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@TheosTrek, Forgiveness, Hugs and Kisses, Original Poetry, Peace, relationships, Sidey's Weekend Theme, unconditional love, Wordle #56
I don’t mean that finding joy to tell you about today is a challenge – but figuring out how to express it while combining two prompts is another story! Since I didn’t post over this past weekend, I am going to try to combine Wordle #56 and Sidey’s Weekend Theme of “Hugs and Kisses.”
The Expedition
There were demons poking, prodding me,
uttering a string of vile oaths, stoking my anger –
all the weapons of their intentions, attempting to block
my determination to scale the mountain, rising
above my captivity. I must make my visit, in humble submission,
to the goddess who reigns over the healing tools
of unconditional love. It is there alone that I must raise,
in my deepest pain, the white flags of surrender and truce
with all whom I accuse, all who have so offended me.
Against the odds for my failure, bets made
on my well-known stubborn refusal to relent,
I reached the summit. I saw her there, the sacred deity,
shaking her head at me, but smiling.
She took my hand, led me through the verdant
land that was her home. With patience she taught me
the significance of each forever-blooming plant,
all the beauty indigenous to her home,
all that I longed to make native to my own.
She anointed me with fragrant nectar,
extracted from the flowers, and the rituals of letting go,
for my sake and for others’,
were made known to me.
I learned, that taking upon myself
the humility I thought impossible
for my injured heart was not elaborate. Lifting
my arms, opening my tightly closed fists,
I knew, at last, freedom from my self-inflicted pain.
And with my willing offerings –
the warm hug of forgiveness,
the simple kiss of peace,
the goddess found another home in me.
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And having such a well-occupied heart is the definition of joy for any day! I wish you all, my Gentle Readers, the joys of forgiveness, peace, unconditional love – and of all of them, enough. . .
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Loan me a touch of talent and work ethic, Paula. I loved this piece. Most pain of heart is self-inflicted as most relief comes from outside.
Extraordinary job with the prompts. I love the hope at the end.
Wow – very impressive … as others have said, you rose to the challenge(s) beautifully … well done. Thanks for stopping by “Leaping Elephants” and commenting – I did comment back to thank you for drawing my attention to the date there as it should actually have been the Second Sunday in May and No More Roses since it was supposed to refer to Mother’s Days itself … there’s more explanation about that fictional poem on that site if you’re interested but again, thanks for your comments.
Thank you for your kind comment here. I commented back on your comment back! 😆
Phew! We put you through the wringer.
I do like the warm hug of forgiveness
It is probably better for the “hugger” than the “huggee” – at least part of the time!
better than the smack of capitulation
A good combination of prompts.
And certainly one that was not planned ahead of time. What won’t I do for expediency’s sake? 😆
Yes! It is fun to bend, cajole and tinker with words – And yours is wonderful piece…a lesson for everyday, one often learned too late.
Thanks for stopping by my place and leaving such a nice comment. I have, it seems, many voices – I thought I had but one muse, but perhaps it is singular voices of many muses?
While it is most often true that each poem anyone writes can stand alone, some sort of bounce of off or rebound off of or from others.🙂
Part of what I meant by “stand alone,” is that you have included the prompt words so seamlessly that the poem requires no “explanation” that it is a Wordle prompt! It is something that I hope someday to do – and it might actually happen if I ever spend more than a couple of hours or so writing these things!
I am with you in that many poems grow out of each other – sometimes bearing the same stamp of authorship, and others bounce out of range sometimes, but still bear the writer’s mark. They are all valid expressions. . .just different. But I do love to create connections between even the most diverse of poems!
Wouldn’t it be interesting to someday take all of the varied entries for a Wordle prompt and put them together to create a cohesive whole? What a project! 😆
Thanks for coming by and commenting!
Challenge? I’ll say. Well executed and expressed. Very nice.
Thanks, Walt! 😆
That last line is a perfect ending for the tale. Lovely.
Thank you Misky. While I like my original idea, I am rather ambivalent about the results. I might edit some or just forget it.
Www! What a challenge. And you met it beautifully. Great job.
Hubs
Thanks, it was fun.