Bloom, expand
About the willingness to grow
I wanted it to start
I wanted it to end
To stop the murky frolic of a journey,
Leading to a dead end.
Criteria for no sleep, no rest, no zest,
A crest of soaring to new heights, a cleft.
Mercy be thy sorrow, in case you fall in guilt,
For there is again tomorrow,
Each new day means new dreams to build.
Stop only if you need a break,
But after do continue,
Because the dead end is often self-imposed,
Your power is to bend your will, to march on,
Grow, bloom, expand, and enjoy the thrill.
Your journey is yours to make it,
With every step and every stride,
Embrace the unknown, in which the true essence of life
is shown.
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Gabriela Trofin-Tatár
Full Stack Developer in the making and mother of 3 littles. Curious, bookaholic and travel addict. I also write on Medium and Substack: https://medium.com/@chicachiflada & https://chicachiflada.substack.com/
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A Flower Song
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
By Rob Angeli5 days ago in Poets
Comments (7)
This was so powerful, optimistic and uplifting! Loved your poem!
Thought provoking, Inspiring❤️ Thnku Gabriela
Very inspirational ❤️❤️❤️
Incredible work , Gabriela! 💝
I really appreciate your work and Inspiring thoughts you are right every day is a new chance for doing something new
Keep up, keep writing about your journey and keep writing. Thanks for the inspiration! I love this: "To stop the murky frolic of a journey"
Inspiring work