Fulfillment Is Like A Dixie Cup

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Linking with Poetry Jam for Gabriella's prompt "If I were"
 

 "There are people who have money and people who are rich." ~Coco Chanel


If I were wealthy with more money than I could spend
and beautiful like Mona Lisa attracting all the men
with fame like Marilyn and grace like Fred Astaire
I would have everything I wanted and no worries nor cares
but if I am soberly honest and think it through like a queen
I am certain that this wealth would not truly change a thing
cause no matter where I live be it a mansion or a trailer park
I will still have worries and can still have a broken heart
in fact the deepest problems could possible get bigger to
for the more you got the more you truly got to lose
so pour my champagne in a Dixie cup and fill it to the top
I don't need a crystal goblet I am happy with what I got.


Fulfillment is like a Dixie cup that fills up rather fast
a little is sufficient when you have a fuller glass.


What gives you the greatest fulfillment in your life?
   
 

 

 



To Be Filled

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Linking with the wonderful folks at Poetry Jam

 

 

 Isn't that what we all seek?

Fulfillment?

We stand here

in this life

like empty bottles on a shelf

hoping for something good

something beautiful

or of substance

a morsel of nourishment

to fill the empty places

that only something

bigger can provide

but we must be

willing to take a step out

from where we stand

and be open

to the blessings given

if we are

  truly to be filled.

 

 

Feast of the Moon

 

 

 

 

"As far as the Moon is concerned, he is always full." ~Terri Guillemets

A Hunger That Fills Buckets

photo by Elena Kalis

 

The Mag #182

 

 

The ocean of the body crashes against the ocean of the heart. Between them is a barrier they cannot cross. ~Rumi

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost is the place my heart wanders

nowhere that has an uttered name

it's a choir that sings of loneliness

a hunger that fills buckets like rain

 

it's point of exact location

cannot be found

on any printed map

it's a grain of sand to an ocean

a skyscraper laying on its back

 

 it's penciled in directions

to a permanent destination

that does not yet exist

it's a doorbell to a deaf man

a voice that shall forever have no lips

 

the true logic of the

code and boundaries

is teardrops tied to a locked up gate

it's a room that has no walls

a fork that will never have a plate

 

a broken heart is a manic hunter

searching for candles inside the dark

 it's a cure that has no potion

a wound that will never leave a mark

 

for love is a mighty fortress

 that no human strength can truly lift

it's a present we can only open

if we are willing to give back the gift

 

the heart's logical mathematics

is a lesson no one can truly teach

it's a rainbow to a blind man

a sermon no evangelist can preach

 

no sense can be reasoned out

of the obscurities of the human heart

it's lucidity to an utter madman

it feeds diamonds to a shark

 

for the ways of love and loss

are like a river and cast off stones

they wander drifting like a forlorn sailor

until they finally find a home.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Bigger Fish

Meal Beach, Burrs Island,Shetland by Robin Gosnall

The Mag #159


"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."  ~T.S. Eliot




Mankind is the hunter of new horizons, the seeker of something more
pushing to greater lands as does the waves unto the shore.
He moves on ever further as a hardy ship upon the sea
hoping for fulfillment yet longing to be set free.
Sometimes it is a journey beyond the outskirts of the furthest town
and others it is a sojourn inward to reach what's lost and make it found.
Like the surfer hunts the perfect wave and the fisherman a bigger fish
so does the human spirit search for something greater...a purpose within his fists.

Kiss Life On The Lips

Linking with Poetry Jam a great place for writers that blog.

Life is a lover one must kiss on the lips if you want to feel its warm embrace.

You cannot merely touch its hand, or peck its soft sweet face.

Wrap your arms around it and hold it forever near.

Caress its naked truth and strip away your threads of fear.

Crawl into its cushioned bed and lie next to its reward of bliss.

For to live life to its fullest you must kiss it right on the lips.

A Shimmering Life

Magpie #97

"My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy. " ~William Shakespeare

Diamonds, fame, champagne, and pearls.

Beauty, grace, talent, and curls.

A 9 figure account, and 2 beautiful estates.

A sexy limo driver, and a party that waits.

A silver platter holding a glamorous life.

The sky is the limit on every want in sight.

Happiness should be her gift that forever unfolds.

Yet, empty pill bottles are all she holds.

I suppose one cannot have it all in this world.

It is a heavier burden than one heart can hurl.

Elvis, and Marilyn have shown this to be true.

You cannot find fulfillment if it's not already in you.

I believe that a shimmering life is not a glamorous one filled with jewels, wine, and popularity.  It is an inward strength.   A glow that comes from a peacefull heart that knows the grace of God.  That kind of life has a way of radiating outward like light through a window.  Giving warmth to all who come near.  People like that are always a comfort to be with, and a mentor to those in need.  Their impact on others is always far reaching, rippling outward like a pepple in water, affecting countless people down the line.  I have had the wonderful opportunity to know many beautiful souls like that. I am blessed to have 2 daughters that fit that description, Amber and Becky.  Click on their names to view their lovely blogs.  I hope that everyone has a wonderful New Year.  One that shines from the inside out. 

Also linking with A Pause On The Path.

 



Algebra For The Soul

Magpie # 91

(Regret + y does not = fulfillment)

All of yesterday's regrets are 100 chairs we can no longer fill

yet we will create even more for tomorrow

foolishly trying to fill them today.