — lest you be not you. Beautiful Grace.
ReplyDeleteI luv the inspiration, why settle for less...
ReplyDelete"be the refrain of the song
better yet, be the song"
Much💜love
What a wonderful anthem of encouragement Grace! My favorite lines are:
ReplyDeletebe 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 ☺️💕
Such inspiration and encouragement for one to just "be." This should be on an inspiration poster. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBE-autiful.
ReplyDeletethe 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
ReplyDeleteBE autifully written G !
ReplyDeletecan be the ripple, step, fold, click, wrinkle
ReplyDeleteor 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
... be the wind on my face. Your chant is exquisite.
ReplyDeleteand so you build a complete and full life--exhilarating.
ReplyDeleteThat’s pretty incredible, Grace. Very encouraging piece—especially for young ones on the cusp.
ReplyDeleteI think “this room is a river” is my favorite part—picturing liquid, rippling walls. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteVery clever, a lot in here..."be the mustard seed of charity" is brilliant.
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