stay

[CdnReader]

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stay

don’t run
even though the impulse is strong
the pain follows…immeasurably…instantaneously
..........uncontrollably
immerses…surrounds…engulfs
like an old lover’s embrace
thoughts converge
focus is lost
a gasp for air
then a glimpse of the sky
but wait
stay

there is time enough to dash ahead
to engage the mind and the body in thoughts and activities
that avoid

watch
wait
stay
listen
feel
ssshhhhh


* * * * * *


don’t run
even though the temptation is great
a new day beckons…sweeping the old away
welcoming…reaching…encircling
like a new lover’s embrace
the heart remembers
the desire to rush ahead displaces the pain
the realist is nudged aside, the romantic returns
but wait
stay

there is time enough to think back, to linger, to reminisce
to learn all there is to learn even as the pain recedes and warm memories
replace

watch
wait
stay
listen
feel
ssshhhhh


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[Sweets America]

I love this poem, Donna! It has something in it that really makes the reader want to read till the end. The way it is written, it's like we are thrown into it and we just follow the tide.

[firefangled]

Oh I like this so much, Cdn. A going-through rather than avoiding or displacing. Well done. I like the silence in the middle. It worked and made me wait to finish. You are quite prolific lately, what is your secret?

[symphony]

wonderful indeed.

"thoughts converge
focus is lost"

U havent studied optics by any chance, have u?

[PrinceMyshkin]

I loved the simple directness of

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watch
wait
stay
listen
feel
ssshhhhh

And loved it even more when it recurred at the end, the recurrence suggesting the difficulty of following your own instruction to your heart.

[CdnReader]

Thanks very much for all your kind words, folks. Fire, my secret is easy. I'm really not so prolific in the "now".... I just pull 'em outta the archives (and I'm running out!!!).