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From Sorrow To Acceptance

From Sorrow to Acceptance -By Frances Ayers

On sorrows'wings I journeyed to a land where I had never been.
Each loss was undiscovered country,landscapes I had never seen,mountains I had never climbed.

I had taken a journey past familiar landmarks I missed, and memories that were past.I had buried the familiar stories and neglected the happiness,which lay buried deep beneath the earth,only now and then pushing to the surface.

I drank from bitter springs and sat among the weeds,neglecting to seperate them from the flowers.
Beheld only the sunsetting but forgot the beauty in each new day.

When I had shed enough tears,I remembered the laughter echoing in the valley and heard the birds chirping a new song.

I saw the sun reflecting on the water.
and instead of weeds,I saw flowers. Where there were empty patches of dirt,I saw seedlings and the possibility of new beginnings.

— franny50, Jul 01, 2009

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Country/Region: NYC

Favorite Poets: Keats, Donne, Wordworth, Longfellow

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Cloudthings

Cloudthings

16 years 11 months ago

Great writing, you have described this journey with gentle refle

Oh Fran, I know these feelings so well, & I know the courage & strength it takes to pull away from grief to possibility as you have described here... I also know the rewards of such, even the grief & loss hold gifts, as you must know, a tragic duality, but still the contrast makes it all the more potent. Great writing, you have described this journey with gentle reflective care, I look forward to more. Cheers Anni We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal
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Baz

16 years 11 months ago

Sorrows wings

On sorrows wings....WOW! Hi Frances I prefer poetry which rhymes but I do like your story. Your use of words certainly conjure up images, which I guess is a poets job. Regards Barry
franny50

franny50

16 years 11 months ago

Hello Barry

I am also going to post a mumber of poems that rhyme.Thanks for reading my poem!