A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - Z

 

only once

in my lifetime

have I made a friend

who has stuck

through all the years

from my twenties

til now in my late fifties

she has been there

through my marriage

my sickness

my childlessness

my healing

my child-fulness

my parenting

our travels

to different homes

across the world

our friendship

has waxed and waned

with contact

and less contact

but always 

we right ourselves

and get back on track

something calls us

to each other

currently it is on Zoom

we connect

once a month or so

telling tidbits of life

laughing a lot

encouraging

sharing our sense of humour

our memories

fizzing across the ether

to each other

a miracle

17/11/21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - Y

 

daily I do

downward dog

from my palace

in the skies

glimpsing enlightenment

while upside down

feeling my spirit soar

sharing a lifeline

with my yoga buddy

across the sea

16\11\21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - X

 

every day

give or take a few

I pour out my day

to my friend

in email

and every day

minus one or two

she shares hers

right back to me

what a delight

to give and receive

this steadfast intimacy

these tiny X-rays

of love

10/11/21 

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - W

 

feeling the peace

of the morning

I snuggle here

on my deck

rainy streets below

cars swishing by

aware of the oscillation 

of life

give and take

the breathing, if you will

as we all exchange gases

and molecules vibrate

their way around

and through us

as the mist suddenly

floats past 

I feel pleasure

at the non black and whiteness

the flow

the relaxation of hard goals

and dead lines

of wiggle room

sitting here on my balcony

wobbly at the centre

4/11/21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - V

 

glancing down

from my balcony

in the sky

I notice the local swans

on our lake

with their tiny babies

floating, softly

like dots on the water

perilous place

between land and sky

and I sense the delicacy

and wonderment of life

and how vulnerable 

we all are who are living

every breath

a gift

30/10/21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - U

the more I live

the more I feel

somehow I was given 

the wrong instructions

or I’m holding the map

the wrong way up

but maybe that’s the joy

to view the world

topsy turvy

as a child

upside down

looking through their legs

grinning at the daisies

24/20/21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - T

 

like a pressure

to my back

I push myself faster

but time seems shorter

and I seem clumsier

pausing 

to take a breath

I discover

everything gets done 

that needs to be done

and time seems to expand

to fit

21/10/21

A to Z poetry challenge 2021 - S

 

pleasing others

has become a habit

a lifetime’s work

of which I am proud

I like those around me

to be happy

but I do notice

I have neglected

to get to know myself

and tend to deny

my own desires

at the end

all the rest fades away

and I will be alone

with self

maybe it’s time

to meet me

19/10/21