Tag: poetry

storm cloud over ocean
October 24, 2021
Storm of Thoughts: Joy Work Poetry

Storm of Thoughts Joy Work Poetry I remember searching for the blueThe calm of the clear skyThe deep hue of waves riding in the oceanThe soft stream just below my skinI look to see grace thereBut I had forgotten how

Lily of the Valley
September 19, 2021
Joy Spaces: Joy Work Poetry

Joy Spaces Joy Work Poetry Come on insideDo you remember this space?This space that held you, healed you, claimed you as its own?There is joy here in this knowingThis is a space of resistance,of forging strength,and tendernessa space of connection,

sunrise
August 1, 2021
Move Slow: Joy Work Poetry

Move Slow Joy Work Poetry Move slow Let the light unfurl around you Its slow curl wrapping the morning Like a child’s finger around this day Listen deeply Embrace each birdsong into your ear One note cascading into another Like

giant dandelion
July 10, 2021
Morning Resilience: Joy Work Poetry

Morning Resilience Joy Work Poetry Wrap me in the morning lightBurrow it down between my toesSlather my elbows in ease and Rest warmly along my spineKiss me with a soft, cool breezePlay in my eyelashesNestle in the hairs along my armsSweep

trees and clouds
June 4, 2021
Stillness: Joy Work Poetry

Stillness Joy Work Poetry Can you find the stillness in the hum? The small space between the words, the banter, the music Where do you find your spaces for thought, processing, planning - for gratitude? The empty alleyways The blue

tire swing on tree
May 22, 2021
On the Edge of a New Normal: Joy Work Poetry

On the Edge of a New Normal Joy Work Poetry Sitting on the edge of a new normal A tottering quiet space left As an old way has walked out the door The new way sits beside me We stare