Saturday, February 5, 2022

There is Warmth in the Congregation,

 


I tell you what I see — the landscape of the spirit requires a lung, but no tongue. 

~Emily Dickinson

 

Sisters I speak to you of loss

the cuts that tear down and leave us broken

they hit just as sure as a lumberjack

and we are never quite the same

but despair and love are a two-winged bird

even in the struggle to move on

there is a promise that lingers

and it has the power to lift us

remember that in your winter journeys

for birds soar the sky together

and there is comfort and warmth in the congregation

~~~

Daughters I speak to you of hope

even in the heavy burden of doubt

it has the power to change the landscape

if we give it light like an open curtain in morning

for life is both a forest and a mountain of cut logs

the path is hard and lovely

but even in the struggle to endure

there is a warming fire in our truest home

~~~

Mothers I speak to you of life

beyond the cries and breath of being

and before the prayers that yearned for something more

there are seeds planted long before the blossom’s greenery

soul’s song carried long before the throat a voice

for every mother carries and birth’s eternity.

 

For Susie 💖

 

Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #197.  The image here is different than the one at the prompt for my poem became a tribute to brilliant lighted souls and love but the words hold resemblance to the Muse image.  

 


32 comments:

  1. "Despair and love are a two-winged bird" - so beautiful, Carrie. The stanza about hope is WONDERFUL. I love it! A poem of hard truths, so well expressed. Made me think of Susie, and Dawn.

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    1. Thank you so much Sherry, and yes you are right, Dawn is very much an inspiration in this poem.

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  2. Despair, love and hope wrapped in a beautiful poem, Carrie, Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thank you so much Bev! I am glad you joined in at the Muse.

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  3. I expected this was for Susie. What a lovely gesture, Carrie.

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    1. Thank you my friend. 💙 She has been on my mind and heart.

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  4. Dear Carrie ~~~ this simply gorgeous! Love how you used the Sister/Daughter/Mother triad .. brilliant.

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  5. Echoing the comments above, this is an open-throated song, gorgeous and warm.

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  6. A wonderful sermon for Susie and the rest of us. I had Dawn and Susie in my mind at every line of mind also. But too for the others who had to let go.
    ..

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    1. To all that know Susie and of Dawn you cannot help but hold them close in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you Jim for your kind words.

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  7. Carrie, your poem is so beautiful. Thank you for being there when I feel so lost. Grief is a painting that changes with every brushstroke of light and dark I have in me.

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    1. Your description of grief is absolutely beautiful. Anytime you need to talk you can call day or night. Thank you for your sweet and beautiful comment. You truly inspire me my friend.💜🦋

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  8. A beautiful soothing read, Carrie. I love these lines, what you said about hope:

    "...has the power to change the landscape

    if we give it light like an open curtain in morning"

    "the path is hard and lovely."

    <3


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    1. Thank you so much Sunra and thank you for joining us at the Muse!

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  9. Carrie - This is absolutely beautiful it speaks to the heart. Your poem is a reflection of your wondrous spirit.

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    1. Awwww thank you dear Truedessa! I truly believe your spirit is a wondrous one my friend!

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  10. A beautiful poem for a beautiful spirit gone too soon.

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    1. Indeed her spirit is beautiful and Heaven is a brighter place for having her. 💖

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  11. A poem of great warmth and hope itself, Carrie--I especially like the way you painstakingly build what you want us to see line by line--and love images like "...life is both a forest and a mountain of cut logs." A congregation here we all should hope to join, I think.

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    1. Thank you so much Joy. You always dig deep and read a poem with a poet's heart. Your comments always mean so much to me.

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  12. Interesting tones of despair and hope
    "and before the prayers that yearned for something more"

    Thanks for dropping by to read mine

    Much love...

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  13. Beautiful and deep tribute. "but despair and love are a two-winged bird" yes, so important.

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    1. Thank you Qbit. So glad you joined in this week. I know you are a busy guy but we do miss you when you are not here at the Muse.

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  14. This has touched me deeply.
    Going to have my daughters read this too.

    Thank you!

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  15. Carrie, I love the abiding hope that weaves throughout your inspirational poem. We need the light more than ever <3

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  16. "despair and love are a two-winged bird"

    This poem is formatted perfectly in regards to the use of three people. Outstanding, Carrie!

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