Feeling (a Poem)

One of my favorite things to do is write poetry.  I've been writing for years, but life took over and I stopped for a while, and only rekindled my love of writing about 4 years ago.  I love to sit at my desk in our loft, listen to music (usually nature's own, from my open window) and get inspired.  "Imagine, Dream, Inspire" sit on the wall above my computer, along with framed art and the view from the loft out to the back yard and treed forest help to open the creative path that is sometimes cluttered in my head.  Often, I'm inspired by conversations with my friends.  Certain words that are said grab me, and work their magic into poetic verse. 

Last year, a casual friend introduced me to an online magazine that what having a poetry contest.  With the next issue of Sibella Poetry Magazine coming out on June 1, showcasing this year's poetry contest winners, I thought I would share the poem that led to the amazing opportunity of writing for Sibella Poetry Magazine this year.  Enjoy :)

Feeling

(©Linda Spencer)

(Published in Sibella Poetry Magazine, inaugural issue Dec. 2011)

I see through the layers

That you fight so heavily

To keep wrapped up so tightly.

I feel the tears

That fall as you sleep at night

That you cry throughout daylight.

I sense your fears

And all of your sorrow

Of what will be for tomorrow.

I feel your doubt

In things you once believed

That now you can’t conceive.

But I see the light

That will brighten up your day

Trust that it’ll come your way.

I give you faith

To dream and to believe

In all good things that you’ll receive.

I sense your joys

That you’ll know your whole life through

Just believe them to be true.