We reassure each other by recalling shared memories.
Kelly Write Away
Poetry starts as an idea or phrase which expands into a message to be brought through from somewhere. Where it comes from is a more magical place than here, or maybe it offers a more magical perception of here. It comes by virtue of intellect, wonder, and the Spirit of Contemplation. -Kelly Voelker kellywriteaway@gmail.com
Monday, September 9, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wild Caught
I boarded lone and unadorned
The moistened air as heat
Subsided under the boat's canvas
Visiting with Al the captain
As bait I sat awaiting
Any who were taking
This trip into the Peace River
Four others in a named group
Ladies friendly and varied
Boarded and into the harbor
We pushed quickly out and
Under bridges loaded with cars
With conversations out and back
These wild caught friends of mine
And I were back
Lunching together as friends forever
I opted not to take their names
A catch and release event I claimed
As many as fish in the sea
I'll not foul the new connections
Simply say goodbye and
Defy conventions.
-Kelly Voelker
convention - a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time to Detach
As nightfall came into bed I slipped
My shadow stepped into my inner cathedral
Announcing it wanted an audience to quibble
Why didn't I say what I really meant?
Why didn't I go where I wish I had went?
It gave me examples for next time around
I dismissed it at some point taking flight into sleep
I awakened more slowly than normal it seemed
Slowly recovering I walked through the house
Sitting in my lanai I could see squirrels and sunshine
Surrounded by doves gently cooing away
I said "Oh how beautiful it is this new day!"
I will wait and do nothing, just watch it unfold
Waiting with patience in my safe nest
Progress will happen, now it's time to detach.
Kelly Voelker
Selective Gatekeeper
As I lay in bed
I fantasized about honesty
What if I could give feedback
True and concise
Ending the offerings
Which missed more than hit
My sensitive feelers
Both defensive and hid
Waiting for meaning or
Connections of fate
Revealing the purpose
This new phase creates.
-Kelly Voelker
Thursday, April 18, 2024
No Egos
I sought out warm pools
To warm my bones
To sooth away tension
Amid geezers and crones
I shed preconceptions
I welcomed the greetings
Of how are ya's and hi's
I floated and dreamed
While the others conversed
Surrounded by calmness
No egos were nursed
-Kelly Voelker
Welcome
In a moment I could see
What was all a lie
Had been telling me
To fear that which was true
That which was true
Said nothing except
Welcome me and
Introduce itself.
-Kelly Voelker
Friday, March 15, 2024
Daybreak Potential
As new as the sun
Early at dawn
My native amazement in
Self satisfied style
Filled me with daybreak
Potential and smiles
Freshly suspending
This moment in time
To savor the flavor and
Rejoice a while!
-Kelly Voelker