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poetry by j matthew waters

clearing the way

new moon held in cupped hands
like a wounded fledgling
feeling powerless
yet slowly warming
to this idea of finally flying free

trusting the process is not easy
for anything grounded
nevertheless you uncup
your trembling hands
observing the sky in a new light

november two thousand eighteen
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Posted in Birds, Micropoetry, Nature, Poetry and tagged moon, poem, Poetry

9 thoughts on “clearing the way”

my valiant soul on November 8, 2018 at 11:57 am said:

This❤️

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- j matthew waters on November 8, 2018 at 12:25 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Devika!
  
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  - my valiant soul on November 8, 2018 at 12:35 pm said:
    
    🌸
Swapnil Pandey on November 8, 2018 at 12:25 pm said:

Wounded feeling… deep.. how beautifully you craft your words

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- j matthew waters on November 8, 2018 at 5:15 pm said:
  
  Thank your for visiting my poetry today, Swapnil, and commenting on this piece.
  
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Baydreamer on November 8, 2018 at 6:35 pm said:

Beautiful, John! I love the imagery and hope at the end. Your last verse could apply to anything really. Great poem!

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- j matthew waters on November 8, 2018 at 6:50 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Lauren ~ I appreciate you taking the time reading my poetry and commenting on this piece!
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) on November 11, 2018 at 2:42 am said:

It takes courage to trust… love the image of the moon cupped in the hands.

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- j matthew waters on November 11, 2018 at 8:11 am said:
  
  Thank you very much.
  
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