Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Seagull on a war memorial at Flinders, Mornington Peninsula
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One Single Impression prompt #26 ~ Resolve
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Dawn is not
A broken morning
Clouds are not
The shorn fleece of
Ominous shadows
Rain is not
A sign of
Tomorrow's tears
Summer sunlight is not
A reason to hide
I promise not
To toss stones
Idly in
Someone else's
Bucket
I will stand firm on
A rock and
Look outwards and
Upwards
Till my wings
Know how and
Where
To fly
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I will not
Be
All
I can't be
But I will
Try
To be
Simply
Me
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AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Till I Find My Wings
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18 comments:
Oh, this is so inspiring, Gemma.
I feel like the bird waiting for my feathers to grow so I could spread my wings and glide and soar and reach heights and look at life from above and see distances beyond the adversities that restrict me from seeing ahead.
I wish you well.
~ Jeques
This a very inspiring poem with beautiful imagery. Excellent!
Thank You for sharing.
I love the way you dismantled so many tired ideas and invested my thought of them with meaning.
Gemma, your lovely poem reminds me of my goslings, who are currently in flight training. I have often imagined what it must be like for them to soar that very first time!
..such an uplifting poem~beautifully phrased..many thanks..
I love your opening line, "dawn is not a broken morning". Thank you for such optimism. Beautiful poem. Made my morning!
very inspiring, leaves me with lots to think about.
As charming as it is inspiring!
I especially love these lines:
I will stand firm on
A rock and
Look outwards and
Upwards
Till my wings
Know how and
Where
To fly
and your last beginning "I will not be all I can't be..."
Great post.
Rain is not
A sign of
Tomorrow's tears
Stunning!
The very first line spoke so well of what you are trying to say. I love that you double negative the negative thoughts turning finally into a positive.
This is very well done. I can identify with the last bit!
Ruing
This is very well done. I can identify with the last bit!
Ruing
ilove it! i loveit! a must-read to start the week
You always have such wonderful words and in such an interesting thought-provoking way.
A particularly wonderful observation! It offers much!
ah the strength of a seagull... another excellent photo gemma... fits perfectly with your poem filled with beautiful resolve...
I'm glad I'm resolved to be inspired by others' creativity. You have so many lines which I adore, including:
I promise not
To toss stones
Idly in
Someone else's
Bucket
and:
I will not
Be
All
I can't be
Thank you for this.
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