Writing Impact Challenge Entry | 'One Earth Remembering'
art by Marzena Ablewska-Lech
---One Earth Remembering
Like a shadow cast out of alignment
I fell out of sequence, for a moment
Everything went Silent
Breath went tight within my chest and
Eyes started burning in my head
Then... Rhythm,
the pounding of my breath and feet
All Eyes on Me, Lights pointing and chasing
Running to find a way to Be Free of slavery
See the walls are closing in on We
The program is designed to devastate,
the thread of Hope that continues always to motivate
Pause, Breathe
Beyond Captivity, there is a Love shining
through the cracks
We All search for places of Peace
Hands and feet kicking and pushing for their Piece
Imagine when the shelters made for our Serenity
Emerge as truly the homes of our enemy's
Eating away the last beautyfull rays of Innocence
Beyond Sorrow, beyond Pain
Where do we go when there is nowhere Safe?
Reaching out to the Wind, I Ache
I am desperate, lost and forsaked
Hidden Fire rises in the language of
Thirsty and tired
How much can one Soul take?
How Silent can One remain?
Where is our support
Where is our Strength?
Listen, a bluebird sings songs to the Sun
Dandelions are growing like wild weeds long
Trees continue to Dream and to Reach
The Sun always shines Invisible Healing
Dirt everywhere, Always under my Feet
Waterfalls flow Cool, Whispering, Playing
Focusing on the Fire spark brings New clarity
Burn the Sage and bathe Smoke over everything
Remember who I used to be
Way way way before All war, All killing
One with Joy, One with Living
One with Earth, One with Giving
One with Music, One with Rhythm
One with Trees, One with Wisdom
One with Death, One with Release
One with this Holy Masterpiece
Thank you so much to @rensoul17 for putting forth this challenge and for the beautiful words chosen to prompt the creativity.
These words really brought me into a beautiful space of Remembrance. I had a vision of the wholeness of creation, from the suffering, pain and destruction we experience individually and on Collective scale, to the Peace, Joy and absolute Empowerment that we each are capable of. My poem expresses the feelings of complete loss and hopelessness, to show how that is the exact point in time when we can turn it All around and let everything go.
The cycles circle Infinitely!
We return to Joy and Love through realizing we are One with All of it, even the parts we don't like.
We find Peace through coming into tune with the Nature of reality with humbleness, acceptance, gratitude for the Grace that is allowed us to walk this Lovely Earth.
Thank you for reading my Entry, and for this opportunity to express myself. I look forward to more challenges in the future!
May All beings have the chance to Live in Peace, Love and Harmony
while our approach to poetry might contrast in many ways, I can feel in your words what I feel in the world: a want to reconnect with this mother earth, the beauty of nature, of peace, of mindfulness in the analog.
In a world so dependent on technology, I think - in the way the first half of your poem narrates - it can be so easy to get lost.
Remembering who we used to be and where we are from (stardust and the dirt of the earth) is so important!
Thank you for the share @onewithearth.
yes! thank you so much for reading and for recognizing the purpose of the words, it means a lot to me <3
By connecting to the deep roots of who we are We All can grow up as big strong beautyFULL trees!
Nature works together in symbiosis, that's what humans can learn from.
It is really important that we continue to bring these reminder to each other.
many thanks & blessings to you
I always try to put as much effort into reading the words, as to at least be able to look up to that which went into them.
Honored to have been able to sit by this tree with you and be at rest and listen.
The writing is beautiful @onewithearth Thank you for your entry.
thank you too! glad to make it in to the contest <3 the words you choose really inspired me :-)
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thank you @gaman :-)
Beautiful poetry.
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