11/16/2019
A poem for women to start your day....
Today, I’d like to share a poem I wrote, dedicated to women.
It’s titled, “My Sea Shell Life”, from my poetry and photography collection Mondays in October.
It's about the changes that we, as women, go through in life whether it’s health issues, a loss of a loved one, a divorce, unfairness in the workplace, bullying at school, etc.
We begin our life innocent and wide-eyed. As we age, we gather wisdom and experience along the way, and hopefully we get better at weathering life’s storms. We appreciate the little things in life – a soft brush of whiskers from our feline friends, a hug from little children, a dragonfly that lights on our hand, or walks on the beach.
This poem is for women everywhere – please feel free to share.
(You can read more poems...my book is available here https://amzn.to/2NTp8Zu)
(My husband captured this photo of me on Sunset Beach, Eleuthera in 2012, shortly before I was diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s lymphoma. I’m happy to say I’m in remission.)
#women #poetry #photography #lifechanges #wisdom
Without further hesitation – My Sea Shell Life
Once,
strong, unblemished
like an
Angel Wing.
Then,
sandy,
gritty,
broken,
discolored,
stepped on,
crushed underfoot.
Now,
A mature conch –
seasoned,
weathered,
but not worse
for the wear.