<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Poetry – Debra Emerson</title> <atom:link href="https://debraemerson.com/category/poetry/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://debraemerson.com</link> <description>Acorn Awakenings</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:18:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://debraemerson.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/download-1-150x106.jpg</url> <title>Poetry – Debra Emerson</title> <link>https://debraemerson.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Dances with Daffodils</title> <link>https://debraemerson.com/dances-with-daffodils/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Gottlieb]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:48:23 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Joy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#daffodils]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#joy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#joyful living]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://debraemerson.com/?p=3025</guid> <description><![CDATA[ A spring day I meander outdoors A walkabout How much greener Grows the grass Trees show off their buds Smiling flower faces Nodding As I go by I pause to smile back And […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A spring day<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I meander outdoors<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A walkabout</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> How much greener<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Grows the grass<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Trees show off their buds</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Smiling flower faces<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Nodding<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> As I go by</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I pause to smile back<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> And sway in the breeze<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The daffodils and me.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Simple and easy<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Joyous and free<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The daffodils and me</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Inspired by William Wordsworth<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 1802</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“…And then my heart with pleasure fills,</span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">And dances with the daffodils.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em>Photo by nls digital on pexels.<br /> </em>Read also on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://medium.com/spiritual-tree/dances-with-daffodils-9509e37711cd">Medium</a></span>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>The Lioness</title> <link>https://debraemerson.com/the-lioness/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Gottlieb]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:27:19 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#mindfulness #grounded #nature #poetry]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://debraemerson.com/?p=2984</guid> <description><![CDATA[Present and Presence~~~   I am the lioness Sinewy and steadily I make my way Along the woods line On my left Aware Alert I cross the field To my right Stride down the hill And across the narrow stream My paws refreshed Up to my shelter Greeted by my cubs We lie together beneath […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Present and Presence~~~</h2> <p> </p> <blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am the lioness<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sinewy and steadily<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I make my way<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Along the woods line<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;">On my left<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Aware<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alert</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I cross the field<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">To my right<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stride down the hill<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And across the narrow stream<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My paws refreshed<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Up to my shelter<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Greeted by my cubs</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We lie together beneath the cave-like overhang<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">When the rains come<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hold my cubs close<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My back to the entrance<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Day dawns; sun shines<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">We rise<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">We own our space on the land</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am the lioness<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pure physical energy<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poured into this body<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right up to the edges<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of my haunches, my legs<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">To my padded paws<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right up to the edges<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of my torso and my tail<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My tassel too<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right up to the edges<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Of my neck and my shoulders<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">My head, face, and jaw<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Filled up with life<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Poured in<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Filled tight</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I am the lioness<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">I meet you where you are filled up<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">At your edges<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Physical form<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Present<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And presence<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">And life<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Feel yourself poured in<br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">All the way to the edges</span></p></blockquote> <p><em style="font-size: 16px;">Photo by Leif Blessing on Pexels.<br /> </em><em>Read also on <a href="https://medium.com/spiritual-tree/the-lioness-e69b97d02e54"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Medium</span>.</a></em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>