Thursday, August 2, 2012

Poets United #108 "Petoskey, Michigan"

My four year old son walking with his grandparents
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Petoskey, Michigan

True North is a moral compass
quivering towards integrity,
compassion, responsibility, forgiveness,

but it is also a place truly north
to which we gravitate each summer,
walk hand in hand with those we love,

where concerns are washed away,
our mind's pathways swept clean
by sky, wind, earth, and sea,

where Northern Lights can be seen,
wished upon.  Where splendor ignites within
and our inner selves find authenticity.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens 365, August 2, 2012

My daughter with one of her best friends
This is for Poets United #108 - Theme compass.

My daughter walking the shoreline of Lake Michigan

Poetry Jam "Just Being"


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Just Being

You neither question,
demand, nor solicit answers

but entreat me toward
indulgent solitude,

encourage me to enjoy
extravagant simplicity,

and convince me to relish
the gift of just being

one.

by Margaret Bednar, Art Happens, August 2, 2012


This is linked with Poetry Jam - Give a Verb It's Day  And the iPhone photos are scenes from the vacation we took to Michigan!