Enjoy this Trio of poems that tie together the aloneness we all face in Life — and the opportunities we have to share and spread good cheer. Party on! :))
Alone
Oh, you better learn to love
being by yourself —
For most of life is spent
all Alone . . .
In your own company,
like it or not —
With your own commentary
along Life’s path.
And really, that’s not
so bad as one would think —
Because you are, indeed,
creative and kind —
You look and see
where you can help,
And rise-up to make
this World a sweeter place . . .
So learn to love
being by yourself —
And be creative and kind
to your own self, too!
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Self-Kindness
To your self, say good things,
As you do with those you treasure —
Words of encouragement
And cheer . . .
Treat yourself to little
Surprises, and be
Generous with yourself,
To yourself, for a change!
And stop grumbling!
Start enjoying Life :))
And enter the flow of
Life’s Grand Design.
Accept yourself,
Improve yourself,
Love yourself,
Give of yourself . . .
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I Bring My Own Party
I bring my own Party
to my Life, to my travels —
Because I know, full well,
there might not be one!
Unless I bring the open heart,
the reaching out, the cheer . . .
Someone else might have forgot —
and normalcy might reign.
Zombie-eyed worker-bees
mutely trudging through the
Doldrums, carrying on.
Another dollar. Another day . . .
And what an opportunity
missed, by my not thinking
Forward enough to embody
what’s needed to rise
Above the ordinary in Life
and bask in the spontaneity
Of Wow! Right Now!
Laughter. Sharing. Joy.
I’m ready, yes, to give:
Horseshoe nails (they bring good luck!),
Belgian chocolate, a little book,
mountain honey, tropical soap . . .
Warm words of humor, and praise —
some quirky banter, a complement,
A small philosophical chat, some
Kind of interaction and exchange . . .
And this keeps my Life
fresh, and this expands my
Circle of friends — mini-parties,
many exchanges . . .
And this balances
my times Alone —
Laughter, Uplift,
Party on! :))
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A great trio of poetry… I really liked the first one, because loneliness is such an important part of life (balances out connections & relationships) and then I got to your last poem, and loved it. “Above the ordinary in Life, and bask in the spontaneity, Of Wow! Right Now!, Laughter. Sharing. Joy.” that is a great stanza! Live, love, life.
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Thanks, Randall — great to hear from you! Yes, we both travel, I know you get the Alone thing. It’s one of Life’s constants, whether married or not, a parent or not. And yet, if we work at it, Alone can be so much fun. Life is truly what we make it. Aloha!
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“Aloha”, that word alone just brings a relaxing smile to my face… Enjoy the weekend.
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You too — I’ll smell a plumeria flower for you. :))
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🙂
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These poems are wonderful, touching, and funny. Just what I need at this moment. Thanks
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Glad to hear it — Life is an unfolding of consciousness, and these are the sentiments I’ve been working with the past few weeks. Part of the cosmic fabric right now. Expand! :)) It sure beats the opposite . . .
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Bee-youthful, with a message that is sweetly shared. Inspired, and it connects
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Beautiful I meant
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I needed to hear the self kindness one! It is so truthful especially “philosophical chats” are what keep me going. Just a conversation here or there. A meaningful connection that means so much.
You really are a beautiful writer! And a lovely poet! All your writing I have read so far is like music!
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Thank you :)) Please enjoy my horse blog, too. I’m a tough chick — former cow-milker, and for the past twentysomething years, a farrier!!! :)) Not enough of us around these days :))
https://soulhorseride.wordpress.com/
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I will be reading them next! you have so many great posts. Not enough time 🙂 there definitely are not enough of you around 😛
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These are wonderful Dawn! especially, birng my own party! Hope all is well with you. I am looking forward to retirement…hopefully soon! Lots of love and thanks for keeping in touch!
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Thank you, Linda 🙂 Summer is racing on. Thank you for reminding me to bring my own party — I shall remember to do that this warm evening, when I look forward to several hours of very hard physical hoof work! Best to you — please stay in touch 🙂 Dawn
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