Malcolm Whitby's Blog, page 2
September 5, 2022
The Heart That Blooms
The heart that blooms
Is one that opens up to you
Releasing butterflies, true feelings now looms
waiting, hoping it will be you
With this key of something new
That open this door of deep connection
Where we will meet giving birth to love that’s true
Maturing together understanding each others inner reflection
Now the heart understand you are the tune it wishes to dance to with expression
Of intimacy and deep love
where it is free to feel and reveal all its confession
praying that it will be carried by God above
The heart that blooms will sing
the heart that blooms, will open showing you the joy it brings.
“Beauty is not in the face; Beauty is a light in the heart.”
Kahlil Gibran
August 31, 2022
It’s a Journey
It’s not about how far you have left
it’s how far you have come from where you have left
even if it’s an inch
it’s enough, don’t cringe
It’s a journey, keep moving
With each step keep improving
With the little results you are producing
you have come a long way
Be proud, don’t dismay
it’s a journey, everything will be okay
It will not be all peaches, it will not be all play
but I’ll be your encouragement, your motivator
Your strength, the shoulder to lean on, your spectator
By your side a witness to your journey that’s only meant for you
It’s a journey, a path that was set out to brew
It’s a journey, What will you do?
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream another dream”
— CS Lewis
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August 21, 2022
Quality Time
What if I told you I dream of days
with you sitting under the sunset
with nothing to do but in silence
of our beautiful company in full retrospect
To enjoy the scenery together
basking in this art painted by his divine hands
Whether at home or at the beach with feet in sand
telling you stories of my heart small & grand
Making memories of quality time
to be remembered for a long time.
“The best gift you can give anyone is to spend quality time with them.”
Laurence Overmire
August 6, 2022
A Prayer
My morning consist of saying “Thank you”
Another day a wake, alive a new
a beautiful day to smile at its view
the present gifted us
to live in the moment by your trust
giving thanks each day without a fuss
As we live our life for you, with you and you in us
A gratitude for your mercy, for your grace
A prayer, a conversation, an embrace
to erase the pain of yesterday
To smile at the storm of the past and today
Thank you, despite our short comings, and we often disobey
You show your love with no regret and no disdain
I thank you as I come before you and pray.
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.”
Kierkegaard
August 4, 2022
Song of the Heart
It plays a beat only you can hear,
composing its tune as emotion comes bare
into formulating its musical sheet,
The notes come together into Beethoven’s classical piece;
A song emerges, ready to be played, ready to be released.
Conveying sadness, hurt, anger and love;
the stories it unfold, the blessing it got from above.
Sharing melody,
a dance? The likely remedy
for the passion it holds as a flame is lit
And happiness rises when true love hits
the rhythm of compassionate connection fits.
Where doubt will depart,
will thou take part
in the song of the heart?
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.”
Michael Nolan
August 1, 2022
Thrice Unspoken (Prelude)
The fourth but the third to the unspoken series
Written emotions, feelings within, stories
coming together as love is applied
shedding my ink again to let you inside
welcoming you, I am here for you
mi manchi, yes that was out of the blue
understand that I am smitten with you
I haven’t forgotten we are moving slowly
stepping back to see the bigger picture wholly
Started with that little game we play
never have I ever on that day
no games with you a beautiful imperfection, a miracle
You smiled and that was adorable
When you saw a bit of my authentic heart you smiled again
sharing my feeling within is something I will always do again
Battling with the overthinker, I went a little deep
the impostor emerges bringing inferiorita for us to meet
overwhelmed, the introvert withdraws
protecting the fragile heart, the mind sinks out of reality’s law|
These are the emotions my ink carries,
spilled on paper third from the unspoken inventory,
welcome to thrice unspoken when it will no longer be a concept or a theory.
“Symphony starts when you walk together, feel the heart beats and understand the unspoken words.”
Amit Ray, Enlightenment Step by Step
Autentico
Thank you for creating this space for me
to reveal my authentic energy
flaws and strength, inner me
will you accept him as he emerges from within
soft, tender and caring
emotions filled and sometimes a little bit daring
quiet, not speaking maybe a little bit boring
Being shy but weird and a little bit fearing
But mixed with me and love there in
It meant a lot when you said “just be yourself”
to be myself
to be authentic
poetic and artistic
It’s never too late to try authenticity.
Miranda Devine
Coming Soon to the Unspoken series (not the final cover)
July 30, 2022
A Tug at my Heart
You said “What if I said I love you”
what if I told you my heart skipped a beat
at the thought of hearing those words repeat
I smiled as you started your rhymes so neat
Capturing my mind, into my heart feelings crept in, discreet
You said I have a way with words but you have a way with rhymes, so smooth and complete
Did I ever I tell you I dear listen when you speak?
Reciting your written words, emotion leaks
capturing mood, uniquely your technique
Your poems a tug at my heart
opening my mind to new views that they impart
beautifully executed, a simple work of art
the love and passion within plays their part
Coming together, the stories that have been untold
painted with love and scars the bigger picture unfolds
what the future may be, what the future foretold
the barrier removed, the wall is no more, emotions enrolled
Welcome to my heart free and uncontrolled.
“Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
July 24, 2022
The Introvert
The introvert speaks the language of silence
living in a world of lions,
creating an internal world of defiance;
Trapped within his mind, he sinks into shyness
without a life jacket he drowns into emptiness
How can he escape? What’s the solution?
Is it liquid enough to wash away his occlusion?
Releasing the words unspoken, removing life illusion
Feeling everything, feeling nothing
understanding much, not understanding a thing
He belongs, but he doesn’t, hiding his wings
Grounded, but soaring in thoughts
The overthinker? Probably not
maybe dwelling on an idea, solution comes to naught
A thinker, a feeler, a listener
he will hear you out without pause or dishonor
He will understand giving you encouragement and power
But most of all he vanishes, where did he go?
As silent as his steps no one will know
to recharge, to recuperate, to return to the show
None the wiser, greeting you with a simple hello.
“Don’t underestimate me because I’m quiet. I know more than I say, think more than I speak and observe more than you know.”
– Michaela Chung
If you are introvert how do you cope with a loud world? with a world that never shut’s up?
Author’s note: Should have written this one a while back but didn’t get around to it. Was looking around through my gallery in my phone where I found a screenshot of poem I did some time ago for a vss365 prompt using the word ‘Solution’ and thought why not use this and expand it more, thus ‘The Introvert’ was created. I hope you do enjoy the read and thank you for dropping by.
July 22, 2022
Emotions
There are days when I feel like shedding tears
Releasing these pent up fears
Freeing myself from these chains
Wrapped around my heart that beats in pain
Meeting up with myself, face to face, the disdain
Emotions erupt, internal overflow,
external hidden show
Then a voice whispers, you best know
Accepting yourself, forgiving yourself and loving yourself
Quells the turmoil within the self
You deserve yourself
“The emotion is the colour of your soul”
Will you paint your world making it whole
Revealing who you are, stepping out into your intended role
By design
“It’s ok to feel” always remind yourself of this line.
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it…”
― Nicholas Sparks, At First Sight
