If you brought poetry to your exhale
how would you breathe?
If you brought poetry to your cooking
how would it taste?
If you brought poetry to your singing
how would it sound?
If we brought poetry to the conversation
what would we hear?
Would we notice the moan of wind outside our arguments
that the water from the pipes is at a trickle, our absent neighbors
don’t stand in the front yard anymore, weeds thrive
overtaking the edible garden, while last year’s birdhouse
remains empty? A muffled fear
like cotton balls in our ears.
If I lived poetry
could I see the heart
underneath your skin?
© Alicia Grimshaw 2018
Sharing this great quote from Moorezart
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
Very deep and uplifting, ☮️
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Thank you for the many likes. Wow. That was so amazing.
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Wonderful poem, Ali – I so agree about poetry. ❤️
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Betty, keep bringing your poetry to the world. You have you own unique voice and all voices need to be heard. Thanks for stopping by today.
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Thank YOU, Ali. I agree, all voices need to be heard. ❤️
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What a beautiful thought! And yes, poetry would enrich every aspect of our lives.
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Great to hear from you Ann. Thanks for supporting poetry.
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Ali, following your blog reminds me over and over again just what a gift good poetry is. Thanks for that.
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Ann, I am honored by your words. It is comments like yours that keep me sharing.
Have a most wonderful week.
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Such beautiful words…beauty is never too far away if poetry is allowed to flourish and colour our worlds.
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Agreed. Thanks for your kind response.
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It’s a pleasure (always!)!
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I think poetry can add so many dimensions. It can bring rhythm. Or it can disrupt rhythm, making one think differently, or feel differently.
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Agreed. It can bring rhythm or disrupt rhythm to open a space for new thinking. Thank you for this Colleen.
I hope the words of this day fill your cup.
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Another glorious poem and poignantly written. Your words are beautifully reinforcing me as a poet to keep doing my bit through my words. Oh,.. Ali, I’m watching and listening to this concert for Leonard Cohen, If you have an hour and a half to spare, it’s truly amazing and worth the watch.
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Thanks Ivor. You know how the poet’s life of writing can bring healing. Yes, keep writing and sharing the words that only you can bring to the world.
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I always enjoy reading your poems 🙄
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Thanks Ivor. I guess I will keep on sharing them then.
May the words you are seeking land on you today.
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It’s 7.00am and I’m writing again, responding to a prompt, a Mission Statement. 😊
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Go Ivor go. May the ink flow with love
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Oh, There’s love, getting close to the finish now, I’ll send you a link later xx
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please do.
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On the way
https://ivors20.wordpress.com/2018/09/22/cloudy-visions/
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Hi again Ali, My post is done, hmmm, between last night and this morning, it’s taking me over four hours, I hope my words are justified.
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could I see the heart
underneath your skin?
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Thank you, Kirsten, for your reflection. I always appreciate hearing what resonates with you. Have a restful evening.
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how lovely that would be
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Indeed. I believe it would.
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