Banff region of Alberta, Canada
the fragility of who we are
hangs in the shadows of our feelings
as life urges us to hang on…
walking among the trees
the wind whistles serenity
and somewhere hope is in the mist–
the climb is steep…
all around are beings
who shout us down
even saying, “you don’t belong”
telling us to eliminate ourselves
telling us we are horrible and worse…
that we are nothing…
that we meant nothing…
that we are inferior to who they are…
that we don’t quite measure up…to their idea of perfection…
that we are not worthy of love…
that we are not worthy of life–
pain is intense as we chew the words flung at us–
then we need to go deep into the stillness inside
and listen to the LOVE from where we came
and be at home in that peace…
be still in the heart of GOD…
be still and know it is there that we are…
be still and know we are at home with GOD…
and listen…
to the Wind Talk
Footprints of Thoughts 
Lovely!
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thank you, Cindy, for your presence on my blog and for your comment…blessings!
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Painfully spoken and shared……but we must continually struggle to have trust and hope in Spirit to survive. Aloneness is so hard. Blessings to you Jane.
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thank you, Mary Jane…thank you for your visit…and your blessings! hope you are doing well!
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Lovely work, as always 🙂 BTW, I have returned to my first blog, (I kept the imagery but changed the name). It is called “The Fires Within,” and it is at http://www.risinghawk.wordpress.com. Hope to see you there 🙂
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I will visit there today, Rising Hawk! Thank you for your compliments for my writing…and your presence! …Have to live in HOPE…it is all I have…
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Hope is a beautiful and powerful place to live – much good will come from it 😉 Peace to you . . .
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thank you, Rising Hawk
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No thanks necessary 😉 Just trust what I have said. Peace . . .
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Lovely, Jane.
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thank you, Celestine! Hope you are well! Lara is in Mango, Togo. She loves it! She is coming home for three weeks in September and then returning.
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How terribly sad this is my friend. How are you doing?? Much love
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love to you too!
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As usual, this is excellent. Actually, that doesn’t begin to describe it. One can use all the adjectives in the world and it still will not come close or do justice to your writings. Perhaps it is because I know you as well as I do that I am so touched by your words. You truly need to create an anthology of your poems and let the world see you as I do. I still think
you should move east; after all, those conservatives call easterners, especially northern easterns, intellectuals like it is a dirty word or a bad thing to be educated, to be able to express oneself in polysyllabic words. You may live in the hinterlands of Wisconsin, but your brain is definitely from Boston,
Love,
Mellen
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I agree. It is good to listen to the wind and nature. Thank you for the amazing poetry.
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thank you so much, John! When I read you, I am inspired to write more!
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Very good. We are here to inspire each other.
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The fragility of who we are
hangs in the shadows of our feelings
Wow. Great stuff 🙂
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thank you, Alex, and thank you for the “follow”…your words encourage me to continue my efforts at writing!
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as always , a beautiful post which makes a person think! 🙂
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thank YOU for your very kind words and taking the time –our precious moments of life– to comment! thank you and blessings to you!
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you are always welcome 🙂
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