river April 12, 2015 Painting by Daria Petrilli via Magpie Tales i dig in my heels feel the pull of water over sand the tug of matter over mine and the days go by will i never get better at letting go 2015-Rene Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Labels Magpie Poem poetry Share Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments MaryApril 12, 2015 at 10:40 PMYour poem has shown well the pull of hanging on...the difficulty of letting go. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyMaryApril 12, 2015 at 10:40 PMThis comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplySherry Blue SkyApril 12, 2015 at 11:56 PMOh Rene........I am pushing seventy and the short answer is - letting go STILL SUCKS. LOL. Sorry.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyMichaelApril 13, 2015 at 12:26 AMa very short way of conveying such a powerful feelingReplyDeleteRepliesReplybrudbergApril 13, 2015 at 12:55 AMAlways hard to let go... Holding on is so natural to us. Wonderful writing,ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyNatašekApril 13, 2015 at 2:09 AMletting go might be hard no matter how many times we've done it.. beautiful.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyBerowneApril 13, 2015 at 4:51 AMFine response to the prompt.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyUnknownApril 13, 2015 at 7:39 AMGood short poetry always has a punch like this. Good work. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyJae RoseApril 13, 2015 at 9:06 AMSuch a big question raised in this wonderful poem..perhaps we must hold onto the good..and let go of the bad?ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAnonymousApril 13, 2015 at 9:09 AMwonderful ...yes!ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyBuddah MoskowitzApril 13, 2015 at 2:20 PMWow, such a great punch here. Thanks.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyZQApril 13, 2015 at 8:30 PMSplendid!ZQReplyDeleteRepliesReplySilent Otto April 14, 2015 at 1:59 AMThere is something particularly eerie about " heels and the pull of the ocean " ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyOther MaryApril 14, 2015 at 11:38 AMYeah, letting go doesn't get any easier.ReplyDeleteRepliesReplytotomaiApril 14, 2015 at 6:16 PMit's tough but you can do it easily next time :) ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAnonymousApril 18, 2015 at 1:29 AMI loved the amazing message in the short, simplicity of this poem. ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyTess KincaidApril 18, 2015 at 5:17 PMJust float and drift...ReplyDeleteRepliesReplyAdd commentLoad more... Post a Comment Please drop a penny in a poet's hat :
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Your poem has shown well the pull of hanging on...the difficulty of letting go.
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ReplyDeleteOh Rene........I am pushing seventy and the short answer is - letting go STILL SUCKS. LOL. Sorry.
ReplyDeletea very short way of conveying such a powerful feeling
ReplyDeleteAlways hard to let go... Holding on is so natural to us. Wonderful writing,
ReplyDeleteletting go might be hard no matter how many times we've done it.. beautiful.
ReplyDeleteFine response to the prompt.
ReplyDeleteGood short poetry always has a punch like this. Good work.
ReplyDeleteSuch a big question raised in this wonderful poem..perhaps we must hold onto the good..and let go of the bad?
ReplyDeletewonderful ...yes!
ReplyDeleteWow, such a great punch here. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSplendid!
ReplyDeleteZQ
There is something particularly eerie about " heels and the pull of the ocean "
ReplyDeleteYeah, letting go doesn't get any easier.
ReplyDeleteit's tough but you can do it easily next time :)
ReplyDeleteI loved the amazing message in the short, simplicity of this poem.
ReplyDeleteJust float and drift...
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