Cutting Free.

Fay Slimm.

Cutting Free.

Time moves on remorseless yet fresh starts
appear plausible
if from parched discord
we form opportunities from which to carve.

Clearer choices for cutting free expand lone
coaster-rides but tried
ways of surprise
adroitly harness colour into bland unknown.

Distress creates apathy while unrestrained
euphoria decrees
time for growing new wings
and chances to better breed later decades.

Relocated those truncated dreams retreat
to re-form, dried to a crisp
but soon freshly adorned with
made resolutions to avoid future defeat.

Hope succeeds if, skilful in competence,
we apply learned
wisdom to hear the unheard
for discarding the old needs no audience.

Pushing ahead, cutting new paths again
exalts over former  
raw angst attempts to alter
past failure by wearing our skin unafraid.

  • Author: Fay Slimm. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: March 7th, 2017 10:05
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • orchidee

    A fine write.

  • willyweed

    learn from mistakes move forward ever into the future finding better and better each time we dare look! nice work Fay!

    • Fay Slimm.

      Ah - the verse has much to say on moving forward and why - so pleased you saw the better ways out of unsatifactory situations my friend.

      • willyweed

        your poem Fay you lead the way!...hey that rhymes have a good day my dear Lady! ww

      • Michael Edwards

        Super work Fay.

      • BRIAN & ANGELA

        THANKS FAY ~ As you say "nil desperandum" ~ Opportunity is always just around the corner ~ and sometimes it hides ! BUT we must seek opportunity and act on it ! Love th expensiveness of the visual a perfect compliment to a challenging poem ! Thanks for caring ~ Yours B

      • Tony36

        Well written and expressed great write

      • MendedFences27

        "Cutting free" means leaving behind the baggage of the past, finding a new way, a new path, and using the education of experience to guide us to the right way. Well done Fay. Now if we all can just follow your advice. Try, try, try. good one. - Phil A.

      • Augustus

        Your poem is full of hope for the future in the face of failure. Nicely done. "From parched discord." Wow!

      • Pintu Mahakul

        Every starting we see with freshness although time moves remorseless. We form opportunities more in life. Distress creates apathy. Being skillful in competence we get successes. Cutting new paths again this exalts over former attempts. Amazing expression makes this poem special.

        • Fay Slimm.

          Thank you for your kind summary of the above poem dear Pintu - am very grateful.



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