i want to walk away
from it all
and journey
to the water’s edge:
lose
my
self………
ask the green depths
to embrace me;
surround my body
like i am its lover.
i want to lay my head
on soft earth.
breathe
in
and out:
slower…
and deeper…
until my heartbeat
quiets to
a gentle hum
that only
the birds and
trees can hear.
i want to know
the truth
of my life:
the sacred parts
that harbour grief;
the gentle parts
that offer forgiveness;
the vast oceans
of roaring emptiness;
the sigh of my soft voice
yearning to be understood
—
Lisa Field-Elliot is a photographer and writer seeking travel, beauty, and connection. Anytime. Anywhere. She captures her experience in words and images so as to share it with you and, perhaps, inspire you to look for your next doorway to freedom. Find Lisa at doorwaystraveler.com
Leonie Wise is a poet and the author of All of a Sudden. You can find her at http://blog.verdandi.co.nz/
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That poem is breathtaking.
Thank you.
Leonie’s poems are the essence of The Shed Project – life in all it’s messiness, but pared back to absolute truth. Lisa’s photographs, well they remind me that as I shed I must keep that which is so beautiful it helps me love more fully, more bravely.
this WHOLE THING
is a FEAST,
the soul-kind,
& is so
kind,
& true,
& it is
too,
where
i go,
&
what
i need.
…
both photos
& poem
BREATHTAKING.
xoxoxoxo