Many deadlines are coming up for poetry contests.
Always a challenging creative time.
(Photo of a bunny on our back lawn nibbling his dinner. )
INNER VOICES
Unseen and uninvited,
they continue to visit.
Shouting their unwanted messages:
You can’t do that! You're not a poet.
I try to stop them,
but I don’t know who they are.
Invisible enemies, not my friends
though sometimes their voices are familiar.
Pressuring me to think this or that,
become someone different
than I know I can be.
Quieting those voices
brings inner peace as the
voice of the Spirit quietly whispers
love and acceptance by my Father.
Peace is nice...gotta quiet those pesky voices!! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem Lin! I sometimes have those "voices" trying to put me down or behind, but must always toss them aside.
ReplyDeleteYour muse is stronger than those voices. Thank goodness!
ReplyDeleteI tried my hand at a haiku and then I saw that it shouldn't rhyme. I am feeling more and more like writing poems with my photos...but I also get too nervous to post one.. Haikus seem an more comfortable place for me to start....Love your poetry Lin...
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Lin. I hear the same voices and it's hard to ignore them.
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