as the boat gently glided from its mooring
the waves lapped at its hull as it drifted on the current
some struggling to connect feel a similar effect
drift along with the majority rocking unstably
emotional connections seem vital for quality of life
for without them we seem to bounce about in strife
Absolutely true and a stunning poem. Relationships do matter. Lovely picture.
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I live the sounds of the lapping of water on the hull!
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Drifting can sometimes be good, so long as we’re charting our own course.
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yes, the conjunction of the boat gliding but without something more, it just drifts, love it.
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Beautifully expressed. We are all fellow travelers in the universe:)
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Security and having a place to go back to are so important. Very good selection, calmkate.
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So true and well written, Kate!
The ocean waves…whether their sound barely perceptible or loud and powerful…are always mesmerizing to me.
Yes, connections to others are so important for our emotional good health.
HUGS!!! 🙂
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Reminds me of all who suffer from dementia – each new day, the same as before –
but different. To only live in memories – hard for everyone involved.
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Precisely, Kate. Without orientation, without the navigational (emotional) charts our will and our interactions provide, we drift aimlessly.
Soon we have no idea where we are. The ocean looks all the same, featureless, when we’re unmoored.
Give us some buoying currents and a decided purpose, though, and it’ll be a great cruise!
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So true kate…you are always inspiring…i am just a bit frustrated with my WP lately ..i havent been receiving any notifications at all…i have been losing people i follow..
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So well put, but sadly lesser and lesser people give importance to the said and so required emotional connection.
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Excellent.
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I love the poem! 🙂
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