The prompt for Poets and storytellers United is "We will invite you to find inspiration in this quote: “The most expensive garment you’ll ever own is your own flesh.”
Bones and light
My body, an expensive garment
a vessel I stitched
with quiet light,
soft fabric worn by time.
A heap of bones, perhaps
but also, two legs that carry me
down winding paths of discovery,
where the wild whispers
my name
My arms, woven to embrace:
to cradle the young,
to steady the old,
to hold the world for a moment.
My mind, a tangle of threads
where I linger, weaving words,
sometimes losing myself
in the knots.
And when this garment is finally worn,
I’ll look back and say:
it was worth every breath,
every step, every touch,
every thought spent,
I'll leave it with gratitude
That's wonderful! I read it several times, savouring it more each time. Life – you've nailed it!
ReplyDeleteI love this body garment. Thanks for making me think and feel this morning.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully expressed - a garment that cannot be replaced
ReplyDeleteI love this celebration of a body that has lived and loved well.
ReplyDeleteVery interestingly written.
ReplyDeleteBest regards, and I invite you to see my latest painting :)
Makes us appreciate more the body we have.
ReplyDeletehow lovely!!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful poem of gratitude....Rall
ReplyDeleteSpot on.
ReplyDeleteLovingly written 👏
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderfully poetic picture you paint - Jae
ReplyDeleteA very humbling thought
ReplyDeleteNow that's a life well lived, how beautifully you have put it though
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is gorgeous! This stanza left me breathless ~~~ my mind, a tangle of threads
ReplyDeletewhere I linger, weaving words, sometimes losing myself in the knots.
Summarizes my attitude exactly. I’ll leave my body with gratitude.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Marja. I love the look of life.
ReplyDeleteA noble goal for everyone:
ReplyDelete"it was worth every breath,
every step, every touch,
every thought spent,"