Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #189 hosted by the utterly amazing poet Shay who has graciously filled in for me. Thank you my friend!
I somehow ended up writing 3 different poems. Nothing magnificent, just what the image spoke to me.
What We Learn to Carry,
When you are troubled with worry at a young age
Your faith either becomes a mighty force
Or it grows small like the mind of a cynical old man
Always speculating what could go wrong
But somehow you survive
The storm passes
If you are lucky
The near crash never happens
The fog clears
Your heart finds love anyway
You learn that the wolf on your back
Can be a friend even as a foe
One that gives us strength to carry on with him
Or the might to hold freedom in letting him go.
Don’t Attempt This at Home,
Somethings in life are foolish and others downright
dangerous
Like giving birth at home,
chain saws and beer
motor cycles on icy
roads
Falling in love with your therapist
Announcing at your
father’s retirement party you are marrying an artist
Giving your brother old tuna sandwiches and hoping for the
best
Walking in the woods alone when you are directionally
challenged
Wearing a fur coat to a Sierra Club Convention
Smoking in bed
Living beyond your means
Driving with no insurance
Not reading the directions
Shall I go on?
Purpose,
We hunt for things we cannot see
The warmth we never knew
The shade of something greater
A love that is true
Sometimes in the searching
The wandering that lost hearts know
We find meaning in the journey
And show others where to go.
The first one is my favorite. It is chock full of wonderful lines, especially the mighty force and the old man. The second one is peek-between-your-fingers scary/funny, and I will NOT be trying any of those, tyvm! The last one is gentle and sort of reprises the opening poem. Good stuff, Carrie!
ReplyDeleteCarrie,
ReplyDelete"We hunt for things we cannot see": fantastic first line, commencing the yearnings our lives encapsulate but ending on a note of power, that we can actually shine light on the journey for others. I loved all three poems, each wise in their own way, and the second a mixture of humor and satire. I feel as if I've been to a poetic feast. Thank you.
Pax,
Dora
The first one is my fave too, especially "One that gives us strength to carry on with him Or the might to hold freedom in letting him go." Though I sure got a kick out of the second....lol. I love the wisdom in the third. Well, I loved all of them, enjoyed this post so much.
ReplyDeleteI feel like these are related. That is, that as we learn to carry the unexpected/unasked for things we are given and as we make our decisions (sometimes foolish, always risky), we begin to discern what we are looking for, why the risk felt worth it, and how to carve the path.
ReplyDeleteA trifecta of images and ideas, Carrie. I like them all, but the simplicity and directness of the final one really speaks to me, tho the first is perhaps the most full of wisdom, and the second,of wit. A great trio of responses.
ReplyDeleteI found the different direction each poem took fascinating! You were creating in ‘overdrive!’ Well done.
ReplyDeleteI like all 3 of these, but the first one resonates the most.
ReplyDeleteCan be a friend even as a foe
ReplyDeleteOne that gives us strength to carry on with him
Or the might to hold freedom in letting him go.
Love the emphasis of choice Carrie! Not so easy when a friend is a wild thing known to be generally dangerous.
Hank
My favorites are the first, the third, and then the middle one.
ReplyDelete"Giving birth at home?" I was born at home. The thing now is
to give birth in the bath tub. My great niece gave birth that
way back when we lost power for three days, her Galveston mid-
wife couldn't make it so she and Hubby did it all.
I am directionally challenged if there is no sun. I know east,
west, north, south. Left and right confuse me as do up and down.
When I am lost I just go, drive or walk, in a straight course
until I meet up with a road that I know. This happens a lot upon
leaving a parking garage. I once lost my car in the Rice parking
lot until most everyone else had left and I could see my car. That
was most embarrassing because I had a young lady with me, kind of
a first date thing.
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These are all wonderful, Carrie. My favorite is the first one. Also love:
ReplyDelete"We hunt for things we cannot see"
All of them are spectacular, but that first ones speaks right to me. How creative to find three poems in one image. Beautiful writing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome poems dude, I really like the third one. Did you wrote that because it's avery good. Anyway, if you are looking for a sober living home in Los Angeles, I recommend Transcend Recovery Community.
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