Make room for rest

Tips on Responding to Poetry:
Read (or listen to the audio link below) and allow the words to simply sit with you and sink in.
Maybe choose your favourite line or a few words that resonate.
Set a timer for 5 minutes, pick up a notebook and write anything that comes to mind.

Always Up

There’s a saying that when you reach the peak, find a higher mountain to climb.
But surely when you get to the top it should be resting time?
Why is up always strived for and coming down seen as wrong?
If musical notes only rose higher, they would never form a tuneful song.
A chest must fall as much as rise for you to be alive.
Stopping, resting, going back are all needed to thrive.

© Leona Marie, 2025

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