She never failed
to float him beyond
the current of his day.
He never resisted
slipping away with her
curved sides just right
perfect in their holding space
arcs to part waves
when he needed release
she took him far from shore
her motor always finely tuned
of that he made sure never to neglect.
© Ali Grimshaw 2019 (Rewrite from 2017)
I’m so excited that it’s NaPoWriMo again. NaPoWriMo is an annual poetry challenge that takes place in April. The idea is to write a poem a day resulting in 30 poems in total. The NaPoWriMo site provides prompts if you want to use them. I have added to this challenge by reading poems every day of the month from several different sources. Click on the icon above to join in.
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
perfect in their holding space
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Thank you for your never ending reflections. You are appreciated.
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Lovely poem and metaphors.
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Thanks Brad. I am diving head first into National Poetry Month.
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Enjoy!
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Beautiful words so well articulated, Ali and a perfect picture too.
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Thanks. The photo was taken in Italy.
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Such mutual respect and care. 🙂
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As all loving relationships should be.
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