if you couldbe
anything
just for a day
what would you be
?
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
surrounded by other pods who love me just the way I am
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
filled with a softness that nobody knows unless they break me open
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
keeping my thoughts focused on the important things in life
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
being completely in awe of the cloudless sky
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
standing tall and lean and showing only the best of my true colors
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today
I would be a pod in the prairie
holding simplicity in the palm of my hand
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today
I would be a pod in the prairie
asking for nothing but the right amount of space around me that I need for growth
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today
I would be a pod in the prairie
feeling brave as the winds toss me around and make me question my own strength
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today
I would be a pod in the prairie
seeing instead of judging
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today
I would be a pod in the prairie
unafraid of the seasons changing
knowing that while I was here
I was beautiful
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Wow, beautiful post. Today, I'd be a shell on a white sandy beach, getting tickled by the tide and warmed by the sun.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm...made me feel better just thinking about it. So, thank you!
beautiful post - I love the emotion that you shared with us. so very touching.
ReplyDeletethis is deep. i especially value the line about just enough space to grow...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous thought-poetic flow ... I'm partial to pods, but I think if I could be anything for a day? what a tough choice, but I'd like to be an ocean wave, one that gets to come all the way in from WAY OUT THERE up to the shore, so I get the full tidal experience, get to taste all the currents ...
ReplyDeletewonderful poetry beth ...I will take this with me today into the world that i live in ELK
ReplyDeleteThis pod is so pretty perfectly shaped, like a Moroccan mosque.
ReplyDeleteLovely post.....
ReplyDeleteToday, I would be a bird so that I may feel the wind beneath my wings and the warmth upon my breast because I would fly somewhere sunny and warm!!
Beautiful post Beth. I think to day I would be a cloud- a white, fluffy, cloud on a sunny slightly breezy day and just drift on through the day going where the wind blew me. Such a lovely thought!
ReplyDeletePatti
What a wonderful post! And such an inspiration to others!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely. It has me thinking about the beautiful and challenging parts of life. : )
ReplyDeleteAnd it's always the right amount of space, once you can see a pod in the prairie.
ReplyDeletestunning photo.
ReplyDeletethis post reminds me of a watercolor painting i did of an iris growing on a very tall, erect stem.
i titled it "delicate trooper" because that is what my husband called me at the time.
wonderful post.
This.
ReplyDeleteThis is so.
This is so beautiful.
You, my friend, are a poet, an artist, and a gift.
Thank you.
Beautiful poem and photograph, Ms. Beth. You sure do know how to write. You make it sing.
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