24 Poems ~ 24 Hours
I have been writing poetry on and off since I was about 12 years old ( many years!) My hobbies are writing, running, photography and reading. I have a background in writing and social work. A few years ago, I presented a few workshops about the healing effects of various forms of writing-including poetry. Writing has always been a very healing passion, pastime, hobby and luckily, professional work for me, at times.
Love Blooms- Poem 12- Poetry Half Marathon-
Fragile and delicate
LOVE blooms,
with care.
This cloistered bud begins
to open slowly,
showered by your Light.
Like a flower whose petals
open to the Sun,
LOVE explodes
in colour,
because of YOU.
By Ingrid Exner
Take the Stairs- Poem 11th- Poetry Half Marathon by Ingrid
Mount the stairs one by one or
Tackle many, if it can
Be done.
Change perspective
Change the view
Change your beliefs and
What defines you.
One step forward,
One step back and
Still moving forward.
That’s a fact!
Welcome Home by Ingrid Exner- Poem #10
It is YOU and YOU alone
YOU should call HOME.
Not Four walls, four cities, four countries
Nor continents define,
What you inhabit.
YOU are HOME.
Be careful of the thoughts and cares
That you welcome in…remember…
YOU are HOME.
Do not let vandals rob happiness and leave hate,
YOU are HOME.
Decorate your life with joy, tenderness and let love hang on your walls,
YOU are HOME.
Share laughter, tears and remembrances,
YOU are HOME.
Welcome and embrace new visitors, friends and family,
YOU are HOME.
Make peace with who YOU are,
YOU are HOME.
By Ingrid Exner
Barren trees
Crystal capped water
Erasing pebble shore
Surf remembered.
The Fountain- Poem #8 by Ingrid Exner- Half Marathon
The fountain in the park holds memories.
Dressed ornately in black,
This dark statue of hope
Brings comfort to many.
Laughing children run circles around its base
As the adults lean closer to the cooling mist
Of its waters.
Spilling over in delight
Excitement uncontained,
A timeless treasure of days
Gone by.
Dear Emily- Poem #7 for Poetry Half Marathon
Dear Emily-
Thank you for your words today
written centuries ago.
Their wisdom has more meaning
Than ever you would know.
Wise words you provide
Take flight from my page,
Resting in imagination they strive
To leave remembrances-
Alive!
Hope, Freedom, Pain and Release
You address these all.
With metaphors that will not cease
And similes that sing sweet song
Leaving readers now at their peace.
The Archway- Poem # 6 for Poetry Half Marathon
Come join me under
this archway,
A bridge of stone to protect us
Adventure falls before us
Spilling into tomorrow.
A Poem to Emily- Poem #5 for Poetry Half Marathon by Ingrid
Your words come to me in the Night
Release, Religion and Birds in flight.
Creeping into my sleeping hours
Dripping metaphors with great powers.
Stanzas choked with memories of
Pain, Freedom and letting go
Something we must all come to know.
The Green Canoe by Ingrid Exner- Half Marathon Poem
It greets me at the water’s edge
Where pebbles meet the shore
“Come closer friend,” it beckons me
“And I shall tell you more.”
Of sparkling waters deep and clear
Weathered rock and trees,
Of Natural beauty everywhere
As far as your eye sees.
“Take me to the water” and
“Travel with me, down the bay”
All you need to bring is your paddle
To bring with you this day.
Poem By: Ingrid Exner, April 23, 2014 accompanying photography also by Ingrid Exner, Tobermorey, Summer 2013.
How To Laugh- Poem #4- Poetry Half Marathon by Ingrid Exner
It starts with a little grin
And slight movement of one’s chin.
Lips curl up and mouth goes down,
It’s the opposite, of a frown.
Now you have the basics here…
Oops…more instructions to be clear.
Breathing is a must you know
In and out and there you go.
Now, for the most important part,
You MUST express this with great heart.
All the joy, humour and love
Inside, out and, all above.