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Along the Path of Daily Breathing – poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 26 Comments

“Because the heart dwells in unattended dark, we often forget its sublime sensitivity to everything that is happening to us. Without our ever noticing, the heart absorbs the joy of things and also their pain and care. Within us, therefore, a burdening can accrue. For this reason, it is wise now and again to tune in to your heart and listen for what it carries.

– Let Your Heart Speak, John O’Donohue

along the path of daily breathing
to hear my heart’s needs
saturation of all to be felt

(all muscles need rest to continue lifting)

I sit inside a song of silence
listening for imaginings of the heart
possibilities of becoming

dreams beyond my thinking

© Ali Grimshaw 2024

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Overseeing Liberation – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

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he oversees the lagoon of 
discarded worries
an under-demanding position

here visitors arrive worried-stiff
wrapped in cloud confusion

while misty banks ease the release 
of hidden heartbreak underneath

their layers of anxious hopefulness 

as fears are flung into waters
with rippling relief

reflecting reprieve

© Ali Grimshaw 2024

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Photo taken on a walk in Portland, Oregon. This kind face brought this poem to mind.

Mesmerized – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 41 Comments 
Oh what can be unfolded
inside my twisted heart
by sunlight on water

as artful swimmers ease through
surface and depth as one painting.

I'm captivated by colors that ask
What is truly lasting?

When the world shouts, IMPOSSIBLE!
Love replies, "Just watch me."

© Ali Grimshaw 2023

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Photo taken in Croatia 2023.

Wildwood – Poem By Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 22 Comments 
oh goddesses of green
grand guardians 
I pine for you still

your assembly of sacred shade
moss-softness
watercolored pools

diving deeply
your wild emerald waters 
left me yearning

for freedom like a river

rush of riverstones 
cool slide of ease 

no thoughts for tomorrow

© Ali Grimshaw 2023

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Photo taken last week in the wilds of Washington state.
Thankfully this forest has been spared the wildfires.

Summit – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 30 Comments 
how many ways
can a mountain be climbed?

sometimes rocky
sometimes layered years of the fallen
soften this upward trail

are you yearning for the peak panorama?

questioning clarity of sky
quickening pace as noon's rising?

befriend pine-scented warmth
each ascent like none before

© Ali Grimshaw 2023 - Photo taken on a recent Montana hike.

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Undeniable – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 30 Comments 
how many days can you claim
bold aliveness

kindergarten eagerness
ignited intentions

bright contagiousness of
shared lifting

sky-filled unerasable strokes 
readable by all

baring yourself beautiful

with each word from your mouth
skinny-dipping freedom

because words of love
deserve all capitals
sing unification

undeniable

© Ali Grimshaw 2023

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Photo taken in Puerto Vallarta, Mexio.

Splendor – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 40 Comments 
like wandering children 
we stepped gingerly in morning iced-light

far from Christmas past
far from storefronts, Amazon delivery
miles from anything 
that necessitated wrapping

we were gifted with captured stillness
a fantastical frozen roadside of candied red 

delight reigned
and our hearts were awed

© Ali Grimshaw 2022

Wishing you wellness and peace 
wherever you are
whatever you celebrate.
May love land on your day. 

Ali

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Feeling Punchy – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 24 Comments 
bring on lime laced
mango merry
tangerine power-punch
lemon-chiffon nectar to top it off

let's get sloshed on boughs 
and falling flavors from 
heavenly highlights above our heads

we can pretend to be gods
drinking in sunshine soaked crimson

latenight cavorting 
without morning consequences

© Ali Grimshaw 2022

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Embers Embraced – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 8 Comments
“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”
– The Violin Conspiracy
tossing a torch of love-light

my intentional hope
that you will catch it 
hold it high 
light your way forward

your choice offers 
a candlelight of possibilities  
or coals diminishing
left untended

my heartwork 
dancing from within
fueled by other's embers

those past torches

© Ali Grimshaw 2020

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Begin – Poem by Ali Grimshaw

~ Ali Grimshaw ~ 19 Comments 
pull the small metallic triangle
tear through troubles
until tingle arrives
until you are fully unwrapped
leaving anxious ribbons
tinseled tension
trailed behind

bare-skinned, beaming, braver 
than the last version
greet your new shadow-self
welcome possibilities

many stones of adventure
lay at your feet

©Ali Grimshaw 2022

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