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 😊

[lewys-gp]

Wow, @Pennywren. I am now catching up on topics from last week and that poem is beautiful 😮. Thank you so much for sharing.

My favourite part (even though it was all great!):

Emerald grass punctuated by pockets of wildflowers:
Snowy white, golden yellow, palest yellow and bold blue hues,
All creating the tapestry called life.

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 Thanks again. I will share some of my own again soon.

[Pennywren]

*new start*

A new start

A fresh beginning 

The time is at hand.

It's a rollercoaster of emotion 

The good, the bad, the numb.

6wks isn't long

Yet a lifetime too.

I have nerves

I have excitement 

I hope I'm good enough. 

It's something I want

It's something I need,

Yet such a scary thought.

200 miles away 

Yet right here in my heart.

I happy 

I'm excited 

But im down right terrified. 

I pray I am strong enough

I pray I am good enough. 

Dreams don't come true

If you let them float on by.

Seize the moment 

Hold on to your dreams 

I'm about to start a new chapter 

A mountain I must climb

Although tears run freely

It's a mix of happy and sad

The end of one part

The start of something new. 

I'm anxious and scared

But excitement never far

Let me be strong enough 

[Cleoriff]

Lovely poem @Pennywren 

May I ask if you are moving home?  It sounds really exciting although a bit scary.

[Pennywren]

Yeah I am moving out for the 1st time

I'm exited but also scared

[Cleoriff]

Best of luck @Pennywren 

[Mi-Amigo]

A lovely poem @Pennywren 

I hope all goes well with your move and wish you every happiness for your new start

[lewys-gp]

Lovely poem, @Pennywren. I can definitely feel your emotions in it. 

To second what both Cleoriff and Mi-Amigo have said, I wish you the best of luck with the move. I'm sure it'll go great 😊.

[lewys-gp]

I visited a Helen Levitt photography exhibition a while back, based on a recommendation by @RafaC. I picked up these postcards for a couple of quid, and used them as writing prompts later on for some poetry. The poems are below, ordered from left to right in the photo.

Postcards

Left

Childs clings onto the fat bosom of Mother
Chooses squashed small space
While world passes by

Middle

Curiosity around the edges
A lot of silliness in the middle
Street performers with dreams due for dredges
Big boys who go to bed and still dribble.

Camera captures cheekiness, delight and fight
Frozen faces that wonder next when
A future of fright or a past that’s bright
Little boys before war now dead old men.

Right

Busy boys fill the street
Bully boys will give ’em beat
Scars and bruises life greets
Men who still turn out sweet.

This was a different but enjoyable challenge for me. I hope members of the community like them, especially as they vary in style (and away from how I normally write poetry). I always feel inspired to share my own work when you, @Pennywren, post 😁. Thanks for that, as I don't usually share it! And to other members for responding.

[RafaC]

Beautiful @lewys-gp, glad you've enjoyed the exhibition

[Pennywren]

It's 6am

The train nearly empty

The sun crests the hill

I'm wide awake and beginning a journey 

The journey of a life time

A move

200miles away

From what I know

From what I'm used to

To something new and exciting 

To the place I will call home

To start afresh 

To.move past the years of hurt and pain

To begin again 

Yes I'm scared 

Yes I worry

But the years of praying is paying off

I can be my own person

A new start 

A new me

Love keeps my heart buoyant 

Keeps my spirits afloat

The past month was insane

The future looks hectic 

But also so bright

Like a new star waiting to shine,

Shine upon the world

Sharing its warmth for all to see.