NO is a stop sign, end of the sentence
can knock your feet out from under you.
a completion, the final door bolted loudly.
MAYBE is a pause for creativity, a moment of
iridescent bubble hanging in the air
an opening to where all grows wild and free.
Either are available, both are useful
but one leaves you to face a single direction
while the other is a garden where roads are
not needed. You walk without a line to follow.
© Ali Grimshaw 2019
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Glad to hear that you wanted to share this one. Thanks
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Either are available, both are useful
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Thank you for your reflection.
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What an eloquent poem, Ali. And the painting is so perfect for it. Did you paint that? It looks like maybe (not NO!) watercolor and collage?
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Thank you for your positive feedback Luanne. This is a photograph taken in my garden that I altered with Photoshop. Glad you liked it.
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What a great way to explain these words! Well done!
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Thanks for the positive response. I appreciate it.
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You are very welcome!
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Maybe that’s why I tell my grandchildren “maybe”. I don’t have the heart to tell them “no”. 🙂
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I am so interested in communication and what words mean to people. This is what got me started on this poem.
Grandma’s are the perfect ones to give maybes. Don’t you think?
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Maybes or yesses! 🙂
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