If you’ve been reading with us for a while, you might know about Dip into Poetry—a chance to share your favorite lines from each day’s poem.
Some readers share on Notes and some comment here at Every Day Poems. It all adds up to a lovely cup of favorites!
Here are ten of your faves we’ve seen recently:
1
“You laugh as the field of wildflowers unfurls.”
—shared by Sandra Fox Murphy, from Boundless
2
“I practice walking down the street with my heart first.”
—shared by Katie Brewster, from Because
3
“When I feel inside out, you say, I spin around.”
—shared by
, from Thank You Note4
“All this light—”
—shared by Sandra Heska King, from Imagine It
5
“So I practice opening my heart
right here in this room and being gentle
with my insufficiency.”
—shared by Bethany Rohde, from Because
6
“I take a deep breath”
—shared by Sandra Heska King, from Notre Dame Burning
7
“Wave the pen like a wand”
—shared by Katie Brewster, from Alchemist
8
“The chime’s long-legged like you”
—shared by Sandra Fox Murphy, from Thank You Note
9
“Begin where you are: light”
—shared by shared by Pauline Beck, from Imagine It
10
“Please say things that are true
and beautiful...”
—shared by
, from Notes from the SpectrumPhoto by Vivek Kumar, Creative Commons, via Unsplash.
A found poem using some of the words above. Thank you for the inspiration.
Nature's Alchemist
When you spin around
In a field of wildflowers
Practice being gentle
Allow your heart to open
To all the light
And take a deep breath
Notice what you feel
Inside, what unfurls
Boundless and beautiful