Sally Eslinger Poet Free verse

To Live and Breathe

To Live and Breathe ———-
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For time, again,
I dive into the Arts:
Colors my joy,
Lines my breath,
Words to tour 
   feelings, and these
Pens and pastels are
My instruments to
Draw upon the music
Of my solace…
Or, my thrill
Of translating
The scenes I see.
Where
The Peace of God 
May be All…
Surrounding…
Creating…
Stroke by stroke
I could know
Heart arias,
Symphonic     
   pirouettes,
Poetic murals, and
Embroidered souls
With gold leaf 
Embellishment.

In perfect pitch
The choir 
   commences,
Sounding 
What cannot be
   simply
   Spoken - only sung—
Birds, humanity’s
First music
Teachers, fly upon
The tuning winds!
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(c) sally young    
     Eslinger 9/21
Glory to God!

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Darlene De Beaulieu September 20, 2021 at 4:02 PM Hello Sally, I was reading Caren's poem and read your comment when you said you are sick with different things. Get netter soon. i did not know you were sick. Get the rest you need. Take care. Hugs. Sally Eslinger September 23, 2021 at 3:59 PM Darlene, thank you for stopping by & for your kind, sympathetic thoughts. Since 2010, all but my carnival vertebrae are titanium, both shoulders lack ligament, so pain can get intense sometimes, & 15 mos ago I became Suddenly paralyzed waist down, so my bed is my place but I draw & poems come & Jesus is always holding my hand…I listen to books and music 24/7, which all keeps me busy. Then too, my dear husband & pups. Must say, tho, my dear friends, like you Darlene, here on psoup with whom to share the life of poetry, make my life well going on xoxo sally

Victor Buhagiar September 20, 2021 at 5:13 AM Great, Sally. I love all that's classic. Let it be a sort of Va pensiero. To God glory be forever. Sally Eslinger September 23, 2021 at 4:21 PM Victor, such a dear friend you are! I have hoped since youth to strive for elegance in my use of language in poems. I also love the classic & we agree we both love passion in poetry. Your pen has these…just this morn I listened to some Verdi I loved, new to me. I looked up va pensiero. Beautiful. Oh, that I might ever pen such beauty! XoXO