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Flickering Insight

The flicker of light green catches the corner of my eye From clothing of leaves worn on the trees With sun shining between the wooded shade For a moment, I thought a spark of wisdom ignited To solve life’s problems abound But, there must be more than one voice And censorship should not exist Imagine some high ranking people restricting other’s speech? Yet it happens in these days! The wildlife speaks freely, bringing us comfort in songs Coming from those flickering leaves Where the breeze moves smoothly along And I must say, our voice should flow too Flickering, shining, on every bit of truth We should never give in to silencing Leaving us standing like bare trees with nothing to say! Heidi Sands 6/7/21

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 6/10/2021 6:47:00 PM

Interesting how you moved from nature's freedom to censorship and back again. Nicely done, Heidi. :) gw

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/11/2021 9:58:00 AM

Thank you Gershon! I hope you have a nice day :)

Edward Ibeh

Date: 6/8/2021 12:41:00 PM

Just beautiful, Heidi:-) A poem full of wisdom!

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/8/2021 2:18:00 PM

Thank you very much Edward. I hope you have a nice evening :)

Joanna Daniel

Date: 6/7/2021 11:58:00 PM

Such a lovely advice and a great way to compare nature and our voice, Heidi:)

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/8/2021 3:25:00 AM

Thank you Jo! I appreciate your kind feedback. I hope you have a nice day :)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/7/2021 11:10:00 AM

Lovely way to say this! Nature tells the truth! God bless!

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/7/2021 11:17:00 AM

Thank you very much Kim. God Bless you too :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/7/2021 9:09:00 AM

Well said Heidi, we should be able to express ourselves freely without persecution or ridicule. We don't all share the same views and should respect others beliefs. Tom

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/7/2021 9:47:00 AM

Exactly Tom. I appreciate you taking the time to give your input on this. Thank you. I hope you have a nice day today :)

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 6/7/2021 8:14:00 AM

As rational beings, we have the need to express ourselves the way we think is the most appropriate, and as free beings, we have the right to make our thoughts known without being restricted in any way. Your poem makes it clear in an emphatic and beautiful way, dearest, Heidi. Excellently done. Hugs xxx

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/7/2021 9:46:00 AM

Yes, I completely agree with you Demetrios, that we have this right and it should not be restricted. Thank you for letting me know how it reaches you. I am grateful for your kind feedback. I hope you have a nice day. Hugs xxx

Joe Dimino

Date: 6/7/2021 6:33:00 AM

Wow! You are on a roll today. Great poetry. You are a profound thinker. Strange how Free Will is so misunderstood by many. God gave us total freedom -- to create a beautiful world or destroy it. Nothing we see has not been created by the combined will of humanity...-- and then these fools that restrict Free Speech. It is against that basic nature of Man (woman, whatever):) Another fav!!

Heidi Sands
Date: 6/7/2021 6:40:00 AM

Thank you so much for your acknowledgement of this one Joe. The restriction of free speech lately, bother's me a lot and is so wrong. You are absolutely right, it is against the basic nature of man and woman. I am happy you consider this a Fav. That means a lot to me. :)