Tag: poetry

Toddler memories

Once upon a time
A curly headed toddler
Dressed in denim
Felt cowboy hat
Bobbing atop her head
Rode a little plastic pony
As hard as it’s bouncy springs
Would allow
As she galloped with an
Imaginary posse
In search of the bad guys
Pop-cap six shooters
Strapped to her hips
Occasionally peppering the air
With snaps and pops
The smell of sulphur
Wafted through the air
As warning shots were fired

E.A. Fussell
08.16.2023

Live inspired and joyful

The most significant thing I realized is that waiting is a creative action in itself… it creates more waiting. I had gotten comfortable in the waiting, became complacent and accepting of whatever came along even if it wasn’t what I really desired. That realization inspired this poem:

Trust your inner knowing
Waiting is creating
It creates more waiting
Action for the sake of action
Is not productive either

What might happen
If your main action was
Inspired excitement
Towards what you love and
Have joy in doing

You can choose
To shift your energy
To intentionally create
What you desire

If deciding what you desire
Becomes a stumbling block
Reframe it as an exercise
In having fun

Just get started
Write something down
The universe is limitless
You can be too

The days and years
Pass rapidly
Whether or not
You enjoy them

Why not live
An inspired life
Filled with love
And joy

E.A. Fussell
O8.09.2023

Things aren’t always what we immediately think

While working on my vision board I ran across this photo which inspired the following poem.

Roses aren’t always red
That’s just what’s stuck
In our head
Like many other things
We accept the first thought
Our mind brings

Let me question
Each thought
Not just accept it
Mull it over
Look at it from every angle

Let me remember
Grass isn’t always green
Skies aren’t always blue
Oceans aren’t always deep
But true love
Always comes from You

Love is frowned upon today
Anger and angst are more Acceptable to display
Love gets lost
In societies dark shadows

Let my ego stay quiet
Retired from my mind
Let me live my life
Full of love
And joy
And curiosity

Work through me to
Encourage others
In simple ways
In magnificent ways
In totally unexpected and
Miraculous ways

E.A. Fussell
08.06.2023

Constraints & restraints

Fences
Humans attempt to control
Nature ignores
Pushing against the constraints
Determined to be free

Help me always push against
The illusionary restraints
Society tries so desperately
To impose

Help me think for myself
My Creator as my only guide
Using His authority
Invested in me

Help me never forget
I am a mountain mover
A boundary bulldozer
A chain breaker

Nothing is impossible
So let my faith far exceed
That contained in a tiny
Mustard seed

Boldly, without fear
I will walk in mercy and grace
Holding onto God’s promise
I am not defined by my mistakes

E.A. Fussell
07.29.2023

Hope shines like a light

When we let our light shine it pushes away all illusions and doubts and sparks hope. A hopeless world needs our help. It needs us to do our part in bringing happiness. Heaven looks to us with confidence that we will share it’s surety. For it is ours to share.

Whenever we try to share our light with the world there is a universal vibration that occurs. A ripple effect. Waves of hope spreading out endlessly. Until someone somewhere hears that voice of hope, the stirring of the truth within their mind, the gentle rustling of the wings of peace.

Someone somewhere is waiting for that peace of heaven that only you can share. Try and let your light shine bright today. Regardless of where you are or how you feel, embrace hope and let it shine.

Do you remember the song we sang as children? Sing it with me: 🎶 “This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Oh, this little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine, all the time, let it shine.”🎶

E.A. Fussell
07.29.2023

Heart chambers

Grief and suffering
Change the heart
Creating chambers
For feelings
That can’t be touched
By anyone but you

Invisible walls
Unseeable by others
Keeping you with me

Some days you visit often
In a million different ways
Some days you suddenly
Open the door
To a chamber
A memory
Inviting me to enter

Others think
The distance in my eyes
Is because
I’m lost in thought
Thinking about work
Or traveling
Or future plans

When really I am
Walking through
The maze of chambers
Deep inside my heart
Allowing myself to enter
An alternate time
And space

Holding onto the sight
Of your smiling face

E.A. Fussell
07.27.2023

Enjoy the nectar of life

Montana

May the nectar of life
Be as sweet for you
As the flower is
To the butterflies

May you drink hope in
Let it fill up your heart
And sparkle through
Your eyes

May all your wounds heal
Giving your dreams
Fresh new wings
Lifted in glorious flight

E.A. Fussell
07.26.2023

I am responsible for what I see

Montana

Each day let me remember
I am responsible for what I see.

When looking help me see past all egos at play, past any preconceived notions, past previous experiences, past the existing circumstances whatever they may be.

Help me look with fresh eyes, an open heart, and a curious mind. Help me remember I was created to share love, extend forgiveness, express gratitude, and walk in Your light.

E.A. Fussell
O7.26.2023