Showing posts with label Freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom. Show all posts

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Out of Place


Out of Place

The petal was out of place again.
It loved to turn toward the sun
and let the wind lift it up.
"Why can't you stay in line?"
the flower asked for the 100th time.
" I am not a soldier who stands
in formation," the petal answered.
"I was made to move around
and I will not be tied down."

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

Escape


Escape

Find the stairway
that takes you
away.

The one that
spirals outside your
routine.

Lets you leave
the walls you built
behind.

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Thursday, February 16, 2017

The America That I Love


The America That I Love

The America that I love
offered a home to immigrants
who sought freedom of religion
and an escape from tyranny.
Our freedoms of speech, the press and
peaceful assembly symbolize
the America that I love.

We have never been perfect, but
we have worked to improve and our
democracy has been admired.
Now, we stray from the essence of
the America that I love.

This poem is written in the form called a rondine.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

For Those Who Had Come Before



Those Who Had Come Before

I take in the words
of those who had
come before and
still come back for more.

They have lived that
of which they speak.
Backed their beliefs
with action and pushed
forward against those
many thought were
impossible to combat.

I digest all they say
am nourished by
their example,
stronger because
they are behind
me all the way.

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Thursday, January 19, 2017

We Won't Step Back


We Won't Step Back

We won't step back,
let some hack
threaten all
we believe in.

We won't let down
all who fought before,
who trusted us
to work for more.

We won't let them tell us,
won't let them sell us
a bill of goods that
takes away our rights.

We will gather in force
focused on the same course
and take the next step forward
together.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Above It All


Above It All

Soaring above the
turbulence, safe and serene.
The sun hits the wire.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Pathfinder


Pathfinder

How do we get to where we are?
Are we led to the water to drink?
Are the steps controlled by what we think?
Do we wish upon a star?
Will that get us very far?
Do we aspire to be like someone else?
Does that help us find ourselves?
Does it matter what we do?
Is everything planned for me and you?
How do we get to where we are and
where do we go next?

Thanks to Janice Sheridan for this week's Wordsmith Studio Creative Prompt-Freedom. Do you believe in destiny? Do we control our own fate? How have you found your way?

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