Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)
J is for… Jettison
~ by Laurel Regan
(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)
this precious, beautiful life
far too fleeting to waste
a moment
fretting over opinions
tongue-biting in case of offense
striving to reach an unmeetable ideal
it’s long past time for a sea change
illuminate murky mind-corners
cluttered with emotional detritus:
paralyzing fear
crippling guilt
binding shame
sweep it up, decisively
toss it all, permanently
throw open the windows, joyfully
to light
to love
to rebirth
spring is here
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Twitter: writercat
April 11, 2015
Love it, Laurel! Let’s do it! Open the shutters and throw all that emotional detritus out the windows. A one a two HEAVE HO, AWAY YOU GO!
Very positive ending. Yes, spring is here!
Cat Gcraham recently posted… J is for Juxtaposition
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you! Yes indeed!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: ajaybpai123
April 11, 2015
Even I realized that offlate. It’s not worth to waste your time on other’s opinion. They would have their own perception about things and events. So live your life your way.
Ajay Pai recently posted… Hey, Did you find Lil Ishaan?
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Very true! Life’s too short.
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: carleaseburke
April 11, 2015
Hello again Laurel. I love to see your posts on UBC. I’m enjoying your poems. They inspire me to write poetry like I once did back in the day. Thank you!
Carlease recently posted… Ask A Stage Goddess – Why Is My Attitude So Important?
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you – glad you like them! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Yes, good to jettison the negative and live our lives.
Melinda recently posted… Mouse in the House Update
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Very good. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: CarrieAnnTripp
April 11, 2015
I love this one! Especially the throwing it away permanently. It is time, past time actually, to let a lot of things GO.
Carrie Ann Tripp recently posted… Joshua Locks Horns with Jericho
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
I totally agree!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
This made me smile 🙂 Lovely.
Kimberley Scott recently posted… day 11: a motley crew – parts 1 & 2 of 5
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: RamblinGarden
April 11, 2015
I’ve been trying to declutter the house and my life. Spring is a time for new beginnings. Time to let things GO.
Alana recently posted… Jabber Waulkie
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Yes indeed!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: dramamamafive
April 11, 2015
Spring is a delightful time to clear out–the house, the purse, the mind. Really sweet poem, Laurel!
Amy recently posted… {this moment}
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you, Amy!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: ellytreehugger
April 11, 2015
Spring is a most excellent time to release the old – what no longer serves us – and bring in the new! 🙂 <3
elly stornebrink recently posted… #A to Z Challenge: K is for Kindness
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Yes it is!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: obsessivemom06
April 12, 2015
I love the optimism in your post. Cheers to a new life.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you! 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: FranceneStanley
April 12, 2015
Ah, yes. Get rid of Winter’s stifling air and open the window. Lovely poem.
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you, Francene.
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
indeed, no time to fret over old mistakes. Beautiful poem.
rajlakshmi recently posted… And More Yoga … Janu Sirsasana
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 12, 2015
Thank you. 🙂
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – J is for…
Twitter: DebbieDoglady
April 12, 2015
Hear! Hear! The perfect poem with the perfectly uplifting message. Life is short. Out with the old, in with the new. Happy Spring!
Debbie D. recently posted… #AtoZChallenge: J is for JUSTIFICATION
Twitter: alphabetsalad
April 13, 2015
Thank you, Debbie!
Laurel Regan recently posted… NaPoWriMo + April 2015 Gratitude Linkup 2
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