THE MANTLE
Write, my friend, write
Let your heart pour forth,
with honesty tell your truth.
May your words always be interspersed
with threads of gold,
weaving life, shining into your thoughts.
Into your woven cloth.
With silver moon beams,
Do the same
let them shimmer in dark corners,
lighten your mind.
These threads of gold and silver rays
Represent love and hope;
Without, your cloth will dull and die.
Once created, keep it as your mantle,
Your blanket;
So you will never forget,
The importance of light
Β© miriam ivarson
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What a wonderful way to live and love and learn… jc
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Jeff, thank you for your beautiful comment. I love the way you add – learn – to the important ingredients.π¦.
Miriam
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What a beautiful flow of images, emotions and words.πΉπΉπΉ
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Thank you, dear Luisa, I am honoured by your response. π.
Miriam
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Beautiful writing, Miriam!
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Jennifer, I am so happy for your warm comment. Thank you.
Miriam
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What a beautiful perspective on living and writing. May they be infused with love and light. Thanks Miriam. π§‘
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Brad, thank you for your wonderful comment. I am glad the poem responded
with your own dreams. π€ .
Miriam
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Indeed. π
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Awesome poem, Miriam. We are all woven with different and vibrant threads. Such a lovely picture of nature.
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Thank you, Kamal, for your beautiful comment. You are so right, we are
all woven with different threads. May the vibrancy be in them all.
I agree that nature does weave amazingly.
Miriam
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Yes absolutely true Miriam. Always welcome. Nature and its beauty that is all vibrant.ππππππ
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Wow! I love the flow of words in this poem Miriam. Golden and silver threads are beautiful metaphors… may they always shimmer in your life. Awesome poetry!
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Dear Balroop, thank you for your beautiful comment. It brings joy to my
heart. The words poured forth just like that. I do agree that gold and silver threads make good metaphors.
Thanks for your sweet wish and I wish the same for you. Let them shimmer.
Miriam
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Deeply beautiful.
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Thank you, Rivers. π».
Miriam
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I love this idea of weaving light into the tapestry of our lives.
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Miriam, wow! π This is a wonderful poem and should be an anthem to all writers! You have taken up the mantle and wrapped it well and truly around you as you weave your words with finesse and grace, light reaching into the darkest of corners … thank you for teaching / reminding us about the importance of light … a beautiful and gifted poem and as you opening stanza invites us … I will go and write and trust there is always truth in my work! Happy weaving with words, my dear friend! Xx β€οΈ
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Dear Annika, you are pouring so many light and shining words over me that I both smile happily and blush.
βAnthem to writersβ π. That now would be a true honour. You are a spontaneous and true writer and I believe this shows in the depth and joy of your writing. Yes, You shine, Annika. Thanks for this extraordinary comment. β₯οΈ.
Miriam
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you for your re-blog, Chuck. I am delighted.
miriam
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Always a joy and pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, My Dear! Have a great day!! xoxox ππππΉ
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Beautiful images Miriam, I love the idea of the light being woven into us.
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Andrea, a warm thank you for your lovely comment. Light woven into us,
It will if we but help and let it. π .
Have a beautiful day.
Miriam
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We’ve now made it past the vernal equinox Miriam. Each day there are a few more minutes of light to celebrate. Each day our northern world responds with more green, more life. Spring is here and with spring, the blessing of renewal, the blessing of light. Thank you. βCurt
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Thank you, Curt, for your light and uplifting words. For a while we have noticed how every evening is lighter and to top it we βleaptβ an hour forward this weekend. So suddenly even more light in our day and evening.
And springs responds every day, as you say, with delight and new buds and flowers. I so agree, a blessing of renewal. π .
Miriam
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“With silver moon beams Do the same
let them shimmer in dark corners,
lighten your mind.” Thank you for this image!
Wishing you a mind of light and a spirit of moon beams!
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Thank you JoAnna for your lovely comment. I am glad you could feel the
the wish for us all to feel this shimmer. And thank you for your sweet wish to me. I treasure it.
miriam
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