#freeverse #poetry
I am a light bringer but remain unseen.
My words form poems, wellness notes,
And the eulogys for those gone before us.
I have found my *ikigai and know my place,
Here on this beautiful planet, I flourish and grow.
Born of stars, to stardust, I will return.
But before my time is up, I want to leave
A book or two of my poems to posterity.
To show I was here, shining my light into dark corners.
Domestic abuse, the death of a belovéd son.
An estrangement - all have been my crosses
To bear, with wisdom and forgiveness.
Now, I weave spells of love, acceptance, and joy.
Forgiving sets free my spirit to fly away.
Whispering to the four winds as they sweep the earth.
I am a witness, a people watcher,mother to cats.
Mother grandmother, poet, blogger, and writer.
I am so much, and yet in the end, so little.
For in the greatness of the Infinite universe
I am but a speck of dust, a flame that
burns and dies, a drop of water in the sea.
And yet, in that dust is all the land that ever was.
In that flame, all the fires that burnt brightly.
In that tiny drop of water, the whole of the great oceans.
*ikigai - Japanese for 'purpose in life.'
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