by Chana M.
Member since:
June 6, 2008

Contentment

April 23, 2009 12:51 PM EDT (Updated: June 07, 2009 08:24 PM EDT)
views: 179 | rating: 10/10 (23 votes) | comments: 48

I haven't been reading or writing much lately. Today it's actually a little painful to type. I can't sleep, things going on that are upsetting me. Anyway, I found this, something I wrote a while back. I hope you all like it. I go back to the doctors in about a week and will know more then.

Did you ever want to go
go running, jumping, go crazy
warm sandlewood, Coltrane, Frangelica nights
the word hello was poured in my ear
husky and enticing, draws you in, a wisp of soft spring air
a dream of a dream of a dream
a role not yet lived
I knew you once in my mind's eye
we ran on the white sands
the day much like that day, a blustery one
telling the gulls stories
and singing them songs
life as we knew it long ago and far away
our dreams ran along beside us as children might
enjoying the frivolity of the day
a touch, a look, the sweet sound of the sax
never questioning life as we knew it could be
brings this place of pure contentment
a place where joy is always known
love is not a commodity to be brokered
I wake up and the mist has risen
yet still see our dream place in my mind's eye
perhaps one day, one glorious day
when the sparrow sings her song
I will join you there

© JACM 6 June 2009

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Comments: 48

DIANE D. Apr 23, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
Yes, I will join you there.
Peter Joseph Swanson Apr 23, 2009, 12:55pm EDT
Cool !!!
Nora Davenport Apr 23, 2009, 12:56pm EDT
Very beautiful!!!! It's sooo nice to see you posting but so sorry to hear that you've been in so much pain and having stress in your life......sure hope you'll be feeling better soon. You have been missed here on Gather!
Dana S. Apr 23, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
Hi Chana, I haven't been around lately, either. I love this poem, probably my favorite from you. I particularly like the lines, "the day much like that day, a blustery one
telling the gulls stories
and singing them songs". I can feel the wind and smell the salt air. This piece reminds me of my stay in San Fransisco a few years ago.
Wishing you happiness, Dana
Angie O. Apr 23, 2009, 1:11pm EDT
Very nice.
Pamela O. Apr 23, 2009, 1:13pm EDT
{{HUGS}} I pray the doctors visit goes well. I hope that you get to feeling better soon. Lovely writing you have here :-)
Randall C. Apr 23, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
very very nice Chana...just take care of yourself...thanks for the update
Renee S. Apr 23, 2009, 1:25pm EDT
Very lovely! I hope the doctor can help.
Svetlana Goryacheva Apr 23, 2009, 1:36pm EDT
Most impressive effort, Chanochka, dear! :-)

You're in my prayers - hope you'll get better soon...

Shalom veahava - S.
Dame Ruth, Chief Executive Elitist D. Apr 23, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
Thank you for posting to this group whose only purpose is to thank you for posting to this group, and I hope you start feeling better.
David W. Apr 23, 2009, 2:10pm EDT
A very wistful collection of words and metaphors. You must do more of this. Feel better and thank you again.
Brenda (square peg in a round hole) H. Apr 23, 2009, 2:13pm EDT
Chana, its good to see you again. I hope you get better soon.
Kathryn E. Apr 23, 2009, 2:36pm EDT
A lovely write, get better soon.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Clifford N. Apr 23, 2009, 3:13pm EDT
Thank you, and you concentrate on getting better.
Chris Brockman Apr 23, 2009, 4:23pm EDT
Good vibes. Back at ya.
norene t. Apr 23, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
Hope you are better soon! and thanks for the poem!
Deloris Wright Apr 23, 2009, 5:32pm EDT
Beautiful poem. I am sorry you are not feeling good. I hope you get back to your old self soon
Mariana T. Apr 23, 2009, 5:42pm EDT
Hi Chana - sorry you're not feeling well but this is a very beautiful poem full of nice visuals. Thank you. Great picture too. Salud
Mustafa Demiri Apr 23, 2009, 8:41pm EDT
So very lovely.
Jodie B. Apr 23, 2009, 8:53pm EDT
Thank you for posting this to the Gimme 10!!! Group


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Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Apr 23, 2009, 9:12pm EDT
I hope you start feeling better soon (or even sooner).
Loved the poem, but I'll take Prez over Trane any day.
Georgiana S. Apr 23, 2009, 9:41pm EDT
breathe! Chana, this is a poem from a happier time for you? Go there, my friend, go there and regain the contentment!
TINA s. Apr 23, 2009, 10:04pm EDT
cool
Angela A. Apr 23, 2009, 10:43pm EDT
I love beaches.
I would be there in a heart beat.
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting
debra g. Apr 24, 2009, 12:24am EDT
Have a great gather day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for posting to sparealine.gather.com
Shannon H. Apr 24, 2009, 12:49am EDT
That's a beautiful poem, Chana. I'm sorry to hear that you have things upsetting you, and that you've been in pain. I hope things get better. Good luck with the doctor next week!
EDWINA (MISSIE) B. Apr 24, 2009, 2:45am EDT
very pretty peom
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Apr 24, 2009, 8:11am EDT
Thanks for sharing on Helping out One Another
Karen E. Apr 24, 2009, 10:15am EDT
Chana, this is so beautiful and inspiring. I find great comfort in returning to work that I have done. It is an honoring of self and a visit home. It seems we keep traveling on but sometimes leave behind bits of ourselves and in the return we can pull the heart back into our journey. I am so glad you did that, so glad you shared with us. Feel better soon Chana. I am so sorry you are hurting.
Rachel B. Apr 24, 2009, 11:59am EDT
Beautiful and thoughtfully written....
feel better soon....
from deep inside of you a wellspring of beauty and hope~
Charles Temm JR Apr 24, 2009, 4:46pm EDT
Nicely done...
Tracy Fabre Apr 25, 2009, 12:28am EDT
Well, I believe you have captured 'contentment' very well indeed.
René Allen Apr 25, 2009, 1:01am EDT
Man have WE been MISSING YOU Chana!

I hope you are feeling much better. This is very well written, and WE THANK YOU for sharing this with us. This is FEATURED in Artistic Therapy . . .

BIG HUGS!
Your Friend,
Rene
sandesh b. Apr 25, 2009, 3:54pm EDT
very beautiful poem and awesome picture
Jennifer Lee Apr 25, 2009, 5:18pm EDT
Beautiful and joyous. I was swept away to another place with this one, Chana! Great work. Thank you for posting to our group and congrats on the feature.
I agree with Jennifer. This does create another place. A beautifully, serene place. I hope you're feeling better soon! Sending positive thoughts and virtual hugs your way.
Larry P. Apr 26, 2009, 2:22pm EDT
Very good Chana .
Beautiful Chana, simple, strong, direct, beautiful.
Gessy D. Apr 26, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
Chana welcome back!!!
Merry W. Apr 27, 2009, 2:27am EDT
I am new to Gather, but just want to say that for "me" your words are beautiful!
Cynthia Isis A. Apr 29, 2009, 1:32am EDT
This is a very fine poem ... you are an artist. Listen to what Georgie said...that is a very healing truth. That image you chose is spectacular. You are truly for me the most artistically inspiring person I ever met. You really have an eye, an ear, a great mind and I am so glad you are writing. I really have to thank you for your gift of inspiring and provoking thought in new areas. You have a genius for that.

blessings and peace, Isis
Cynthia Isis A. Apr 29, 2009, 1:33am EDT
You also have a genius for making your own art!!! keep writing. blessings and joy and well being to you, Isis
Marge H. Apr 30, 2009, 5:29pm EDT
Thank you for the beautiful images your words paint. Take care of yourself. I hope you are feeling better today.
Sophie S. May 10, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
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Chana M. May 30, 2009, 4:25pm EDT

Ok, I was asked to come and say something here. I have read over the poem and the comments three or four times now. I like the poem and the way it makes me feel and I am wondering who the heck wrote it. I am not being funny or sarcastic. Your comments are superlative and I am humbled by all of them. I always think it odd that I am so often found at a loss for words. I am at a loss for words. Thank you all!
René Allen Jun 5, 2009, 5:16pm EDT

You are just "gifted" to the maximum extent Chana!

HUGS ~ WE LOVE YOU!

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