I will turn you into good you can stay as long as you like I’ll never bite, and I’ll never ‘should’ I will turn you inside out
The moments full of grasps sets the tone for my life Fighting for the lasts pondering an afterlife
They show up like comrades without warning or knowing energetically linked with light helping to keep me going
The only reason for a season is to force us back together again and again The changing leaves, the longing tides it’s cooler now, we must gather and not hide
I will turn you into good you can stay as long as you like I’ll never bite, and I’ll never ‘should’ I will turn you inside out
Say what you say for one more day so I can rise full of love, with a pace to slay The words lay not just in my heart but inside and around and glazed upon my skin
Painted into light, distinguished singing with wings, swimming with breath bursting with bright, following the depth I watch the stars from a fluid place
Breaking free has an illusory feeling I am here, feet on earth, hands in sky Chose to come, chose to be, chose to give I am here to feed, to heal and to undo the greed
The truth takes time to find It’s there though, way deep inside the mind Then poof, there is no going back She is gone and found at the same time, without any lack
Let it come, let it run Let it be, let it go Let it shine, let it find Let it grow, let it flow
Through empty forests with wisdom too far known Through terrifyingly wide waters deeply held and spread, always alone
It is not without resistance we are shapeshifters with gifts to share, to blend and to receive I wait in line, frozen, then… proceed
I don’t peel my carrots because I like to feel like a horse munching away, teeth opposite from parrots Huge honkers, made for grazing of course
And graze I sure do it makes the day flow a little smoother Sometimes I eat standing up, do you? I’m alone usually, and definitely a mover
When you reach that point of being obsessed with being alone loving your dances in the kitchen Oops this one isn’t rhyming, oh well
There’s only like five people reading this which makes no difference to me The beautiful way the words never miss Leaving my heart and my lips, each time always feels like a kiss
This poem started out about carrots then horses, then solitude, what’s next? Clouds, weather, cats, furniture, ferrets? What do you eat that’s your favourite treat?
Intentional choices to bring home the best feelings inside our soul, it’s different for you than it is for me, but in common we are blessed by the moments we share, the kindness we do
Sitting or standing, laughing or crying Eating or drinking, listening or telling Moments and stories, hope and love Horses, parrots, ferrets, carrots, or cake
The pathless woods is never pathless if you’re in it, the path follows you even if you’re running naked, full of madness The trees unmarked, that’s the juice!
I like where this poem is going now let’s talk more about nakedness and trees Isn’t it nice, sitting nude outside feeling the breeze? Except when someone interrupts, geez Louise
I’m tired and just spent twenty minutes chopping carrots it’s great though, because tomorrow I can chomp those suckers back, and feed the ferrets I kind of wish I had a ferret friend, I’d call him Zorro
We’d sit on my couch and snuggle he wouldn’t say a word, just wiggle Do ferrets eat carrots? Zorro would I think I’m going crazy, is this even understood?
Doesn’t matter, it’s fun and maybe I made you laugh. If not, that’s ok too I’m hungry again, damn what should I do? Stand up, dance, put the carrots on the stove and make some soup!
Emma Wisdom 