White Rose

           Day 20



           White Rose

One rose , left all alone in the late October cold
One rose, a white bud breaking open in the autumn sun
One rose, in the corner of the garden
The only remembrance of summer's happy colours
There , reminding us of a life lost  - six years ago
A pure delicate rose -  in Heaven now

Trees

Day 19 - Trees

When you can't see the wood for the trees,
And all about you is dark,
And the boughs weigh heavy
With despair, pulling you deep
Deep down, slowing your every move
Your legs as if in quick sand , ache
Ache , with the effort of having to

Stop, breathe, Know
Know that nothing is that bad,
You will get through , feel light again.
The mayhem will go on whether
You fret or not,
So why fret
Feel the eternity in the present moment ,
Find inside the space, the air,
Rest, untangle tight muscles,
Stay still, silent for a while,
Drink in the cosmos
Be light in the darkness
Glide on  wings of peace

Senseless

                                                                    18th October 2016

Senseless

As more senseless killings are reported 

From around the world 

As our old people are hidden away to sit 

Staring out of a window 

Alone, abandoned and feeling useless , 

Just biding time - or worse, 

Costing too much for us to care,

We may wonder if life has become devalued  and today

We are only acceptable 

If we can look after ourselves and 

Not bother anybody else.

Savory

17th October 2016

Managed to get out for a run this morning even though my body was trying to rebel. Did a 34 minute run  - out in the dark .

Me : "just to the next lamp post.... walk now... start again... to the bin... and the next one... and again... you can do it.... walk now... gasp gasp ... gasp.... shall I run a bit more ... yes, just to the end of the road, ok not that far .... etc etc etc xxx " And it was lovely running/walking /gasping. /sweating/ by the sea...
But I went out and did it...x

 — feeling proud.

An acrostic:

Savory

So hard to get out of bed, maybe I'll leave it till tomorrow, the sun's not even up.

Ah... come on , you can do it.. You'll be back before you know it.. and what a

Vast improvement you'll make if you keep it up... yes come on, out you get

Or, do you always want to come in last, in everything... no - well then, 

Run - for thirty minutes - it's not much , and so good for you,, the heart rate increased 

You'll be fit and healthy , have more energy ... OK, I'm off, ...

In- depth

                                                                                                 16th October 2016

I can't believe it's day 16 already. Abundant blessings on all you lovely readers who are sticking with my words. 

In-depth

You can't have an in-depth conversation when running,

In fact it's difficult to have any conversation at all

Well, it is for me - looking around on my 5k run , it seems it's not

Beyond others.

Others, can manage it - conversing, I mean, not sure it's in-depth, but

It's still one hundred percent better than me , I can't utter any sounds

That are not a gasp.

Gasping, because I can't breathe deeply,

Gasping, because I'm searching for air for my constricted lungs,

Gasping, because, apparently, I need to pace myself,

Not go too fast,

Gasping , because, actually, even when I go very slow

I still cannot breath.

One day, they say, I'll be able to run the 5k and not gasp

One day, they say, I'll be able to run the 5k and talk at the same time,

On that day,

Then, maybe, I'll be able to have an

In-depth conversation while running.

Blue

                                                                                15th October

Well it's the 15th day of the poetry challenge and almost half way there. I've been trying to figure a way to post poems while I'm away for a few days without my computer or access to one.
I might have to post three on Thursday all together. I hope that counts for the poem a day thing. If not , It can't be helped - more to do with technology difficulties than unwillingness to get creative .
Anyway for today then, the prompt being "Blue"

                            Blue

Some warming up, some bending and chatting - most standing , waiting, going blue with the cold.
Young, not so young, men, women , girls, boys, all shapes and sizes all gathered to do the 5K park run.
One youngish woman - well younger than me by quite a bit - befriended this older specimen
And as we ran, following the 35 minute pacer , we talked a bit, for a bit, until , and I knew it would come,
I couldn't breathe.
So, on we go together, even though she is faster than me- she kindly keeps me company.
In a way, running is like writing - a solitary activity - out in the evenings counting the lamp posts
In your own world.
Writing, the same, at your desk, dreaming and pondering what comes next,
In your own world,
Then get together with others to practice - either writing or running - but still it's down to just you
You share the experience but you can't share the doing of it and you're
In you're own world.
My new friend crossed the line after me so I would not be last -  friend for life now
My time - 42.01 minutes - her PB -  36.00- Thanks friend

Shameful

                                                                                 14th Oct 2016


The story of our walk today in a double acrostic.



                                            Shameful

   Stroll along bank of river on soft grasS, 

Hear birds sing in low branches and in the distance, fading, cars. Take PatH

Across orchard  - apples red, hanging heavy, ready , waiting -ah hA.

March freely on footpath- well worn- fallow fields on either side - and dreaM,

End at style - markers giving two choices , which one to takE

Follow  route that leads to historic church in village, through narrow lanes oF

Udulating clod , weaving your way until you spy the bridge over the river and yoU

Lean over and watch  fish trying to swim upstream, and there be stilL 

Flowing

                                                                                     13th Oct 2016

It's cold . I a few minutes when I finish this poem for today, the 13th day of the challenge, I will head out for a run. I'll only do half an hour or so and mostly I'll be walking, but heh, at least I'll be doing it, right?  Not feeling like it at all.
The day before yesterday my husband and I did another long walk along the coast. You remember - we are planning to walk the Way of St James to Santiago de Compostella , more than 500 miles, so we need to get some practice in.
Anyway because I walked with hubby I haven't done a run yet this week . Today will be the first and then I plan to do the park run again on Saturday.
If you're a runner or if you've walked the Camino Way, I'd love to hear your story.


                                               Flowing

Life, His essence , 

Wells up in abundance

Flowing through your soul like a river 

With harmony warming you. 

Let go, rest and be blessed ,

Flourish and thrive - Create-   in the 

Present moment , with His spirit,.

Feel the buzz,

Your energy source,

Let it permeate your soft inner self. 

Keep your special time with 

Your God

Strong

                                                                                    12th Oct 2016



                 Strong

                      Strategies, diet, energy drinks and excercise
                      To build strong  muscles
                      Rules, discipline, mental gymnasium to strenghten the brain
                          Or another way to focus the mind, but
                          Not forgetting all the others
                          Giving time to sit in silence - the nourishment and strenght for the soul



So stay strong and Take from life the good things and the bad . Row against the current On towards your goal, Never Giving up on your dreams.

Lively

                                                                                            11th Oct 2016

Again, thank you to everyone who is reading and commenting on my poems for the challenge. It's now day 11 and I don't feel my muse anywhere near. So I am just writing ...
I am a little disappointed as I was unsuccessful getting a place in the London Marathon. I will, hopefully continue with the training and try again next year.
Also, I can concentrate on preparing for Our Camino Pilgrimage . More about that later...

Lively

Didn't go for  run today.

Energy levels low - hadn't slept - could have curled up on sofa 

And gone off, but instead, at request of other half

Went for walk,

A brisk walk along the cliff, with sea air refreshing brain cells.

They don't say it's healthy living by the coast for nothing.

After an hour time to go home,

But me, I'm lively now and could continue for another hour.

Maybe I'll run tomorrow.