Tethered Freedom
Watch
the limbs
of a tree
and know its joy,
swimming, as it does
with no effort at all,
wind the only waves it needs
while it revels in its freedom,
firmly grasping its place in the world.
This reverse nonet is a response to Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday
#Poetry Challenge No. 145 #PhotoPrompt, with the provided photo
from Pixabay/Susan Cipriano.
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This is superb, Ken.
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Thank you, Robbie. 🙂
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Love this poem, isn’t the trees fabulous? Grounded but at the same time flying in freedom.
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Swimming in wind…just right. (K)
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Don’t they, though? Thanks Kerfe. 🙂
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This is truly beautiful Ken!
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Thank you!
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Fabulous, Ken! I love the idea of being free but still feeling grounded.
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🙂 Thank you, Colleen.
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Nicely done!
Pat
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Thanks!
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