Tide Tables of the Heart – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw 

when I feel that nothing matters
I will name it despair

and when a wave comes
I find quiet like
wind on my face

with the passing of the wave through me
(realization like a form of sleep apnea)
my breath returns as a gasp of awareness

unfolding the letting go is part of the wave
the part that reminds me, I am the water too
fighting to keep myself afloat is unnecessary

all depths of love are still finding us
do not fear 

© Ali Grimshaw 2024

Here I stand on hope street keeping my hearthope alive.

17 thoughts on “Tide Tables of the Heart – Poem by Ali Grimshaw”

  1. This is a really lovely poem, Ali. When you wrote ‘I am the water too’ it made me think that things are always changing around us, and we are also changing within. Sometimes we have to let go and go with the flow, seeing where it takes us. Hope is also what keeps us going. A lovely shot of you along Hope Street. How apt. Hope you are doing well, Ali 😊

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    1. Mabel,
      It’s interesting that you connected with the line about being one with water. For me it’s freeing, I don’t have to try to be when I remember that I am water too. ❤️ thank you so much for the gift of reflecting back how you experience my poems. I am honored by the time you give. Wishing you a beautiful day.

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