Saturday, June 12, 2021

Evolutions

 

Linking with the Sunday Muse for Muse #164
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The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. ~Japanese proverb

 

We find our groove in the throes of movement

In the beat and the pulse and the dance

Life is messy in the making

Progress always has a price

Dirty hands and broken bones

All the things that make us fall and get back up

A beautiful vessel built by grace and strength

moving us forward

For curves are always around the corner

ones that throw us off the path

so we need our strength to

find our way back

for life is a journey full of maneuvering

and too much stillness makes for stiff knees anyway.


19 comments:

  1. "throes of movement" - great play! And this too "For curves are always around the corner", terrific. Picks up all the movement and layers of the rest of the poem and image. Well done!

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    1. Thank you Qbit! I consider that a great compliment coming from a brilliant poet like you!

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  2. This fits life perfectly for us seniors. I like
    "Dirty hands and broken bones" being recoverable. I'm not sure of the literal 'dirty hand' but the quilocular ones can hold us down immensely. The fall? The last fall I had I needed Mrs. Jim to help me up as I can no longer be on my knees. Both kneecaps have been broken and did not grow back together. (From that fall seven weeks ago I am still recovering my broken right big toe from.)
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    1. We see hosting is not always easy, thanks for this hectic time with Mr. Linky. )
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    2. Thank you so much for your understanding and encouragement Jim! I hope your toe is getting better and that you go easy on your knees. Hoping for a quick recovery from your hurts all around.

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  3. Carrie, this is simply gorgeous!!!!!

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  4. “Life is messy in the making”. Wow, isn’t it ever! A very strong and engaging write Carrie.

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  5. Ha! That last line made me laugh because it is so true!

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    1. Yes and I have creeky knees to prove it too! LOL

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  6. Rich with wisdom and images of life as it is, and of our ever-fluctuating human condition. Loved it, Carrie, especially "life is a journey full of maneuvering..." Totally nails it.

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  7. A poem of courage and a poem of hope. I like the contour of the ideas and the poem itself.

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  8. Love the encouragement in this and the way it weaves the image within it.

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  9. We are created for movement, to seek, to be...love this poem!

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  10. Circle of life. So many lessons we learn in the process. The tone of your poem is inspiring, Carrie.

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