May 28

Where is the Poetry?

Photos, 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.

This is a question I have been getting lately. I have been writing. Kristin and I just published our first e-book for FINCA: Global Voices: A FINCA Uganda & Zambia Experiology.  In the book you can find some of my favorite poems written for some of the FINCA clients we have met.

Publishing this e-book is a pretty big deal for us because 100% of the profits are going to FINCA.

We are super excited to have the book done and for sell!

 

Nonetheless, I am sure you do not come to this blog to read my ramblings as much as you come to read my poetry.  So as a special treat here is a poem for a client that I decided not to include.

Brew Mistress

Brewing a recipe of success,

yours, a place to unwind

after a long hard day

is spent.

Your smile lights up

your pub, your laugh

more addictive than your brew.

Smiles on every face in the room.

You cornered the market

with your fermented meal.

As you drink in your successes,

you let poverty drown.


There are more like this one in our e-book:  

Check out our Book Trailer Also preview the book on Amazon.

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Thank you for reading and for your support,

About the author

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


 

Delaina J Miller

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