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Poetry Part Five

Poetry Part Five

            How fitting for the last day of National Poetry Month to fall on the day I post my last blog for April! It’s only right for this poem to be about the art itself, enjoy!!

 

Poetry

K Wendt

Words and rhythm

Flow and hum

Their normal “stations”

Out of position

With it

Meaning is twisted

A new idea embraced

The dance quick paced

As the words and meaning

Help the soul become freeing

Poetry Part Four

Poetry Part Four

            Have you ever noticed how sometimes you’ve just had enough of…everything. You’re tired mentally, physically, and emotionally. You don’t want to be responsible for one more decision. You need a break…before you crack.

 

Cracked

K Wendt

The pressure

Is too much

I fear I suffer

And cannot give up

If not I

Then who

Gets us by

Takes care of the crazy zoo

The weight

Slipping

Shift the plate

And I hear cracking

To disburse

Would be ideal

But the curse

Is the way other’s feel

So, I go I do I say

All the expectations stacked

Balance is a façade

There goes another crack

Poetry Part Three

Poetry Part Three

            Okay, okay, I need to admit this week’s poem was a little harder to create. My mind has been busy with many things. It’s hard, sometimes, to settle the mind down to write. As I sat here for a few minutes trying to decide what the blog would be this week, I thought about one of the many stories I have started. The story itself was born from one those “look at this picture and create a story” things. While what you read in the poem below is not the story I’m writing, it’s based off the same picture.

 

Standing in the Rain

K Wendt

The midday darkens

A breeze plays with my hair

The sound in the clouds beckons

Rain dampens the air

Plop! Plop! Plop!

It sings

As it drops

I’m listening

There’s a message there

Within the rain

Proceed with care

It strains

People walk by

They’re staring at me

My umbrella at my side

As I wash myself clean

*No, the picture attached is not the original photo the story is being written from.*

Poetry Part Two

Poetry Part Two

            I have spent the last week waiting for my voice to come fully back to me. Due to this beautiful time of year and all the allergies that come flying in with the wind, I lost my voice last weekend. While it is better, it is still not fully back to normal. As I wrote the poem for this week’s blog, I thought about sitting in the silence as I tried to do during the first part of this week.

            I enjoy times of silence. I enjoy walks done in solitude because my ears are more keenly aware of my Creator’s presence as I walk in silence. I enjoy moments of sitting on my parent’s porch and just listening to the silence. My favorite silent time is watching the waves crash onto the shore at the beach.

            None of the above places are purely silent, but if I take the time to just be quiet and listen, I can hear so much! A scuffle of a rabbit in front of me, the rustle of wings from a hawk above, and the sound of the ocean moving are awe-inspiring moments of silence. It is within those moments that I can feel my Creator. I know he is there and the silence encourages me.

            So, here is the second poem of the month.

Embracing the Silence

K Wendt

As I walk

Along the sunrise

My eyes catch quick hops

My ears open wide

I embrace the silence

Of the world awakening

God’s beauty at its’ finest

And I’m just listening

I breathe in the freshness

Of a new day

Let go of my weakness

Strong enough for the day

The silence

Of God’s words

Echo timeless

Fill me with worth

It is there I find God’s guidance

As I walk

Embracing the silence

Poetry Part One

Poetry Part One

 

            April is National Poetry Month. Poetry is my favorite form of writing. So, I’m going to focus on poetry for my blog posts this month.

            There are things happening around me that have me acutely aware of how quickly things can end. I’m a thinker. As I thought about certain events, the following words about life came to my mind. Please understand that I’m not understating life situations or the loss of life. I’m simply letting my thoughts out on paper. So here is the first poem for this month.

Life

K Wendt

Life

Is a moment

In time

As quick as we breathe,

It can leave

We take for granted

Having tomorrow

But we don’t know tomorrow exists

Until we’re in it

Life

Is but a breath

We need to take in

And enjoy

We need to cherish today

Chase our dreams now

We cannot guarantee tomorrow

Life

Is in control of us

We are not in control of it

It needs to be embraced

And lived to the fullest

Life

Is a moment

In time

Spring: Growth

Spring:  Growth

 

            As I have stated in my previous blogs, the Spring season is about the newness of things…life, fresh starts, renewed relationships or careers.

            It’s fun starting something new! When I begin something new, I feel rejuvenated, alive, awakened by all my senses.

            It’s not always a new story or poem that creates this feeling. I tend to feel this way with any new project or obstacle in my life.

            I think those sensations get created because I become excited as I start a new venture. I cannot wait to see what happens next. Even when what I’m doing scares me, I’m eager to see the outcome.

            I believe my journey as an author has taught me the importance of having this open perspective to new things happening. I have grown with each step…and with each slip. Let’s face it, not every step forward is a good one.

            Growth.

            That is what is most important with everything you do. The new experience or step in your journey of life is a time of growth.

            Sometimes, we can’t tell how we’ve grown until we are on the other side of the experience.

            Sometimes, the growing pains are pure hell as we walk through the new phase of life.

            But, we need to be willing to grow. There is so much to see and do out there in this vast world. Why stunt our growth and remain small?

            Don’t!

            Be willing to take the next step on your journey, especially the new ones. You don’t know what is waiting for you unless you leap forward!

Spring: New Season

Spring:  New Season

            Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. It is the time of year when new creatures are born and old foliage experience new growth. The same hold true of us as humans.

            Depending on where you are in your life, you are either walking a new path or coming out of hibernation on a current one. If you find yourself stagnant, then I suggest taking on this opportunity of the season to refresh yourself somehow.

            For me, personally, my life continues down the same path, but there are new doors that are opening along the way. I find myself learning more about the author world every day. My drive to write is strong and the ideas cannot wait to escape onto paper.

            I have goals to move me forward in my author journey. I have desires that help to create those goals. I am eager to see what happens next. Just as Spring offers new things, so does the journey we travel if we are willing to look.

            It’s been almost an exact year since I took some major leaps into the author world and they have all paid off.

            I used to not be like that. I used to not be so bold and willing to try something that scared me. I was afraid because it would mean breaking out of my comfortable shell. I don’t like to be in front of people. I become nervous and it’s hard for me to speak.

            But, I wanted this journey. I could taste the accomplishments ahead of me on this road. I had to have it! So, I took a deep breath and I dove in head first.

            Now, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve said many times before that I am not myself if I’m not writing. That statement still holds true.

            I still don’t like having to be in front of others, but I get better with each time I do it.

            I encourage you to examine the journey you are on. Ask yourself if there is room for a “new birth” in journey or if you need to let new foliage plume forth. It is worth the risk!

Spring: Forward

Spring:  Forward

            Today begins Daylight Saving. This mean longer days and shorter nights. I think there are a lot of us who look forward to this, especially where bodies of water are concerned.

            I look forward to it because it gives me an extra chance to walk in the evening if I’m unable to walk in the morning. I accomplish a lot when I walk. I’m not only working on my health, I’m also rejuvenating my senses. Every one of them open up when I walk. When I walk in the morning, it helps to awaken me. If I get to walk in the evening, it helps take some stress away.       

            But, there is much more to springing forward than the longer daylight. I have been focused on moving myself forward in my writing “career”. I’m trying to take steps not yet taken. Or, if needed, retake steps not yet well done.

            I view springing forward as a metaphor to what I’m trying to do in my life. I’m trying to lengthen my writing possibilities. I’m trying to reach goals I have only dreamed about.

            Occasionally, I slump and remember my failures. I can’t let those mistakes weigh me down. I must move forward. I already know the journey that is behind me. It’s time to focus on the journey before me and move forward as necessary to accomplish all my goals and desires.

Spring: Cleaning

Spring:  Cleaning

 

            I started cleaning out my house. It needs it desperately. Living a long time in one place makes it easy to collect clutter and junk.

            While it is an overwhelming task, I find it rejuvenating. I find things I forgot I have. I also find things that I intended to use somehow, but instead those items have collected junk.

            If I have a choice, I prefer to do the yard work and leave the house work to others. Maybe that’s because I don’t live outside and easily see how the yard is getting messier by the minute. So, my house cleaning is very basic. Yes, I’m a little ashamed to admit that but, it is true!

            Occasionally, I get in the mood to clean. I mean “really” clean. I scrub cabinets. I clean out pantries and closets. I get rid of stuff. Sometimes, I’ll even scrub the grout between the tile.

            When I start a project like this, I can’t stop until it’s completed. It’s almost an adrenaline rush because I’m chasing a finish. Once I’m done, though, I feel it in every muscle in my body.

            Sure, I’ll be sore the next day, but the result is worth it! Not just in my home, but in myself because somehow or another, doing a little Spring cleaning in the house also helps me do a little Spring cleaning within myself.

Love: Yourself

Love:  Yourself

            One of the things that I have a hard time doing is loving myself. I don’t see the beauty others see. I feel ashamed when I have the desire to be gushed over just a little bit.

            I’m ashamed because I believe I’m being selfish to want that. I tell myself that a good and humble person wouldn’t seek that, but the truth is I do seek it.

            I need those words of affirmation. I need I love you. I need my existence to be rejoiced. I need all that because I don’t give it to myself.

            I should. I recognize that. And I try, but I know this is a battle I will fight until I die. It shouldn’t be, but it is.

           I should be wholeheartedly in love with myself because I am here, existing on this earth.

          My Creator loved me enough to create me. That alone should be enough, but that is still someone else loving me.

          I need to see what he sees and fall in love with myself.