WAVES

Drop a pebble in a pond and watch the ripples spread
Each wave causing chaos and turmoil where ever they tread
Murky water churning up past misery and woes
Its malignancy is spreading everywhere it goes
But we calm the waters first in our own mind
And search deep our soul for the power we might find
Then join the heart's passion and cast another stone
Watching for prayers that others might have thrown
Waves will crash upon themselves and then be gone
Leaving the surface a place where peace does yawn
Then just like the still waters that run so deep
So to will the healthy peaceful feelings seep
Peace of mind free spirit and pure of heart
That's when health and happiness will really start
                                  Bear

Author's Note

I leave most punctuation to the reader that they can read the poem in their own meter, mood and motility. I thank you for taking the time to read my work.

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Great poem will be back soon

[Bear]

Thanks for stopping by I will leave the lights on so you don't stub a toe and a dangling participle so feel free to drop in any time :~)

[Maria]

This was very exciting yet somewhat intriguing and full of mystery. Truly enjoyed how you allowed us to set our own tempo with this. I truly could see myself immersed within this pond, looking to see, what turmoils you had faced and looking towards the light.

[Bear]

Thank you for the kind review, I wrote this as part of a writing challenge where everyone wrote a poem about the picture of a water drop. I shall gladly return the read and review favor soon :~)

[Maria]

Thanks, appreciated. Truly enjoyed this.

[Hitchopotamus]

Fantastic splurge of imagery that creates a classy read! Really like the lines
'Then join the heart's passion and cast another stone
Watching for prayers that others might have thrown'
Impressive, well done

[Bear]

Thank you, you are to kind nd talk like this could give a person a big head and my head is already pretty big 25 inches around lol

[duff]

A hypnotic run of imagery that makes one think of place and size in a world of uncertainty. A recipe to wake the gray for sure Bear. Great job

[Bear]

Thank you for the review, thinking I had anything to do with making anyone's gray matter percolate could give me a big head and if it gets any bigger I would have to hire someone to help me carry it, so stop :~)

[duff]

Haha! Anytime and thank you for the laugh and smile!

[Namyh]

Bear - I liked the way this reaches across. I would guess that we are each pebbles dropped in a living pond making ripples in search of still waters. Heck! I know I am. Very nice work Bear. Namyh

[Bear]

Very observant, yes we are the pebbles. I am always looking for other pebbles cast into my pond circle of poets.
Thank you for the review and thanks for dropping into my pond and helping with the waves I made :~)

[Alice Maria]

This poem had a great flow to it. Great job.

[Bear]

Thank you for the review, I will gladly return the read and review favor soon.

[Alice Maria]

No problem. Thankyou so much.

[Relic]

I admire the way you rhyme in your poems. The continuity of the lines are always a breeze to read and understand.

My only pause in this was the word yawn. And I thought about swan and how it would relate but I won't open a can of worms here.

Your poems are always enjoyable even if I haven't reviewed them. :)

[Bear]

I used yawn because like a cave opening the middle of the waves resembles a wide open mouth yawning. Thank you for the complements you are to kind, I shall gladly return the read and review favor soon :~)

[Relic]

That's a cool way of looking at it.

[Stacy Purvis]

Oh, Bear! This is so lovely. It's just how I feel about Karma and the Universe, frequency and vibration! Thank you for sharing. :D

[Bear]

Thank you, now to see if others will take inspiration from it and respond in kind :~)