Words to Live by: 172 Words to Free your Soul.
There’s this woman I know.
You may know her too, or a version of her.
For some of you, she may be a he. For me she stands in the middle of a field—surrounded by daisies.
Arms open wide like she’s ready to fly. But she doesn’t.
She knows that her place is here, now, grounded, present. Her two feet—barefooted feet—buried in the grass.
So instead she twirls. She twirls and sings, laughs, dances, jumps up and falls down. She gets back up. She is happy.
I don’t know what she does, or where she lives, or how she came to be so free. But I do know this: this woman is me. The me that I want to be.
I’ve long been searching for just the right words to give her a face and bring her to life. And now I don’t have to. Through the magic of poetry by Jeanette Leblanc, I see this woman more clearly.
She now has a name. Her name is Life, and she choses to live it.
Isn’t that nice!?!
To check out more by Jeanette Leblanc visit her site at {Peace. Love. Free}
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Editor: Kate Bartolotta
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Thank you Shawnda for this glimpse into the soul of a poet.
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Valerie Carruthers
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Fabulous, Shawna. These words could have been my own. I've shared this on my fan page: https://www.facebook.com/JeanniePageWriter
Cheers,
Jeannie Page
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What a lovely way to express your emotions. I hope you don't mind if I share it on my Facebook fan page https://www.facebook.com/Voices.In.Print
Yes of course, share away!!!
Love it!. Reading this was a great way to start my day
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Lovely prose. I welcome her spirit.
Love this! Does anyone know the title of the whole book? Is it in print?
fantastic, posted on facebook. opens one's mind heart & soul right up.
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Thank you for a great post, I pictured "life" as described. I guess one can interpret this to give us a choice in living life that way, happy, open and natural. Those that chose to ignore it may not be interested in happiness.