©Heather Pound 2022
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i leave the pegs on the clothesline, waiting
instead of gathering them in
like some would maintain
that i that should do
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and today they playfully cavort
twisting in the wind, merrily coloured
hanging on for dear life–and succeeding
just as they were designed
on this otherwise dismal day
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and i imagine if i were a peg
that this is what i’d prefer
i could be lying safely inside
but in a box, restrained
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no, i would rather embrace the gale
–and DANCE
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©Heather Pound 2022
i hear the clock tick, saying:
-get-
-on-
-your-
-way-
jobs to be done, things to accomplish
but still
—i pause
to take in the day, this momentary peace
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i learn to take the pause, remember to be present
just look out the window:
the motion of the clouds
the soft movement of the palms
their fingerlike wave of ‘hello’ to the morn
with soft pink floss embracing the blues
the sky also wakes
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i let eyes wander to soak it all in
connecting me to the now, first
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i remember who i am is not what i do
you can do lots of things, but not really be
if we focus on the step that’s coming
we miss all of the now
then i wonder do we really even live
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this space, the foundation
the thing that carries me
my connection to the source
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the clock still ticks, but now it speaks different:
-stay-
-present-
-be-
-still-
—take the pause, devotedly and often
©Heather Pound 2022
living much of life ‘on alert’
hoping we are enough
to get through what is next
instead of soaking in the moment
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enjoying the now
gathering the goodness
of what each hour has to offer
relishing the flavour, the texture
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—what trauma may have stolen
is dreadful
but the last laugh is coming
and is ours to reclaim
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©Heather Pound 2022
today
look at someone you love
and say:
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“you don’t need
to do a thing
or be a thing
or achieve
any single thing
to be valued–
you just are”
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repeat that again to some
people that
mean the world
from a heart that truly
believes it for those
that you adore
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then look in the mirror
and say it again—
for that is also true
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©Heather Pound 2022
we often think that courage looks like
scaling mountains or leaping out of planes
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it might be fighting the fires of danger
or standing up for someone when the crowd retreats
but it is also opening the heart again after hurt or loss–or worse
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it is following a dream or risking rejection once again
it is finding a spark of hope in the darkness
or choosing to see the good in the mess
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but sometimes courage is simply just getting out of bed
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—no matter what your courage looks like today, it is worth celebrating!
©Heather Pound 2022
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i remember feeling fragile during summer
perhaps more so with the scarlet in the trees
so when winter came, i closed the window
waiting for the surge of cold to pass
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and cozy in my blanket, cup of
tea in hand–i pause
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not peacefully at first, because accepting
the need for rest is perhaps the most
difficult, but important part of healing
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even the trees know that seasons change
and healing comes
the sun will shine
and all things bloom again
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—rhythms of life can be learned and the need for rest is not failure or weakness
©Heather Pound 2022
she watched her friend and smiled
cheering her on, enjoying her success
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an engaging woman on her own
but in her smile for her friend
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from the heart that lived within
–why, THAT woman was radiant!
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©Heather Pound 2022
©Heather Pound 2022
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