We purchase boards
imagine roots –
dream bigger
ignore the dawning
The higher the fence,
we tell ourselves,
the better the privacy.
Work hard, earn big.
And the longing grows
it’s the heart that seeks roots
hungers for connection
love like sunshine
Would knock down walls
throw open the doors
bask in the expansiveness
of kindred moments shared.
(Image mine)
Beautiful poem! 🙂
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Thank you
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VJ this is very beautiful.
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Thank you!
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You’re very welcome
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yay ! with you on this one —
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Thanks John
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Too many fences. (K)
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Indeed
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…”hungers for connection…”
Truth and beauty throughout this piece, VJ. Thank you! 💝
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Thanks Vicki!
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I really like how the poem turns with the beginning of the second stanza.
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Thanks Liz
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You’re welcome, VJ.
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