Poetic Expression

We all agreed there is so much what could be termed as ‘magic’ within what we experience and how we live each day. When you think of the intricacy of the natural world around us, the beauty, the synchronicities, the capacity to renew, grow and change, it’s truly incredible.

What causes the fog in your life? The cloudiness that prevents you from seeing things as they are. Perhaps a stage of life, such as in later years, when stress is upon you, during treatment, illness or post trauma?

What is like in your ‘inside’ world? Sometimes a word like this, can support your own exploration of yourself… This weeks poetry had us follow our own inside feelings in many ways.

Watching a beard grow over the weeks, was the inspiration behind our word this week. A bit of fun and nice to enjoy some light approaches to this word. What does a beard conjure up for you?

The combination of knitting with wool to weave and bind, came to the fore. Of course other things that are knitted together did arise, for example stitches that knit together a broken heart…

It is true to say, that we often feel the want to strive for freedom, hence any sense of being caged, may not seem appealing. What types of cages are there? Caged animals was the first things that came to my mind, and yet these are are not the only type of cages.

And just like that, the word ‘frame’ arrives and in an instant it begins to lead us somewhere. Over the week, it may be a topic that we’ve thought about, or a style we would like to explore or something else that makes its way clear, to the word ‘frame’ to surface.

Shadow is a regularly used metaphor to depict the colourless nature of something, or a lesser than whole. It can powerfully depict and emphasise messages, which can be seen throughout some of the prose and poems shared.

The topic of spice once again, brought an opportunity to express life through a different lens. This is the beauty of the poetic expression.
It was interesting to see how each spice can be used in many ways to express something else about life. Dill for example… have you ever used this word to describe this about a person even though it is a herb or spice?

How do you feel about ‘pancakes’ and what does it conjure for you? For many the smell, the shape the stories to tell. This word, for sure did open some doors, into the past and what a blast, it was. The great thing is we chat and share about our lives, our feelings, our thoughts and the way we see life. We also open up to the views of others, and from that it expands ourselves.

Interestingly, the power around the elite, has been leading discussions around the world in relation to the way of life and the sense of equity and how to bring to care for all humans on the planet. Is it time to look at the nature of the ‘elite’ and ensure no harm or damage ripples from ‘getting there’ or while there?