I Wonder…

 

I wonder...

 

 

 

if the sun debates some mornings

 

not wanting to get
 out of bed 


 

if the sky grows tired
 of being everywhere at once


 

 

 

if the clouds desperately

 

try to hold themselves together


 

 

 

if rain is scared
 of falling and has trouble letting go

 

if snowflakes get tired of being perfect and
 one-of-a-kind

 

 

 

if stars wish 
upon themselves before they die


 

if they need to teach their young
 how to shine

 

 

 

I wonder if shadows long 
to just-for-once to feel the sun


 

I wonder if sunrise 
and sunset 
respect each other 


 

even though they’ve never met

 

 

 

I wonder if breath ever thinks of taking a break

 

if the wind just wants to sit 
still sometimes


 

 

 

I wonder if streams meet the wrong sea 
and

 

their whole lives run off-track


 

 

 

I wonder if the snow 
wants to be black

 

if the soil thinks she’s too dark


 

 

 

if rocks are self-conscious of their weight 


 

 

 

if sand feels insignificant


 

if mountains are insecure of their strength

 

 

 

I wonder if waves get discouraged

 

crawling up the sand

 

only to be pulled back again

 

to where they began

 

 

 

if the leaves understand they’re replaceable
 and

 

still dance when the wind blows

 

 

 

I wonder
 where the moon goes


 

when she is in hiding

 

I want to find her there and

 

 

 

watch

 

the ocean
 spin

 

from a distance


 

 

 

Listen

 

to her


 

stir in her sleep

 

 

 

Effort give way to Existence...

 

Listen to the poet recite this amazing poem on the link below:

via Naima Penniman

 

Comments

[Jeanne]

Beautiful and thanks for everything you share with us.
Love Jeanne

[carol]

Bewitching.

[Liane Partridge]

Wow!! Just wow ❣️

[Ali]

How incredible lovely...
Ali

[Anna]

Her beautiful words and expressive interpretation of them —— stunning! Thank you!

[Denise Dineen]

Thank you for that

[Jennie]

I love poetry. What a way to spark my wonder for the new year. Thank you,Corey. I really thought you had written this. It is so like your very own writing. Jennie, San Francisco

[Kathy]

This is beautiful friend. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Mardog]

Beautiful wonderment. (saving!)

xo Mardog

[Marilyn]

Wow! I love the way the author is thinking. Now I will be wondering too. Thanks for sharing.

[Paula Tyner Hayden]

Amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[Tara]

I love this. Thank you