Trees
Might be
Gentle giants
We learn to love
Grounded energy
Connecting earth and sky
Home to creatures great and small
Some succumb to Mother Nature
Others stand proud for hundreds of years
Teaching us to be strong no matter what
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
This week, it’s the Poet’s Choice. I chose the words STRENGTH & VULNERABLE and to express myself in a DOUBLE ETHEREE.
We
Are not
Always what
We seem to be
Especially when
We are vulnerable
And the side of us we show
Might present the wrong impression
In reality, we’re seeking help
But don’t know quite how to express ourselves
That is when we need to trust that others
Understand more than we think they do
That they’re holding us in their hearts
Being our strength when we can’t
Allowing us our space
Where we know we’re safe
To find some strength
From within
And we
Bloom
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
Colleen Chesbro’s Theme Prompt for this month is The Day After.’
Here is my response in etheree
As
It dawns
Sunshine bright
The day after
You’re filled with promise
New beginnings, fresh starts
Aware of your inner strength
So many opportunities
Such are the gifts of the day after
Humbly you embrace with a grateful heart
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
Colleen presents us with the opportunity to choose our own words and format for this week’s writing challenge. I chose Spirit and Free.
I’ve watched another
Gasping for their final breath
As they left this world
I have watched as their Spirit
Was freed from a life of pain
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
Colleen Chesebro challenged us with using synonyms only for the words COMFORT and WORN. I chose to use FAMILIAR and FADES. Join us in the fun!
As I slip into
The familiar excuses
Their strength fades away
I am encouraged to change
To create a better life
©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben
