Good morning! I wrote this poem as a reminder to myself to slow down and take it easy. To breathe and simply “be” when I have the urge to hurry up or “figure things out”. Reminding myself to take it easy nourishes my soul.
The Valley Below
The top of the hill
The crest of the crest
I want to feel the best
Always best!
The valley below
Doesn’t seem so much fun
I don’t want to walk
But to fly and to run!
“Yet wait” my soul beckons
“Take a closer look
Come sit in the shade
And throw stones in the brook.
Here in the valley
The air’s not so thin
Take a rest from your thoughts
Feel the breeze on your skin. . .
There’s not so much rush –
For we take things slow
Upon closer look
In the valley below
Come! Watch the grass grow!”
“To always exist in “the high” in “the know”
Keeps life’s laces tied tight and no room to grow
Here on the ground we give you permission
To put all that over drive “in commission”
IN and OUT, simply to breathe
To forget, for a while, any need to believe
Rest, Dear Heart, rest deeply for sure
no need to ask questions or race for the cure
Let your beating heart
be your only allure!”