Cup of Coffee

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

A chip in the handle
Reminds me it’s mine
Hot coffee that burbles
To fill the inside

The cup is a big one
To counter the sleep
Or lack thereof
That I just received

And caffeine is given
So freely it seems
Bears dance in the picture
A circus of dreams

I cling to the handle
Embracing my hand
And wonder what wonders
Are mine to command

But holding the cup
Is all I can stand.

From day 10 prompt at
napowrimo.net,
a poem describing a place or object, with a last line – or 2 in this case – seemingly unrelated to the rest of the poem.

The rest of my NaPoWriMo work is
here.

Thanks for reading!

The Strongest Ties

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Even the strongest ties
Can be cut,
Torn,
Or simply untied

The heaviest shackles
Broken,
Unlinked,
Unlocked and released

The deepest despair
Is lifted,
Shifted,
Lightened and brightened

Not by force and fear,
But by faith and freedom;
Not by will and work,
But by wisdom and worth

By action following inspiration
And inspiration flowing from
Inner strength

The still, small voice is speaking
And you can’t hear it through the rattling shackles
Or feel it through the binding ties

But you can know it,
Follow it inward
Despite them

And one day as if by magic,
You are fresh and free,
Unshackled and unbound

As you have been
From the beginning:
But now you know!

Unprompted, this is day 10 of
NaPoWriMo!

Thank you to all those who have read, liked, followed, retweeted, and just plain been supportive of the commitment that so many poets have made this month!

One Less Enabler

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

It’s over. I won’t enable you anymore.

There. I said it.
You don’t understand it, but I said it.
And what’s more, I meant it.

Now you can feel as you will, because you will.
And I am not uncaring –
I’m sorry you don’t understand.
I’m sorry you feel the way you do.
But that doesn’t change the fact that
It’s over, and I won’t enable you anymore.

See? I still remain, living, breathing, thinking,
Even though,
Or because?
I finally stood up
To proclaim:

It’s over! I won’t enable you anymore!
Now there’s one les enabler in the world.

—
Today’s prompt was to write a poem containing a line you’re afraid to write. Well, there it is! And if this is you, take heart! You are not the first, and you won’t be the last to say this! May you, too, have the courage to say it when the time comes, and to still remain kind, but firm! You don’t need to be someone’s doormat to respond positively and spiritually! Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can say is, “no.”

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Also shared on
dVerse OpenLinkNight #173.

Tritina

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Before we came together, we were one.
But in my disconnect, I noticed two
And lost perception of the you in me.

I heard your voice and looked outside of me.
The loudness of the many drowned the one.
Without the inner silence, there were two.

In every life duality means two.
No different was the fighting duel in me.
In stillness I can recognize the one.

I know the one through me perceiving two.

From yesterday’s prompt at
NaPoWriMo,
a Tritina.

Heart

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

I have a heart
Somewhere in there,
My guarded part
That shares and cares.
Or so it would
If I let it go,
But I keep on telling
My poor heart no!

I have the passion
Of fire inside.
And I keep it rationed,
Denied desire.
O how it would blaze
If I let it go,
But I keep on telling
My poor heart no!

I have a love
That grows and flows,
Beyond and above,
Around and below.
Love is the Power
To let it all go
So I can stop telling
My poor heart no!

And I proclaim yes
To my heart and soul!

Day 7 of 30!
Check out the rest of my NaPoWriMo offerings!

Also shared at dVerse for
OpenLinkNight #179.
When you visit, click on Mr. Linky to read and comment on others’ inspiring poems!

Heartsong

Heart-image

Treatment for Love

Six Days

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

And on the 7th day God rested?
Really?
Does the Universe need a rest?
If I dared to have an opinion,
It is doubt.

I highly doubt
God needs a rest.
If God rests,
If the Universe rests,
Then vibration, creation, movement, evolution
Stop!
On the dime so to speak.

And knock on wood –
The Universe is still going!

So, in my very humble opinion,
God did not rest after 6 days.

He looked at all the creations,
Contemplated them,
Truly saw them, every one!
And He said:
I am there
And there
And in that thing
And over there
And here too
And everywhere!
And it is good!

Contemplation –
Knowing something,
Knowing yourself in something,
And knowing you know,
Deep and gentle,
Still and quiet,
Just knowing…

And so God knew Himself
To be in each creation
And knew one creation
To be His own likeness,
So it could contemplate itself
And God within itself.

That last creation,
That contemplative, creative creation
Is His Child of Light –
YOU!

Now,
Contemplate that!

Part of NaPoWriMo.

The Sound of Creation

He Created Them

You Were not Built in a Day

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

You were not built in a day!
It’s taken your lifetime to get you this way!
You were not built in a day!

You can’t improve over night!
Sure, you get better, but still see a plight!
You can’t improve overnight!

Perfect in every way!
God knows the truth in the world he creates!
Perfect in every way!

You are a vessel of light!
Through moments and lifetimes, a Spirit so bright!
You are a vessel of light!

You were not built in a day!
But God is the potter, and you are the clay!
You were not built in a day!

Day 5 of
NaPoWriMo.

Adopted (Villanelle)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

Adopted to a kind of outer space,
We soon forget the land that is our home
To be a member of the human race.

We wear a mask and cover up the face
That God creates for each one of his own –
Adopted to a kind of outer space.

How quickly we take on the pressing pace
And work to please the world of flesh and bone
To be a member of the human race.

We push away the gifts and gentle grace
For what is seen and heard and touched and known
Adopted to a kind of outer space.

We try to carve ourselves a special place,
And build a life more solid than a stone
To be a member of the human race.

Yet even though we miss the warm embrace,
The God-within proclaims we’re not alone.
Adopted to a kind of outer space,
To be a member of the human race.

A villanelle
for NaPoWriMo day 4.

Also shared at
Dverse | OpenLinkNight #175

“Those People!”

In every challenge…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Dr. Crystal Grimes

This post from Purplerays inspired today’s
NaPoWriMo entry.
Thank you!

Challenge

Something to give
And good to receive.
Things to let go
And blessings to keep.
Challenge is change
But not what it seems.
Draw from the Spirit within.

Something to pick
And new life to grow.
Things to transform
And colors to show.
Challenge is work
Much more than we know.
Draw from the Spirit within.

Something to drop
And good to take up.
Things to pour out
To refill this cup.
Challenge is flowing
So don’t hold it up!
Draw from the Spirit within.