Honour your Life
It is our honour in life
To live fully every minute we are given,
To share our song, our gifts;
To feel the joy and strength within.
See the beauty even when we hurt,
When fear tries to take hold.
Feel gratitude each morning,
give thanks at night.
Banish fatigue the days,
the days it threatens to make us fold;
Just rest.
Hear the birds feeding and singing.
See deeply the beauty
The strength of the trees.
Standing there Sentinels
reaching for the sky,
with strength, stillness and serenity;
Life just is, sun and storm
Always Is.
© miriam ivarson
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This is just beautiful, Miriam ❤️
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Thank you so much, Julie, for your beautiful words. 🙂
Miriam
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Miriam this is such a wonderful and beautiful poem.
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Thank you so much, your words fill me with gladness. 🙏🌺
Miriam
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You are always welcome Miriam.
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Thank you for beginning my day with poetry, Miriam!
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Thank you, Rebecca, it is my pleasure to think of you reading my poem
as you start of the day. An honour indeed. 🤗🎶
Miriam
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Just lovely. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
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Thank you, Lesley, sharing with each other is a great gift. Let us all continue.
Miriam
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It is a beautiful poem, Miriam, a lesson we should all learn 💕💕💕
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Thank you, dear Louisa, I am so happy you found it so. Bless you. 💕
Miriam
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It was all my pleasure to express my views on
that lovely poem 😊
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How inspiring Miriam! I love your positivity. Living every minute adds so much to our life, I agree. Thanks for sharing.
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Dear Balroop, thank you for your positive and thoughtful comment. It isn’t easy to live every minute but we can but try as it brings us joy. 🦋😊
Miriam
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Beautiful, Miriam… ❤
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Many thanks, Bette, I am so glad you liked my words. 🙏🌺
Miriam
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Stillness, sensitivity and serenity – all evoked in your words. Thanks for your thoughtful andcontemplative poem, Miriam.
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Thanks so much, Roland, for your beautiful and thoughtful comment.
I do feel contemplative a lot of the time now and am glad you see so much positivity in my poem. 🦋.
Miriam
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Beautiful verse and reminders.
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Thank you, Brad, for your lovely comment. 🙂
miriam
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Miriam, this is a beautiful poetic reminder to us all – and more pertinent than ever in today’s deeply troubling world. May we learn from the wonder of nature, truly absorb its beauty and follow its wisdom as we enter a realm of just being! x
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Dear Annika, thank you for your uplifting comment, I am so glad you liked the poem. Nature fills me with calm every day. As you say, if we can truly absorb its beauty and wisdom I believe it is easier to find harmony in each day.
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Love it. It’s good to remember! Thank you Brigitte
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Thank you, Brigitte. Yes, it is good to remember. I am so glad to hear you again. 🤗. / Miriam
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And we do well to remember this is-ness. Nicely done, Miriam. ❤️
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Thank you so much, Bela, for this lovely comment. Yes, is-ness is a very good word to encompass it all. 💕🦋.
Miriam
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Thank you for another comforting and strengthening poem, Miriam. “Banish fatigue….Just rest,” relates to how I wonder, why am I so tired sometimes? What’s wrong with me? Nothing. I don’t need to worry about it – just rest, hear the birds, draw strength from the trees.
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JoAnna, a warm thank you for your delightful comment. How glad I am if the words helped you in any way. I have found that worry and fear can sap your strength. Nature has a calming and healing impact if we take the time. 🌻🌴💕.
Miriam
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Thank you for this lovely meditation and much needed reminders…
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I never thought of it as meditation, so thank you for this uplifting comment.
At times when we think in stillness it could be that we meditate. 😊.
Miriam
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Stillness is often mentioned in the yoga classes I practice at home with via YouTube…
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This is my favorite part: To share our song, our gifts;
To feel the joy and strength within.
Some of us don’t share our gifts because we think they are of no value and a nuisance to others, but the opposite is true!
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Adrienne, a warm thank you for your wonderful comment. Yes, we often lock
in what we want to share. Maybe because of shyness, fear of not reaching…. altogether
lack of trust in ourselves.
Miriam
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So much to take note of here, Miriam. A to-do list for every true lover of life and Nature.
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😊 Thank you, Roland for your fun comment. I could make a much longer
‘ to-do’ list but contained myself. Yes, nature is a great healer and inspirer.
I am sure you feel that too.
Miriam
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