Make A Moment To Remember – Poem By Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw 

When did your heart get trampled by disbelief 
forgotten in rushing reactivity
pushed aside by survival?

Are you willing to let it be revived?

You don't need to decide today.

I will take you with me, barefooted
brave and heartskipping.

Let's find a butterfly to wonder about.
Then later I can remember it with you
in the pictures of my mind.

© Ali Grimshaw 2024

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Photo taken at Tuscon Botanical Gardens. They have an delightful butterfly exhibit. When was the last time you hung out with butterflies?

46 thoughts on “Make A Moment To Remember – Poem By Ali Grimshaw”

  3. Nature has a way of soothing the mind and calming the soul. When I’m there and connecting I can’t remember what it was that I was upset about. I’m excited to hang out with the butterflies when the start visiting my garden.

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  9. This is so beautiful Ali! It is the natural world that has kept my soul alive and vibrant, as my body diminishes. My 10-year-old grandson Alex, went on his first hike this weekend, along the Pacific NW coast, in the Olympic rainforest of Washington. He and his dad, my son Justin, discovered several wild waterfalls. Today he told about, in his words, his amazing adventure. “Papa” he said, “it is even cooler than a video game!” I cried as I listened to him gush.

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  11. I am struck by the structure of the poem….its flow. Beginning with two questions that draw the reader in…..and then saying “You don’t need to decide today.” I love this idea….of giving the gift of time….and then ending in such a beautiful, somewhat whimsical way….taking the pressure of that decision off and instead, adding the wonderment of considering a beautiful butterfly. Thanks so much for posting….I really enjoyed this one!

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