Written for Verse First Poetry Jam GBE2
Linking to Poetry Pantry #168 dVerse Open Link Night #115
Verse First - Just past the centre
We are, now, just past September's center. Funny way to look at a span of time, from the center. But that is exactly what I want you to do. Look at something, anything really, from just past center. It could be your life, your kitchen table or even a task at hand. It could be your equilibrium, your goals, a relationship or... Whatever you choose, write a poem from the perspective of Just past center.
GBE2 - Imperfection
Paying it forward
This week I feature Mary's Just past centre - loved her take on the prompt and it made me smile
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Linking to Poetry Pantry #168 dVerse Open Link Night #115
Verse First - Just past the centre
We are, now, just past September's center. Funny way to look at a span of time, from the center. But that is exactly what I want you to do. Look at something, anything really, from just past center. It could be your life, your kitchen table or even a task at hand. It could be your equilibrium, your goals, a relationship or... Whatever you choose, write a poem from the perspective of Just past center.
GBE2 - Imperfection
All things must balance
That's my belief
Life's like a dance
Unbalanced it's grief
Sometimes a new venture
Swings left, then right
Just past centre
No use being uptight
A little imperfection
Much easier to achieve
It's a matter of perception
And what you believe
All things must balance
The ride up and down
Life needs an easy stance
Smile, don't frown
~x~
Poetry Jam - Battles
Mind is a battlefield
Of earthly understanding
Heart is a vault unsealed
Of Divinity enchanting
Sometimes the mind wins
It's morality's tool
It keeps us from sins
And within earthly rules
But the heart is blissful
It tolerates the mind
Its connection is universal
Invisible and kind
There's balance in life
When mind and heart agree
Then our journey is free of strife
And the spirit is free
Mind is a battlefield
Of earthly understanding
Heart is a vault unsealed
Of Divinity enchanting
~x~
Paying it forward
This week I feature Mary's Just past centre - loved her take on the prompt and it made me smile
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Nice poems here, Suzy.
ReplyDeleteFirst poem - Yes, it is good to strive for balance...a little left, a little right, a little imperfection, and a smile that always remains!
Second poem - I enjoyed reading the relationship between mind & heart. Really liked your last stanza especially. For myself, I find myself most in sync when my mind & heart agree, that one does not overrule the other but that they act as partner guides through life.
Thanks Mary. Imperfection is easy to achieve and certainly less stressful. Mind and heart as partners is the way to go. Nicely put Mary.
DeleteSuzy, I love your take on both prompts, that phrase of taking an easy stance is perfect! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sara - I learnt the easy stance via my karate cat stance - soft yet powerful.
DeleteEnjoyed your rhymes and the wisdom within them. Great work on both of these Suzy!
ReplyDeleteThe first one especially resonated with me. Life does need an easy stance :-)
"Life's like a dance
Unbalanced it's grief" ain't that the truth!
"A little imperfection
Much easier to achieve" yes, a graceful way of giving ourselves a little leeway.
Thanks Poet Laundry. It's much easier to move through life with an easy stance - so much easier to adapt to situations and circumstances.
DeleteLove the concept of 'mind as morality's tool' ... both poems are beautifully composed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Helen. I think that's the way it's meant to be except that sometimes the mind becomes the devil's workshop
DeleteI enjoyed reading both of these Suzy. Both seem to be about balance in one way or another. thanks for posting these.
ReplyDeleteHi Peggy, Glad you liked them.
DeleteSometimes it's hard to find balance, but when achieved, it brings peace.
ReplyDeleteHi Laurie, so true, balance does bring peace.
DeleteBalance is not always easy to achieve, but so necessary. The mind is definitely a battlefield...Both are great!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Susie. Yes the mind is a battlefield - forever having those volleyball matches.
DeleteBalance is not always easy to achieve, but so necessary. The mind is definitely a battlefield...Both are great!!
ReplyDeleteExcellent rhythm!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dances With Vodka.
Deletelove both of them.....i think in the heart-mind conflict we better listen to the heart for mental peace...........but balance between the two is the best......as you say.......
ReplyDeleteThanks Sumana. True best to go with the heart, but sometimes the mind is a good balancer. Glad you liked them both.
DeleteWithout balance a person goes crazy little by little. Loved both of your poems. ♥
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy. Glad you liked them.
Deletethere is a balance that comes when we can get the heart and mind to agree...and when they dont we have to choose which we will follow....as they each have different outcomes...
ReplyDeleteSo true Brian each provide a different perspective on balance and both needed for it too.
DeleteSuzy, I love your wise words about balance....and especially love that the heart's "connection is universal, invisible and kind." Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. glad you liked those lines, I like them too.
DeleteLove your view of imperfection. I totally agree! It's much too hard being perfect, too much pressure. I rather like my imperfect self. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda. Yep too hard to be and remain perfect constantly.
DeleteLife is a balance of all we have been given and our response to receiving it. You convey life and its effect beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alan. Glad you liked my poems,
DeleteSimple truths. Truth nevertheless.
ReplyDeleteSoftly expressed.
Cheers!
Thanks Jeff. Glad you thought so.
DeleteEnjoyed both very much. Good use of rhyme.
ReplyDeleteThanks Beachanny. Glad you enjoyed my poems.
DeleteI was drawn into the words by the rhythm of your writing. Imperfection is balance. Beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo. True, in a way imperfection is balance. Glad you liked my poems.
DeleteThe cadence in your just past center poem is a delight to the ear. Your message, true and clear. Nice share.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim, glad you liked the "melody". Loved the rhyme in your comment. Poetry is such sweet music.
DeleteYou have a lovely gift for poetry. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly. Glad you liked it.
DeleteLoved both of them, Suzy. Trying to find a balance between heart and mind and enjoying the now, is what I'm attempting to do...not always easy, but we try.
ReplyDeleteThanks Corinne. The mind is usually quite dominant and being in the now takes a lot of practice. But yes, we keep trying.
DeleteThanks Joyce. Glad you thought so.
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