relying on grave thoughts to keep us grounded
is a fault
a bug
a burden
(read the fine print)
it was a blunder
slip-up
(tie those laces)
lapse
a mis-read
a miss take
and now
glass bottomed
feet
dig shapes
in the grass
and the chi is HIGH (in my face)
too high,
filling the mind like
water in the bowl
the fish are
frantic
but awareness
is a potion
a lime tinged tonic
it soothes knotted veins
causing vision and cells
to soften
and swell
osmotic rebalancing occurs
my balloon floats free and I release my kite to the wind
Silver Poetry 
Awesome.
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you are
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i’m basing this off of what I know. I can sense the loss here and then there is the in between of absorbing it. at the end, there is that release of what was burdened upon oneself. that letting go isn’t just letting go – it’s the trust in the gravity that makes it omnipotent where we all will go one day.
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yes yes YES! haha you’re great x
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Thanx, once again, for a damn good read, time well spent
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what an awesome compliment! x
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I love this. Your words connect to me right now in this moment. I particularly like the double meaning of gravity. Thank you.
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well i love that you got the gravity message and I truly enjoy the knowledge that it connected xxx
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I have to admit, I didn’t read the poem, the image captivates me. reminds me of my youth as a martial artist, when we would meditate and run the chi points. Fine image.
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thanks for your honesty! 🙂 I’m a martial artist, don’t you practice anymore? what was your art? Thanks for loving my picture x
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( smile ) I usually read the poems – but I really like your art. I studied Kung Fu for about 15 years, but had to retire when I had a hip replaced.
What style do you study?
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wow Kung Fu… Hapkido my main love have been studying for about 7 years and TaiKwondo, I started about 6 months ago…. I plan on playing around with a bit of Judo as well in the near future!
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I so do love you art and poetry.
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well i love that you love it, makes me feel happy and appreciated, i love your work very much too x
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beautifully expressed in word and visually
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Thankyou 🙂 I appreciate your comment x
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I love this – I feel this way right now.
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ahhh yes, Its a feeling that comes and goes for me …Thankyou for reading it xxxx
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Lovely art here Arna…as always.
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thank you lovely lady!
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Nicely done 🙂
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thanks 🙂
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Poignant
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thankyou Judith x
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😎
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So much to say here. Yes, the multiple implications in the use of the word gravity, and the way the title focuses us on the positive. We usually think of gravity as an enemy, or at least as a force to struggle against, but the title and the rising balloon at the end give the concept such a twist, that awareness of the gravity of a situation can actually be the tonic that heals. Really expertly done here.
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Thankyou …i LOVE your perspicacity…you read exactly my meaning and my feeling. Interesting that you say Gravity is something we struggle against… do you think on some level we know we have the capacity to be free? I do
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You are very kind.
I think so, yes. But there is also something very Taoist in the balloon, and that tonic you mention, sometimes maybe it’s not the gravity we need to be free of so much as our perception of what gravity is. There is something to being free by going with the flow of nature, even in progress (sails, helium, aerodynamics, etc) rather than fighting against it. 🙂 I am so glad I stumbled onto your poems again. It’s been too long.
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it is ALWAYS perception we need to explore… gravity is beautiful, we are gifted with it really 😉
i have visions now of people lifting off and needing to hold on to things to keep them down… well I guess thats part of the poetry!
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powerful! as always… ♥
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xxx THANKING you x
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