Nuna
A Gratitude Poem
On layered ice and snow
Where life desires no boundaries
Enveloped by nature’s forces of humility
Is where I found home
~
On mountain tops
Of endless riveted rock and view
Where night sky ravens light the day
Nothing can darken a breathing ocean blue
~
The blessed wind shall lift me
Towards anywhere true
Tie a kite string to my waist
Let me glide on cloud skates
~
Let my kite colours fly ribbons of laughter world wide
~
See ‘Nuna’,
Has always reminded me of the word
‘Lullaby’
Where the earth rocks us with the gentlest of goodnights
~
On this Nuna
On this land
Sky
Water
~
There is boundless
Open
Just spread your heart wide
Breathe in it’s embrace
~
Sing it’s praises
~
On layered ice and snow
I found the humblest of welcomes
Floating in wide open air yet rooted to permafrost
Where home felt so warm even in the coldest of places
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
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They say there's no atheism in the foxhole. While I wasn't currently neck-deep in a river of soft sediment, I was still praying to whoever would listen. Why am I doing this again? I would ponder while staring at the device that in no less than a minute could be my undoing. I scanned each and every variable panel and commonplace button as I watched the bright red L.E.D ticker countdown. No wires to cut, no code to put in, there was only one way to stop this infernal machine, and that incurred perfect timing.
By James U. Rizzi3 days ago in Fiction
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Beautiful. Very beautiful and well done. :)
Beautiful, ethereal, filled with wonder & thanksgiving.
Such a great effortless ‘feel’ to this! Terrific job.
I was so excited to read a poem about a polar bear. But I was confused because it wasn't about polar bears. And then I realised Nanuq ia polar bear, not Nuna 🤣 But I immensely enjoyed this beautiful poem!
Very well written. Excellent from start to finish. Top notch work.
one of my favorites on here. a truly excellent piece of writing.
I love this one. One of your best.
Already hearted but a refreshing revisit
cloud skates...something Amazon sells. I'm buying
You certainly have a way with words. This was stunning. I loved this line especially, "Nothing can darken a breathing ocean blue." Glad you made it safely back to the arctic :)
Brilliantly beautiful! This is a re-read. 💖hearted previously! 👏💖😊💕
OMG, this photo! Can I visit you? My favorite part of your beautiful poem: "Tie a kite string to my waist / Let me glide on cloud skates". I felt as though I were with you!