Notes About The Poem
October-21-2023
Journal, Junk, Jagged Words Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Constance La France

 

Journal

"As water flows down when a faucet is turned on, thoughts and feelings pour out into a journal cleansing the heart" ~ By Poet

I keep a journal, a treasure chest of memories.
Where I record each day’s activities
Where I divulge my innermost secrets

As my feelings overflow into each blank page,
I get the therapeutic effect of unburdening my heart.
Though I scrawl down in messy hand,
It is a slice of my heart and I treasure it,
More than any other document I have.

Every day I empty my heart into its pages,
My pen bleeds words in red.
I paint me as I am, honest and truthful.

I don’t want to be a sham.
Here I lay bare my life,
Fraught with aches, dotted with smiles.
My longings and my heart aches
My expectations, my disappointments
My triumphs, my defeats
My search through every nook n’ cranny for success
My plunge into the nadir of despair on defeat
My moments of escalating joy
My dark hours of crippling distress
Everything I want to be,
Everything I fail to be.

Journaling, poetry, and prayer fill my day.
They help me keep all my boredom away!
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Ahmed Avatar
November 11, 2023 at 7:16 PM
Where I divulge my innermost secrets - while living, its better that no one reads it...diary is like you said - I paint me as I am, honest and truthful - and that may surprise many..so nicely written...always a good poet...many years ago i also pondered and wrote....can we tell every truth? can we write about those? - but in a diary you secretly can....
Baker Avatar
November 3, 2023 at 10:10 PM
I appreciate your heart felt poem on Journaling, Valsa. great for the contest, but even better for the soul. You are a kind soul, my dear friend. My soul would love to share a day with your soul. I know they are already good friends. Smiles ~ Blessings Bill
Narain Avatar
November 1, 2023 at 11:33 AM
Journaling is powerful . Although I did not keep any journals, reading some public family journals shaped my life.
Ray Avatar
October 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM
journaling is a potent journey....you are a wise soul indeed....
La France Avatar
October 27, 2023 at 7:54 AM
Valsa, such a deep and beautifully penned poem, congratulations on your win in my contest, well done, Constance
Hind Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Very beautiful, Valsa. I think we can all relate to you.
May Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 2:26 PM
The journal has a therapeutic healing power, Very nicely penned Valsa, Congrats on your win
One Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 12:40 PM
I knew this one would do well.. told ya.. Congratulations on your placement in the contest..
Ray Choudhury Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Congratulations, Dear Valsa. Do you write journals every day? I used to, from my childhood…but at some point, due to some emotional turmoil, I stopped. I shouldn’t have. Your poem, as all of yours, so touching!
Wolf Avatar
October 22, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Love the revealing look at your genuinely sincere heart and warm, honest persona, Valsa. Touching write! ~ Gershon
Buhagiar Avatar
October 22, 2023 at 9:16 AM
I must admit I never kept a journal. And since I retired 23 years ago I have even lost the art of writing. I write my poems on the computer which has its defects. I lost two poems lately as I did nor save my work. Pity. Blessings.
McBride  Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Beautiful poem of how much you put into your work in praying for the love within you to be guided through your words to come with a pure conscience unto all : )
Bowring Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Dear Valsa, what a delightful read made more so by actually being able to see you pen your wonderful, touching, creative thoughts. Love the poem and love your quote too. The lines,’ It is a slice of my heart and I treasure it’ ‘ My pen bleeds words in red’ ‘ My dark hours of crippling distress’ are so poignant. So many can relate to this. Thank you for sharing such an important part of you. A privilege. Good luck in the contest. Hugs and blessings to you. Xx
DiMino Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 10:08 AM
"Every day I empty my heart into its pages, My pen bleeds words in red. I paint me as I am, honest and truthful." -- "Everything I want to be, Everything I fail to be." This a perfect example of a poet's diary in a nutshell. Honest, overflowing with living words. Well done. Love the entire poem. Blessings.
Rodrigues Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 8:02 AM
Enjoyed your journaling notes. A long time ago, after reading my too negative high school diary, I decided my writings would be kind. If I do decide I need to “get it out,” I destroy those. My grandma apparently had unkind things written in her diary so my Aunt decided to not share it. Likely my grandma did not intend to hurt anyone. I want to be careful what I pass down. Hugs-a-million.
Poet Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 6:21 AM
Dear Valsa. Your writing is quite expressive. It embodies the experience of revealing one's soul on the sheets of a journal, divulging reality that not even the air can fathom. Your words strike a chord with me since your poetry is a genuine and frank depiction of your feelings. Your ability to convey your thoughts with such enthusiasm and devotion via well-selected words is extraordinarily enticing. Best wishes for the contest
Empress Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 4:10 AM
Dear talented soul, its so good to see a picture of you too! And also how sincere and honest is this poem, i am the same as you, even if i write for a prompt i somehow manage to insert the prompt and make it flow with my emotions, as i bleed thoughts and emotions, and is a form if catharsis not just for me i guess many would resonate with your journal entry here, as poetry is your journal flowing with poetic confessions. I love how you’ve written “ treasure chest of memories” an exquisite write
Empress Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 4:11 AM
With so many soulful lines that really stand out for me! Absolutely gorgeous! I loved reading this! And goodluck for the contest too! Keep shining sharing and expressing always
Meadows Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 2:34 AM
An interesting poem, how you describe how you write your journal and express your emotions. A lovely poem. Well done.
Sharma  Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 2:05 AM
This is a deeply evocative write, dear poetess.. In many ways, you've described how one pours his/her vulnerability onto the blank pages of journals, sharing the secrets that even the air wouldn't know.. Poetry is definitely cathartic for us, it brings a whirlwind of myriad emotions, sometimes they can be intensely aching as well.. You're a beautiful-hearted soul as it reflects in this poem, "My plunge into the nadir of despair on defeat", "It is a slice of my heart and I treasure it" Wonderful!
Sharma  Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 2:06 AM
Best of luck for the contest, I truly loved reading this, your wordsmithery always is very impressive..
One Avatar
October 21, 2023 at 1:51 AM
This is a lovely poem that expresses your feelings so well.. Your selection of words to describe how you feel in such a joyful and loving way... Especially the penultimate stanza where you describe your fears and aspirations so deeply.. an excellent poem for this contest.. I did journal also, but not posted yet..
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