Thursday, April 28, 2016

Open Wide

photo by Tom Chambers
The Mag #312

Also linking with Poet's United and Midweek Motif ~ Open / Openess



The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free. ~Robert Brault




Open wide your heart like a door and welcome life in like a deer upon your fine dining table.
Open wide your hands like a moon flower and reach out toward the dark of night.
Open wide your mind like a window and venture out to see and feel the gravel on the other side of the tracks.
Open wide your arms like an armoire and embrace all that life has given you to hold,
so that you may have the strength and grace to give some back to those who cross your path.

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15 comments:

  1. Sherry Blue SkyApril 28, 2016 at 8:27 AM

    Carrie, this is a beautiful poem. And I LOVE the photo. Reminds me of our last family gathering, where my son's wild wolf-pup (whom I adore), nimbly leaped up onto the table full of food and didnt tip over a single thing. LOL. My sister was not impressed.

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  2. MaryApril 28, 2016 at 8:39 AM

    Really enjoyed your message, Carrie. Indeed just being open to life is key!!

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  3. Sumana RoyApril 28, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    so beautifully weaved...

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  4. Sanaa RizviApril 28, 2016 at 11:54 AM

    Such a beautiful message in your poem :D

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  5. SusanApril 28, 2016 at 3:12 PM

    Never has opening a door, a moonflower, a window and an armoire held such significance as these. Strength and Grace for all who enter here!

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  6. rallentandaApril 28, 2016 at 4:41 PM

    This is very beautiful in expression and sentiment.
    Thank you for your comment on my poem:)...made my morning !

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  7. AnonymousApril 28, 2016 at 10:57 PM

    Wise words. Beautifully done! :-)
    -HA

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  8. Bekkie SanchezApril 29, 2016 at 9:32 AM

    So wise, Carrie! Full of hope and good things to come if only we stay open to the things around us.

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  9. Amit AgarwalApril 29, 2016 at 10:59 PM

    'welcome life in like a deer upon your fine dining table..'
    ..amazing! awesome, and oh so beatnik! I simply lovvved it, Carrie:)

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  10. Kathe W.April 30, 2016 at 1:53 PM

    very lovely!

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 30, 2016 at 5:02 PM

    Sweetly penned – but I must say, it would take a fair bit of strength and grace (more than I think I have) for me to cope with the situation pictured! :-)

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  12. Kathe W.May 1, 2016 at 1:34 PM

    well done- we all need to live that last line!

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  13. Optimistic ExistentialistMay 2, 2016 at 2:46 AM

    I love the poem and that picture is absolutely epic :)

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  14. Anita SabatMay 6, 2016 at 2:15 AM

    Such an open attitude can open doors to success :)
    Positive poem, Carrie!

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  15. LindaMay 23, 2016 at 8:39 PM

    Beautiful! :)

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