How Long Can You Hold Your Breath

Breathe, when thunder questions how long you can hold your breath
When clouds bring you to remember all of your mistakes
You will find inspiration, a drop of water to quench your thirst
The light in your eyes will shine as calmness you remake

Breathe, when your mind loses touch with the static of your energy
When there seems to be no lantern to light your way
You will begin to paint that picture of a sun which shines again
Watching joy run happily through the halls of your day

Breathe, when no happiness can you seem to ever find in your heart
When everything makes you feel worn down and hungry
You will begin to feel better in knowing that all hope is not lost
Roses will bloom, in the grand design, of your victory

Breathe, when you cannot remember the lessons you have learned
When all you can think about are the wolves at your door
Soon, your spirit will find comfort in a quiet solace there at play
Wondering what you were ever holding your breath in for

Author's Note

*Dedicated to Laura Hegfield - Shine the Divine - Creativity is a Spiritual Practice
http://www.shinethedivine.com

Reviews

[Veronica Chandler]

I enjoyed this piece immensely; I have always looked to the origins of words. My mother was an English major and one of the things I often heard was dealing with the origins of words. I look at the word "Inspiration," and from the Latin it literally means to bring breath in. To be fully inspired is to breathe in fully; no matter what the question, breathe is the answer.
Simply inspired write.

[TJ]

Ah, the last two lines of this piece were the like the icing on the cake of this beautiful and serene poem...
Sometimes in this modern life we do forget to do the simplest things. Stop and Breath.
Great work Neva, as always.

[Omar]

i feel so much love and hope here. lovely :)

O x

[brenda]

this is amzing both you and laura are amazing poets beautiful poem great imagery i love it neva!!:)

[Richielee]

breathe.......i shall remember this one for a long time,beautifully written with a message that shouts from the rooftops, very very good

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exquisite!...beautifully written!

[kdpgrahi]

Fear of the wolves at the door? Just breathing away the wolves is the best answer I think. And no lessons should be lost/forgotten. A very good poem to remember for ever.

[Ruth]

Beautiful! Breathe the correct way we can take all the stress and upheaval life throws at us...breathe incorrectly and we become a mass of tension...this transcends the reader in glorious words known as your own art love, lovely!
xx

[Christie Moses]

oh this is simply beautiful. It feels like peace, and fresh air. It invades the senses with its magic.

[Lily Mae]

The beginning of each stanza is powerful enough to stand alone and yet you pull the thought through perfectly..expressing even more.. This is absolute perfection to me and lands straight in my heart..xx

[unknown]

I will do all of these things Neva but surely I can't hold my breath lol :)