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On seeking wholeness in a hammock
the guilt that gnaws
the lessons learned
old wounds opened
new scars earned
grief gently bleaches
as sun peeks ‘round trees
loss ripens to gratitude
through tender breeze
the bygones are past
so receive what is real
not all things can last
but all can heal
.
the lessons learned
old wounds opened
new scars earned
grief gently bleaches
as sun peeks ‘round trees
loss ripens to gratitude
through tender breeze
the bygones are past
so receive what is real
not all things can last
but all can heal
.
Published 15th Jul 2024
Author's Note
Just spent a week "unplugged" in a forest... and a lot of time in a hammock. I think I finally let some things go.
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24th Jul 2024 4:12pm
Yeah. It's easy to say and hard to keep hold of...
Thanks for relating!
❤️k
Thanks for relating!
❤️k
15th Jul 2024 2:54am
Awesome! It's storming here like crazy, and your write cheered me up! Thank you!
24th Jul 2024 4:13pm
15th Jul 2024 4:07am
Dear K,
I enjoyed this poem from start to finish. The gentle rhyming, the formatting, and mostly the hopefulness in letting go the toxic stuff that infects the soul. The healing powers of the hammock. Awesome! H🌷
I enjoyed this poem from start to finish. The gentle rhyming, the formatting, and mostly the hopefulness in letting go the toxic stuff that infects the soul. The healing powers of the hammock. Awesome! H🌷
24th Jul 2024 4:14pm
I already need another week, but it's good to look back and remember that this sort of peace is possible! Thanks, H.
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15th Jul 2024 12:49pm
24th Jul 2024 4:15pm
It was wonderful. 😊 I was tempted not to come back....
Thanks for the BIG LIKE
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Thanks for the BIG LIKE
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23rd Jul 2024 2:53am
The way you formatted this in a wave was utterly captivating.
Yeah. Man. Lessons. Ugh. You painted it with a gentle hand, and made it seem like hope is around the next wave. Really great work
Yeah. Man. Lessons. Ugh. You painted it with a gentle hand, and made it seem like hope is around the next wave. Really great work
24th Jul 2024 4:18pm
Thanks, Betty. I wonder if I should plaster this one on my wall, because it's so damn easy to forget that hope exists!
Thanks for noticing the formatting. As a person prone to motion sickness, I didn't REALLY swing in the hammock, but it had its own gentle movement. Yeah, kinda like waves. Or breaths.
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Thanks for noticing the formatting. As a person prone to motion sickness, I didn't REALLY swing in the hammock, but it had its own gentle movement. Yeah, kinda like waves. Or breaths.
❤️k
