Short Poems

Look Up

Feeling down
Look up
What do you see
The sun
The blue sky
The clouds passing by

Close your eyes
Feel the warmth
Feel the breeze
Listen to the sound
A movement of a tree
Sounds like the ocean
Or the waves of the sea

Imagine a place you’d rather be
And you will be there instantly

You could go places
Even when you’re still
Feeling down
Look up
What do you see
Slow down
Breathe
Choose gracefully

Surrender to the flow

When I am in flow
Things are just a go!
I feel fulfilled
I can grow
The day ends with a glow
And when I am not in flow
It feels so slow
And my energy is low
Nothing is getting done
And there’s little to show
Am I getting pickled?
Or am I in a plateau?
Sometimes it helps to say No
And give myself permission to forgo
It’s time to focus
Not overflow
Limit my WIP
So I can get back in the glow
Surrender to the flow
And let’s go!

Keep your focus

One foot in front of the other
Keep your focus on today
Don’t worry about tomorrow
Just get better than yesterday

Thrive

From idle to creative
Turn down the noise
And Turn up that sound
The one that makes you come alive
The one that doesn’t just help you to survive
But to thrive

Start with a question

Don’t look for perfection
Start with a question
A question sets the direction

Restart

When you don’t know where to start
Talk to your heart
When you see things falling apart
Slow down, take a deep breath and restart

Letting go to grow

Letting go was the hardest part
I was hooked on the rush to start
Losing focus was tearing me apart
It was hard to let go
But it was all I needed to grow

It was a constant distraction
Didn’t go beyond abstraction
Productivity was just a fraction
It was hard to let go
But it was all I needed to grow

It was an endless race for more
Until nothing was left in store
And nothing to show for
It was hard to let go
But it was all I needed to grow

I yearned to be in flow
I wanted to go slow
I longed to let go
And it was hard to let go
But it was all I needed to grow

Let go

Suddenly it all stopped
The race stopped abruptly
And our attention shifted to notice
Notice our feelings
Notice what matters most
We wanted to connect
We wanted to help
We wanted to let go
And got used to not know
We grieved for our loss
It was hard to let go
And it was all we can do to grow