Awakening

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A poem about a paradigm shift after a health crisis, a re-evaluation of what is really important in life.

 

Tom R.

Emergency over,
crisis resolved,
body mended in part.
The quiet time allows reflection,
a mirror held to my eyes to see

What is really important?
Career? Ego? Self?
Inventions of man,
all puffed up 
but empty inside

The walls 
come down
crushing the old
And allowing 
The new to unfold

The new is actually 
the old renewed
Love, family, friends,
relationships, compassion... 
To care for others with golden rule

A new life unfolds
before these eyes,
new vision, 
a fresh paradigm 
to chart my fresh course for life

I've been blessed 
with a chance 
for new beginning, 
laced with hope 
and wonder anew.


TLR 7-31-17

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 10/22/2017 10:39:00 AM
Tom, this sounds like a profession of faith to me. Praise God! Your new beginning is as you say, laced with hope and wonder anew. It is also an assurance of victory. And the poem wherein you expressed it is a truly great write.
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Tom Rutherford
Date: 10/22/2017 4:53:00 PM
Thanks for the kind words Curtis.
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