Living this life in the moment
running with the rushing wind
it embraces me like a satin sheet of goodness
with wild abandon
I want to be this face
smiling at the world,
just being in this happy moment.
I download my juju’s
colorful candies just because it’s what I do,
can’t eat the make-believe but I can collect
the bright bouncing images
that make me smile
and I don’t know why
like a game I often have no time to play,
I keep gathering the glittering jewels
for someday soon.
I want to have that shining eyed look,
feeling the muscles as they twitch and burn
and the body feeling so very alive
as the feet touch earth
even when the mind
is high above in the clouds
floating on a drifting wind of bliss.
I watch the clock
things to do in short order
like a cook that ran out of eggs
before the last omelet made,
time to get creative and squeeze just a bit more
of life from these fingers
that one now feels tingly,
is it perhaps it is excited too
by the prospect of the day ahead,
just like any other day-
nothing special but still special
in a what’s gonna happen today mood.
Contradictions of life when we flip the view
and the circus dies away
and elephants roam in a state of retirement
away from the lights and stage,
do they miss those moments of a child’s smile
to see their immense selves,
the magic that through time has drifted away
to less tangible things
like pretty speckled jujus collected
that someday won’t really matter,
do the elephants now feel their feet on grassy ground
roaming happy with this look
of a dog running down a beach,
being free
being somewhere within at peace
like me.
This morning I pulled out my iPad game, downloading my colorful candies-my challenge not to miss a day or you start back at day one, and I laughed at myself because really, I don’t know why I do it, perhaps the constant repetition of habit that I set for myself. Who knows, just downloading my juju’s as I like to call them. And this picture, this face found on the internet just makes me smile-I won a penguin badge today on my new fitbit, says I’ve walked 70 miles and I think to myself wow, me? Collecting badges and things again, but it made me smile.
Reading in the paper today about the circus, took my mind to the idea of the elephants now in retirement somewhere here in Florida, and I haven’t been to the circus since I was a child but I remember the elephants, I hope they have the look of this dog, just smiling and being, perhaps going through their routine of collecting food jujus and swimming, rolling about in happiness and feeling the grass through their toes. Quite a disjointed poem today I know, but hey, it’s what came out so I let it roll.
And I’m still smiling….time to get ready for work….gotta make the soup today (3 cans in a crockpot) should be an easy day, guess I won’t be packing on many more miles before I sleep. Happy Sunday my friends, find that happy space somewhere within, or in the outer perimeters and be at peace. Blessings and love, K of the happy face π
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Swell, a friend of Lady G is a friend of mine. Look forward to seeing you around and thank you for joining me.π
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Hey Chevvy, nice to meet you too-so glad you enjoyed your reads in my magical land of words, would love to see your poem, I am a dog lover and owner to two semi large hounds that keep me busy and often laughing in the process. Juju’s are what I call the special candies you get on Candy crush soda, it’s an app I have that I play when I’m in the mood which is only occasionally, but daily you get your juju’s as long as you stop in daily to grab ’em, not that I ever use them. I loved your poem to our good friend Lady G, that’s how I found you, but you found me back so I stopped in for a longer visit. Today is my catch up day but I have you coming via mail so in the future, I don’t have to plod through the reader searching π peace, love and good things, like patchouli, the oil I used to wear when I fancied myself a hippie free spirit girl, still am, but I don’t wear it as much, just special evening beach occasions when I can let my hair down. Welcome and good to meet you β€
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I am happy to meet you. I especially like your first three lines – in fact you have a number of my favourite words peppered through your post. Wild abandon…..in the moment….magic, such juicy liberating words. I once wrote a poem based on watching two dogs chasing each other with “wild abandon” on the beach. I don’t recall if I ever posted it though. And Patchouli – sounds so exotic, reminds me of a great book I read. Now what are jujus? I’m Chevvy by the way π
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I know, love the elephants, would love to go on safari and see them in a somewhat native habitat, whatever’s left of itππππππππ
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All elephants should be able to walk in a field of grass and go for a swim. Love the photo and the poem! …..floating on a drifting wind of bliss. I’ll take one of those!
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Thanks Crystal, I love the photo too, found on the internet but still brings happiness to those who see a dog smile. I’m glad you enjoyed it, live fun and with abandon always π
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Reading this poem brought a smile to my face remembering how life should be–how I want to choose to live. I absolutely love the photo too!
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thanks Derrick, having a childhood throwback moment, games and fun and laughter had by all π so glad you enjoyed π
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A truly glorious post with lovely use of language
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Thanks Ka, rolling like a wild woman and loving itππ
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I love how you roll with it: Happy New Year π Kim!
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That was definitely a perfect photo. Just back for my monthly inspiration on WordPress π You know I wouldn’t forget you, my friend.
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Thanks Amy, great to now know your real name, yes, I’m so glad you enjoy my work, somedays I’m a bit all over the place but I wouldn’t have it any other way. As Popeye says, I yam what I yamππππ» peace and love and cheers to an amazing week filled with magicπ
Kim
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You are very welcome. You can call me Amy. I love your work. We have a similar mindset, enjoy life, love hard, and live happy. Best to you.
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it wasn’t me, it was that downright happy dog face π it did it to me π hope you’re doing well, miss you my friend β€
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thanks Plainmama, I love days when I experience unexpected happy joy just for the sheer joy of it π embrace it and enjoy and thank you so very much β€
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thanks Eliza, I know, such an adorable happy pup, makes me smile too π glad you enjoyed β€
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This photo and poem reminds me of the joy I find just watching my dog run and race, so happy to be free and alive in the moment.
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You lifted my spirits today Kim. Thank you β€
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I was on this wild ride with you. You always have such peace about your poems. Thank you for sharing that.
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β€ All things have a cycle.. and it appears circus’s world wide are a dying art.. But then in some cases this is a blessing maybe as I also know there have been many abuses to animals in some circus circles.. I had not heard of the one you spoke of.. Here it was the Billy Smart Circus in the UK..
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Ringling announced today they are calling it quits in May….many memories as a child spent thereππππ
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Thank you Kim… you brought a Happy Smile to my own face, as you mentioned a circus.. π And I remember taking my children to them when one came near..
Happy Smiles.. at least they are still FREE.. and we can Share them .. xxx
Love and warm hugs and hummmm.. that soup sounds good, I had the slow cooker on/ same thing last week … xx Enjoy your Day.. xx Sue
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Being happy again, although like most days, just feeling it in my very bones todayππ
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β€ What a lovely one!
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