Photographer: C.J. Kale
Photo used with permission
healing time
this mindful interlude.
children soothing self-
fish seven second
memories
and I gulp.
hold my breath
and blood eyes bulge.
my mouth
a clam. shut
tight swallowing.
sinewy tentacles
constrict – squeeze
life. giving
up on the surface.
too far away to escape
drowning. my own
tears like Nemo’s
fin flounder. no
Gill to trust
courage to find
gems in the dark
depths. blind despite
a heart
the size of
an ocean. rogue
waves propel me against
the grain. grinding
in to sand. washed
sea dust; bleached
clean white coral. spheres
of soft step-ping silicas.
I spit out. waiting
for a hand
full of perfect polished
pearls to appear
out of no
where. wisdom
shell sheltering
a hermit.
© Copyright 2015, Jodine Derena Butler & ‘Poetry Out West’. All Rights Reserved.
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I do even on pages. You have to type in your information the first time since I’m self-hosted.
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I’ve been a couple times but you don’t have a setting to leave comments…?
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I will look forward to your visit!
Janice
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Thank you Janice I will definitely do that. Thank you for visiting. Jx
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Hi,
Intense poem. I know Ralph. I also know Danny Ray. I found you on his site. Congratulations on being his featured blogger. I was his featured blogger too. Maybe you can check out my site if you need a blogging tip or two. That’s what I write about.
Janice
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Oooh! I found another on Danny! Can I have the link please? I’m so sorry I’m a bit slow… Jx
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Thank you! It means a lot. Jx
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That’s right…I’m being squeezed at the moment and too scared to leave my house…I am so anxious about my future. I worry all the time…it scares me to leave the house!
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The ebb and flow of the tides over the coral sands is not unlike the pearls or rosary passing through your fingers, there is peace and solace beyond the hermit’s shell – once you outgrow one the next is waiting…….Mx
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Hmmm, it is self soothing to some degree…I could do with those pearls, like rosary beads. Jx
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Thank you 😎
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Excellent writing.
Really enjoyed. 😎
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The soothing of the seas and the silence of a sky full of stars
Mx
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That’s fine 🙂
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No thank you. It’s not my thing. Sorry. Jx
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Hey 🙂 I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Please don’t feel obliged to participate, yet if you do want to participate checkout my blog post for the rules.
Love and regards.
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