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Courtesy Abbey of the Arts
Time has its way
of pulling you backward
pressing you forward.
You have to resist
the season's yin and yang
be content to let the current be
beneath you.
The moment you yield
always softens your landing.
© 2013 Maureen E. Doallas
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This poem responds to today's "Invitation to Poetry" at Abbey of the Arts. The theme is "Softening and Yielding".
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And an alternative version:
Time has its way
of pulling you backward
pressing you forward.
You have to resist
the season's yin and yang
be content to let the current be
beneath you
the moment you yield
softening your landing.
i like this version...
Maureen. I like both versions and the second probably does what you say 'softening your landing'. I feel as if I have been 'cushioned' toward the conclusion.
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