Poetry Corner

[Pennywren]

Hi all.

Encouraged by 2 fab community members to create this new topic. Hope you like.
Thought this could be a nice space to share some of the poems we have written and inspire each other with our creativity. Poems are a way for me to voice whats going on in my head especially when my anxiety has left me feeling somewhat foggy headed.

Hope you enjoy reading and sharing your work.

Pennywren 😊

[Cleoriff]

What a beautiful poem @Pennywren. I can picture it all vividly'

I love the changing of leaf colours in Autumn. Probably one of the most beautiful sights. When I was younger, I would have loved a trip to Vermont in the US, just to take in the wonder of it all.

Instead this will have to do.

[Mi-Amigo]

Hi @Pennywren 

Lovely to have you back with us and hugs to you too.

I love your poem "Autumn" - captures the season and coming weather beautifully, your words creating images in my head. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[lewys-gp]

Welcome back, @Pennywren. Thank you for the kinds words, and thanks to everyone else. 

I love your poem, Autumn, too 🍂. On my long train journey yesterday from London to Wales, I spent a lot of it staring out the window and seeing the nature you describe. And as soon as I set foot off that train, I felt the crisp autumn air that you mentioned. 

Thank you for sharing. I'll try to find some time to write a new one this weekend, or if not, I'm sure I have some older ones I can share too 😊.

[Pennywren]

*I'm me*

Acceptance is hard

That I know well.

It's something I fight for every day.

I may not be pretty 

I may not be smart

But in the end I'm still me.

At times I'm a coward 

And I let people down

But in the end I'm still me.

If you look past the shyness

The glasses, the self doubt,

The fear

You will see who I really am

I'm a softie at heart

An empathic soul.

I yearn for acceptance 

From others,

From myself. 

My desire is simple

To help those in need

To reach out my hand 

To guide, to support. 

I may not be special

I may not be wise

I may not like what I see in me

But in the end I'm still me.

I need to accept that

And not try to change

And lose who I am

For the sake of others.

In the end I am me

And that I can't change

But acceptance is key

To see past the dark 

And look for the hope

Instead of seeing no light.

I am who I am

All my flaws

All my faults 

I may disappoint you

Or let you down

But in the end I'm still me

[Cleoriff]

Lovely poem @Pennywren but with my psychology head on and from what you have told us before, you really have no need to try hard for the acceptance of others. You appear to be a lovely hard working person with many gifts. The cards you make and the poems you write show me that you are just great as you are. If some people expect you to change then they aren't worth bothering about. As you say in your poem 'I'm Me'.

Just as it should be. No need to conform to anyone else's expectations. ❤️

[Mi-Amigo]

@Pennywren 

I agree with what @Cleoriff said.

You have a gift - with your craftwork and poems. From what you say and write, shows your are caring and hard working. You have no need to change. If others cannot accept you for who you are, it is their loss.  

[Pennywren]

*remember*

The days gone by
And past experiences
The good, the bad, the ugly.
Each one molds us,
Changes us,
No matter how we feel.
Do we let our past define us
Or let our future lift us?
Who are we really?
The little lost child,
The lonesome teen?
Or the adult who embraces it all.
Don't let the past anchor us
And hold us from our dreams.
Let hope blossom inside our hearts
So dreams become reality.
The fear of change
The fear of new
Can hold us back.
Embrace it all,
Own our lives.
The future is ours to hold.

[Cleoriff]

Lovely poem again @Pennywren. I think each part of our lives, the good and the bad makes us what we are today. Some things we need to overcome and meet challenges head on.

[Mi-Amigo]

Lovely poem @Pennywren 

I liked it, and the last line 

- The future is ours to hold

is a positive way of seeing things.

[Pennywren]

Happy New Year all the lovely people here 🥳

*new year*

The countdown has happened, 

Fireworks set off,

And explosion of colour and light.

We have said goodbye to 2021 and hello to 2022.

New calendars opened, 

A fresh page,

A new start.

The year has reset 

What will it hold?

Do you make resolutions?

Or go with the flow?

Big plans for the year?

Each day holds possibilities, 

Which path will you take?

Use each day,

To create your reality. 

Cherish each moment.

It's clean slate,

A fresh start.

Take your dreams,

Cast them to the stars

And see the magic unfold 

As stardust raise down,

A crystalline shower 

Of magic and light.