February 25, 2009

bare, simple and brave....

if you could
be
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
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
holding simplicity in the palm of my hand
~
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
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
feeling brave as the winds toss me around and make me question my own strength
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
seeing instead of judging
~
today
I would be a pod in the prairie
unafraid of the seasons changing
knowing that while I was here
I was beautiful
*

14 comments:

  1. Wow, beautiful post. Today, I'd be a shell on a white sandy beach, getting tickled by the tide and warmed by the sun.

    Mmmmmm...made me feel better just thinking about it. So, thank you!

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  2. beautiful post - I love the emotion that you shared with us. so very touching.

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  3. this is deep. i especially value the line about just enough space to grow...

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  4. Gorgeous 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 ...

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  5. wonderful poetry beth ...I will take this with me today into the world that i live in ELK

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  6. This pod is so pretty perfectly shaped, like a Moroccan mosque.

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  7. Lovely post.....

    Today, 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!!

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  8. 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!

    Patti

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  9. What a wonderful post! And such an inspiration to others!

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  10. This is so lovely. It has me thinking about the beautiful and challenging parts of life. : )

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  11. And it's always the right amount of space, once you can see a pod in the prairie.

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  12. stunning photo.

    this 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.

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  13. This.

    This is so.

    This is so beautiful.

    You, my friend, are a poet, an artist, and a gift.

    Thank you.

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  14. Beautiful poem and photograph, Ms. Beth. You sure do know how to write. You make it sing.

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**I love reading the comments you leave, as they make me feel like we're sitting in my kitchen, having a cup of tea, discussing life and wondering where all the time has gone ...beth