January 23

Mindful Writing Challenge – Curious Journey

Poetry

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When someone you love is diagnosed with dementia as a caregiver your own life gets turned inside out as well. In fact probably even more as the caregiver. But really who knows? All of us are having our own experiences through our personal realities. Who are any of us to say what's real or not real in any given moment for anyone else. 

For me poetry and music have been consistent ways to examine emotions and personal growth the experience gifts me. Recently, I have found myself, once again, pulling at the threads my emotions through poetry. Some how by placing one word next to another I am able to find peace with grief. But even more powerful, I have been able to unravel the gift of the journey. 

Here are two of my most recent poems:

a cardinal rests
it’s frozen reflection
~ encapsulated
your colorful life stilled
in a lake of memories

image of guitar from the neck with the poem Sing Me overlaid.

Curious Journey

I’m quite please with how this poem turned out.


I do stray from proper grammar with this one. The only capitalization is in the first line and punctuation is almost nonexistent. I did this on purpose. I wanted the poem to have a stream of conscious feel so that the flow of thought becomes the subject of the journey.

I hope that you can read the poem and travel the journey of thought with me while enjoying the images along the way.


Thanks for reading,
Delaina

Curious Journey

‘You are Here’
the star says
but where is here


what does it mean – to be
here
anywhere
what is the difference
of me
between there
and here


would the sun be warmer
if my place was there
would the moon be brighter
if I was elsewhere
is my vision so blind
from here


can’t I see beyond
the dot of me


to landscapes of hearts unknown
and hold the faith of flowers and bees
though I stand deep in white winter snow
or dream of brilliant things like peace
among the chaos
that shakes my knees


From this place I cannot see
the ocean’s everlasting pace
still, I know its buoyant embrace.


©2018 Delaina J Miller
About the author

Creator of sounds. Poet on an energetic journey with words. Explorer of Frequencies.


 

Delaina J Miller

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