Rebecca: Favorites

Nov 2020 Rebecca

Christian Simon

The sunflower reaches up:

Tall and proud

Vainly striving to reach the sky:

A Sisyphean task.

For the wind batters;

Bruises as it nears.

Faces forced to bow.

Stems snapped like broken backs.

Nevertheless, they still believe.

Winter comes: a forced retreat.

Petals wither and fall.

Reduced, reused, recycled.

No longer of interest

To bees, birds and we

Who only see the first

Flush of beauty.

Returned unto the soil.

#nature #failure #melancholy #sisyphus #weather #sunflower #perseverance

Nov 2020 Rebecca

" I don't think it was a disguised yawn!...."

Nov 2020 Rebecca

Yenson

" I don't think it was a disguised yawn!...."

It's not all with eyes
that can see
It's not all with ears
that can hear
Its not all with minds
that can reason
It's not all with mouths
that talk sense
it's not all with noses
that can smell the roses
it's not all with smiles
that know happiness
It's not all words
that have meanings
Know this
and you can sit back
and watch a show of
clever people
messed up and messing up
in their messed up world

Nov 2020 Rebecca

Moonlight

Nov 2020 Rebecca

Erik Luo

Moonlight

I talked
to the moonlight
tonight
And asked it
to send you
my love
When it reaches
your sky

#love #sky #moon

Oct 2020 Rebecca

Hanging By A Strand

Oct 2020 Rebecca

Kenneth Gray

Hanging By A Strand

A strand
Its all I've got
Some people have
Some people have not
A strand is all I've got

A strand
Its all I've got
Some people have little
Some people have lots
A strand is all I've got

A strand
Its all I've got
My strength is failing
Win? Nah, probably not
Because a strand is all I've got

A strand
That's all
That's all I've got
A strand is all I've got

This one is pretty self explanatory. I don't have much left to hold onto. I wanted to express that using as few words as possible. That way the poem structure relates to only having a strand as well. I love reading this one. Its exactly what I was after when I thought up the idea.

#barelyhangingon #hangingbyastrand #hopeless #defeat #depression #theend #havingnothingleft #lonliness

Oct 2020 Rebecca

At the end of a working day

Oct 2020 Rebecca

Jackie Mead

At the end of a working day

At the end of a working day; To refresh my mind I walk and watch nature at play.

Water rippling, leaves rustling bring calm and tranquillity.
A balm to my mind and mobility.

A beautiful evening for a walk.
Listening to the sounds of the birds in the trees.
Puts my mind and body at ease.

Walking, watching children feeding ducks on the pond.
To me is like a fairy waving her magic wand.

The end of September, we are lucky, still has some warmth at the end of the day.
No need for a coat as I catch the last of the days rays.
Early evening walking leaves my mind in a happy haze.

#balmtothemind #eveningwalk

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