my castle of anxiety

in the magic of a dancing wind

i drink in the starry night

the universe speaks to me

i bathe in the moonlight

allowing it to show me

a reel of happy times

and suddenly

my castle of anxiety    

is but a pile of sand

Author's Note

Wishing an anxiety-free 2025 to all my friends at WC. Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and Happy Kwanza!

Reviews

[Lorry]

Ahh, Lydi. You do have a way of just finding the words to make all the stresses and worry evaropat.... ivapororeight.... melt away like an unwanted smell.
Must be all that sun you get, because my castle of anxiety is frozen in place until at least late march. But don't worry, I know how to escape through a trap door and thaw out in the nearby thermally vented pool next door.
A few hours in that each night almost stops me shiverating! 😃
And a happy Chanukah to you, as well as many more to come 😃

[Lydia Shutter]

Well, we can't have you shiverating, can we? LOL Thanks so much for the review, Lorry. Merry Christmas. Lydi**

[John the Baptist]

Ordinarily, I try to avoid thinking about the past, but for situations like that described here, I say do what works. Anxiety sucks mightily.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks for the visit, John. Merry Christmas. Lydi**

[Trace]

What wonderful lines in this poem.
Makes me want to go watch the starry sky.
Always love your poetry

Huggs, Trace

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Trace. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"And so castles made of sand
fall in the sea eventually" Jimi Hendrix

It's better when all our stress is water under the bridge. I enjoyed the read, F.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Fabian. Merry Christmas to you. Lydi**

[light and ashes]

Very nicely done. . . ...

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you. Lydi**

[light and ashes]

you're very welcome.

[berenongur]

I don't know why, it made me breathe a sigh of relief. My anxiety was destroyed in an instant. Yes, this poem also caused my anxiety to turn into a pile of sand, and the waves even washed it away and mixed with the sea...
thank you for sharing this

[Lydia Shutter]

What a lovely review this is. Thank you. Have a wonderful holiday season! Lydi**