I have just
One wild life —
So should I
Avoid strife?
When roads di-
Verge, should I
Choose safe? or,
Wonder why
I paused at
All — and plunge
Headlong in
A great lunge
Of faith. I
Think I’d like
To rise, go,
Walk, swim, bike
Encounter
Life in all
Its pain and
Joy. Enthrall
In being
Alive! Yes!
I needn’t
Second-guess
Brains in head
Feet in shoes
This must be
Life I choose
Tiny nods to a few poets who inspire me.
I was beyond honored to have been chosen as Poet of the Week by Kerfe who blogs at MethodTwoMadness for The Skeptic’s Kadish W3 prompt.
What does that even mean?
- She liked my poem “A Dance for the Lonely“
- I had to come up with the next prompt (I chose an unpronounceable Irish form – Cethramtu rannaigechta moire – which requires 4 line stanzas with 2nd and 4th lines rhyming, and strict 3 syllable lines)
- I have to choose the next Poet of the Week
Well, I’m traveling this week, so I chose a theme of travel.
Easy, right?
Wrong!
I’ve scrapped so many poems this week! The pressure is on! Between walks in beautiful British Columbia, I’ve tried to write and the struggle is real.
But I started a Lenten devotional on Ash Wednesday based on the poems of Mary Oliver so I tried to let her inspire me a little.
Hot Dogs and Marmalade 
Lovely way to look at life.
Thank you, Sadje. The older I get, the more I want to fully embrace life.
Awesome 👏🏼
Sally, this is a lovely, bold exploration of life’s choices and the embrace of adventure and authenticity. I don’t know how many you scrapped, but this one is excellent!
❤
~David
Ah, David — I think my first was the best because I let it write itself — but it was WAAAAY too personal. I couldn’t post it. Then there were two other meh-attempts, but this one seemed okay to me. Thank you for your kind words — always.
Sally,
Just wanna let you know that this week’s W3, hosted by the wonderful Heather (Sgeoil) is now live!
Enjoy!
Much love,
David
Sally I just posted in Mr. Linky FYI. I love this one – so often it is difficult to break away from the routine and get out in the world to experience it!! I love the way you highlight that struggle and the choice to get up and go!!! ❤
Sally I so agree with your philosophy here, we have to take all life throws at us, we have no choice, but the good stuff we are ready for and appreciate so much more. I hope you kept the ones you scrapped for this time for yourself as I find sometimes they work their way into other prompts, there for a reason ….. Loved your poem and the intro to this form…
💞Suzanne
Love your poem Sally. 💕
I was travelling too, but managed to grab enough time to write to your prompt. Thank you for introducing me to the Irish poetry form 🙏💗
A wonderful way of living, Sally! This is lovely.
I wonder if that last stanza was a nod to Dr. Seuss. Either way, I enjoyed this.🙃
Totally a nod to Dr. Seuss! I loved his books!