Acceptance

Opened like a morning leaf
exposed beneath the moon,
Resting in the tentacles
of a clouded ink coccoon.
Wringing hands now rest at peace-
the solitude of night,
a lantern in the wilderness
the miracle of flight.
Dancing on the tabletops
or falling from a swing,
is noticing the networking
of every living thing.
Observation is the art
that shows a single frame,
experience will turn to stone
the given and the gained.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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Brown Avatar
March 28, 2011 at 6:45 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved featured poem this week Nykki. Love, Carol
Mehta Avatar
March 27, 2011 at 6:20 PM
Congratulations on your poem Acceptance being featured this week, Nykki
Alixopulos Avatar
December 21, 2008 at 5:56 AM
Just discovered your poem, just excellent, it knocked me out and I can't wait to read some more.
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December 21, 2008 at 12:08 AM
Nykki, Congratulations on YOUR POEM being Featured this week Welcome to the Soup Hope to see more Features in the Future Wish YOU and YOURS A very Merry Christmas and may the New Year bring Health and Prosperity ...HG
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December 20, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Nykki, I really enjoyed the message you have composed here in poetic form. Thank You for sharing a little of yourself and especially for sharing your passion of writing with us all. Congratulations for being featured and as I close I would like to include this message that you please keep your pens ink flowing so your amazing words of poetry keeps growing. Wonderful Poem... MPK
Jordan Avatar
December 18, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Nykki - Great poem - welcome to the Soup - Congrats on having your poetry featured this week – Merry Christmas & God Bless, MJ
Mason Avatar
December 17, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Welcome to the Soup, Ms. Nykki and this writing is just excellent. Love the way the title is embedded within and especially connected to the last line! Just a great selection to be a feature this week. Congratulations! Hope your holidays are warm, wonderful and '09 is a good year for you.
George   Avatar
December 16, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Hi Nykki, Very, very true. Love this. Very insightful and delightful. lainie
Winter Avatar
December 15, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations on your featured write of the week! Warmest wishes for a beautiful holiday season. Love, Shar
Swanson Avatar
December 15, 2008 at 4:21 PM
I thought this was a very lovely and visual poem, yes observation is truly an art. Excellent writing and CONGRATS on getting featured this week! Well deserved! God bless, Amy :)
Brown Avatar
December 15, 2008 at 6:46 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
Weber Avatar
December 14, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Excellent work, Nykki! You have much to be proud of here! Cadence, word selection and depth of thought combine to convey vast meaning from a strong perspective. Congrats on your featured poem this week! Warm regards, John.
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December 14, 2008 at 2:52 PM
Nice use of personification and imagery in this poem! Congratulations on having it featured. Keep up the good writing. Wishing you continued success. Karen
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August 27, 2013 at 6:19 PM
Loved this!
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