Heather Williamson
Poetry on roots, love, life and faith
Tag: breathe
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Once more
Once more we are safely through the nightOnce more safely throughAnd the birds do sing in the sky againLike we expect them toAnd once more part the clouds againPermitting the sun to shineAllowing the ground to breathe againThe darkness to resignOnce more the buds do form againThe shoots break from the earthOnce more we feel… Read.
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I write so I can breathe
I writeSo I can breatheA blank page Is suffocatingPen to paperPierces a holeIn the wallsOf this vacuumAnd the wordsAre airI writeSo I can sleepMy dreams are freeWhen I have Taken out my tangledThoughtsAnd pressed them Between the pagesLike flowersLeft to dryI writeSo I can feel -Like getting upFrom kneeling too longIn one spotThe pain is… Read.
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Tree
The crown of a tree is a lungFor even the stately, majestic lords of the forestMust breatheThe tender twigs the bronchiolesBringing air to the alveoli of woodAnd then that wondrous exchangeFor as I exhaling give outWhat most befits your needsSo do youIn your generosityLeave for me the oxygen that gives me lifeAnd though we cannot… Read.
My Wordly Wealth 