A line and a voice (GYPSY GIRL'S GUIDE)

A line and a voice

Fierce Sky, Maui, 2003

It's Thursday and decided to join the fun here.
We were asked to choose a phrase suggested by a poet and run with it...
I chose Becca's. Thank you for the inspiration, Becca!

Here it is:
A line and a voice

I've been searching
endlessly
for this voice of mine.

I've been meaning,
not beginning
to open up.

I've been looking
for a place in me
with honest words
images and colors
thoughts
overwhelmingly
bright.

I've been searching
endlessly
for this voice of mine.

I've been tossing
and turning
throughout the night.

I've been looking
for a place
in my dreams
undoubtedly
kind.

I've been searching
endlessly
for this voice of mine.

I've been wondering
When will I wake up
Where is my spirit and
What am I so afraid of?

I've been searching
endlessly
for this voice of mine.

And I'm sorry to say
I've been wasting my time
looking solely
at the world inside.

There is no point
in finding a voice
when I can be silenced
~ everyday ~
by the sunrise.

Posted by Gypsy Girl on January 18, 2007 2:35 PM | Permalink

Comments (17)

Becca:

You have made wonderful use of that line! I love your poem, especially these lines:
"I've been looking
for a place in me
with honest words
images and colors
thoughts
overwhelmingly
bright."

And the ending is as stunning as the photograph you've chosen.

Just lovely :)

Posted by Becca | January 18, 2007 3:06 PM

Posted on January 18, 2007 15:06

Regina Clare Jane:

The last stanza is just so beautiful, Alex... sometimes there are no words for things, when even our voices would be too much...
I am so touched by this poem today- it really speaks to me, about trying to find your voice... I am still looking as well.

Posted by Regina Clare Jane | January 18, 2007 5:57 PM

Posted on January 18, 2007 17:57

Dennis Tkon:

Beautiful picture and your poem makes wonderful use of the imagery there. Your surprise ending really got me! And I have to say it was a pleasant one - you know the kind . . . Ahhhhh.
Thanks!

Posted by Dennis Tkon | January 18, 2007 6:15 PM

Posted on January 18, 2007 18:15

Maryam in Marrakech:

But darling girl, you have definitely found that voice of yours...

Posted by Maryam in Marrakech | January 18, 2007 6:28 PM

Posted on January 18, 2007 18:28

Rethabile:

Oh dear! Your poem rocks... And I agree with one of the commenters: you have found your voice. look no more.

Posted by Rethabile | January 18, 2007 10:00 PM

Posted on January 18, 2007 22:00

Crafty Green Poet:

I enjoyedreading this, the ending is lovely. I'm just watching the sunrise as I type....

Posted by Crafty Green Poet | January 19, 2007 12:01 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 00:01

[a}:

Excellent read!!!!

Posted by [a} | January 19, 2007 3:06 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 03:06

Luxie:

Your pictures send out a sense of calm and peace...

your words...the most gentle and kind...

like softly whispered..inviting...

not intrusive...

not abrasive...

just a brush of air..from somewhere a corner of heaven...

where voices are not needed.....

to be understood...

Posted by Luxie | January 19, 2007 4:10 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 04:10

Sonia:

Linda a foto, Alex! E bonito tamb�m o poema.

Obrigada pela visita e elogio! Volte sempre!

Tendo tempo, d� uma espiada em meu outro blog, Glance-Olhar:
http://glance-olhar.blogspot.com

Posted by Sonia | January 19, 2007 6:16 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 06:16

twilightspider:

This is lovely! And the ending is just perfect. It's like opening a present to find a beautiful little box and then realizing there's another gift inside the little box.

That photo is breathtaking. Wow.

Posted by twilightspider | January 19, 2007 8:19 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 08:19

Alex aka Gypsy Girl:

Dear readers, Thank you so much for your kind and inspiring words. I just want to say you're making a huge positive impact on my life. What a gift to start my day to such warm virtual hugs! I'll reply to each and everyone of you as soon as I can, but for now... A big thank you from the heart to all of you! xo

Posted by Alex aka Gypsy Girl | January 19, 2007 9:25 AM

Posted on January 19, 2007 09:25

Circirbocegi:

Hi Alex,

I want to share this poem with u.:)

My Declaration of Self-Esteem
by Virginia Satir

I AM ME

In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me
Everything that comes out of me is authentically me
Because I alone chose it - I own everything about me
My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
Whether they be to others or to myself - I own my fanatasies,
My dreams, my hopes, my fears - I own all my triumphs and
Successes, all my failures and mistakes Because I own all of
Me, I can become intimately acquainted with me - by so doing
I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts - I know
There are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other
Aspects that I do not know - but as long as I am
Friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously
And hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles
And for ways to find out more about me - However I
Look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever
I think and feel at a given moment in time is authentically
Me - If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought
And felt turn out to be unfitting, I can discard that which is
Unfitting, keep the rest, and invent something new for that
Which I discarded - I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do
I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be
Productive to make sense and order out of the world of
People and things outside of me - I own me, and
therefore I can engineer me - I am me and