photo by Christine Lowther
I am made of puppy dog hearts
and soft silver moons,
blue skies and the song of the sea,
wrinkled dreams and
threadbare hope,
fatigue and
rich remembering.
I am made of ancestral stories
told by hearth fires,
ancient drumbeats, prophecy,
and visions of a
Rainbow Race,
arising.
And i am made of
lost love and wolf howls,
tears and cackles,
forest wilderness
and birds singing
the morning in.
All of these songs
make their home in me.
I perch on the limb
of my inner tree
and sing them to you,
so you can see
how beautiful this life
has always been
to me.
One from 2018. For the Poetry Pantry at Poets United. And for the Tuesday Platform at Real Toads.
Lovely! What wonderful things to be made of. (Smile.)
ReplyDeleteAh, one could want nothing more than this! (And what a lucky dog Cali is!!)
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy reading your poetry, Sherry.
ReplyDeleteSugar and spice and everything nice- and what's nicer that a puppy dog heart, truly!
ReplyDeleteThere is so much love and trust with dogs that you wonder why some humans cannot treat them as friends.
ReplyDeleteLife is beautiful. Nice words.
ReplyDeleteGreat when there are songs in us that we can sing!
My WOW Gadgets - Anita
No question that tears and loss go into the shaping of us as much as anything else. To feel those so intensely show how much we are willing to open ourselves to love.
ReplyDeleteThis is deeply moving, Sherry! Especially like; "And i am made of lost love and wolf howls,tears and cackles,forest wilderness and birds singing the morning in."
ReplyDeleteSo many things go into the making of a dog, all of them magical!
ReplyDeleteDogs are amazing creatures their spirits long to run free. I love the following part of you poem. So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI perch on the limb
of my inner tree
and sing them to you,
so you can see
Often we get caught up in the bad things, and forget to see the wonderful things all around us. Love this write!!
ReplyDeleteLove this. Yes, dogs are made of all those things. So glad I have my dogs. Sometimes I just watch them sleeping, it's so soothing. Hard to understand how some people don't like dogs or other animals. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to have lived your life... I manage well without dogs but I can see how they become part of you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and...I might be crying, quietly, over here. Just a lovely sum of goodness for the morning.
ReplyDeleteCali made of all these things and all the love you have to give
ReplyDelete"I perch on the limb
of my inner tree"
this line really struck home by its transformation to the spirit of this lucky, lovel animal
I luv that inner tree. I can hear your bird songs clear across cyberspace
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday
Much💟love
That’s a poem full of rich imagery, Sherry, with ‘puppy dog hearts and soft silver moons’. I especially love the lines:
ReplyDelete‘wrinkled dreams and
threadbare hope,
fatigue and
rich remembering’
and the ‘ancestral stories told by hearth fires’.
No wonder I like you so much. You're made of wonder and living and spirit-rich bits.
ReplyDeleteLove this.
I love this poem Sherry. It is my new favorite of yours. All the sadness and pain, all the love and hope, all of the grace and joy. I love you fren.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful, I love this.
ReplyDeleteHe carries so much story. I especially like lost loves and wolf howls.
ReplyDeleteWonderful - on so many levels!!! 'I perch on the limb of my inner tree' a totally awesome 'wish-I'd-written-it' line.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. I hereby declare my new best friend! You are made of much wealth :)
ReplyDeleteHow fine to feel and share such bounding exuberance again! The heart is a wild tissue!
ReplyDeleteNothing better than that kind of companionship.
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza is perfect Sherry! It is telling on what good there is received if one gives them out where most needed
ReplyDeleteHank
great work..'inner tree' image is fantastic
ReplyDeleteA wonderful poem!!
ReplyDeleteA nice group of songs, your bird will chirp and warble them sooo fine. I'd like to hear them sung.
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A soul stirring write Sherry.
ReplyDeleteSo precious. Hugs to you
ReplyDeleteAnd you sing this song so beautifully, Sherry! ❤️
ReplyDeleteOh, this is beautiful..This is a life well lived. You so inspire me!
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