EMERGING (One Shot Wednesday)
Like a pebble
falls in a pond
ripples grow wider
words that cut
making me deaf
chains in my mind
lost within
darkness
your ice
cold heart
spreading
rings ever
wider
cocoon
opens
and
butterfly
spreads
its wings
©AmandavdL 2010
This is my poem for One Shot Wednesday, run by One Stop Poetry, a fast growing community for poets & writers of all genres to share their work, express and make friends. Come join us, just click on the link!! FUN!!
SEAT OF MY SOUL 
August 16, 2010 at 11:51 am
I always love your poetry(:
August 16, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I always like when you visit my friend…thanks so much and am sending hugs your way xxxxx
August 16, 2010 at 12:30 pm
beautiful….how do you do it!!!!…:)
this one is for u
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August 17, 2010 at 7:20 am
Thanks my dear friend…you always make me so happy for including me in all of these. I am sending you loads of love right back!! Mwah mwah xx
August 16, 2010 at 12:31 pm
beautiful…how do you do it!!!this is for u:)
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August 16, 2010 at 12:32 pm
plz delete the above post…sorry abt that….
August 16, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Flutter by, sweet yellow butterfly
now drift upward,up, up, up
no wonder you are called dear Buttercup!
Such hopefullness in this poem, she has wings to fly away…loved it! 🙂 xxxxxxx Heartspell
August 17, 2010 at 7:21 am
Flutter up….up up and away…yeahhh baby!!! Spreading her wings xxxxx Love you xx
August 16, 2010 at 1:16 pm
well said,
a lovely transformation..
🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:21 am
Thanks Jingle….hope your week goes well so far!! Hugs x
August 16, 2010 at 2:45 pm
In three words…Dark, Powerful, Victorious !
I think this speaks volumes, Amanda. I am touched every day by you and your work…Thank You from my heart.
Tracy
August 17, 2010 at 7:22 am
Thanks Tracy for always giving me such beautiful comments….It means so much. x
August 16, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Up, up and away 🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:22 am
Yes baby!!! xxx
August 16, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Chains in my mind. Now that’s an evocative image if ever I read one. And yet the butterfly is not bound by them when all’s said and done. Very encouraging, Amanda. 🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:24 am
Butterfly spreads her wings…Yeahhhh.. :):) Thanks for being here my friend x
August 16, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Love the butterfly imagery Amanda- lovely poem, beautiful words as always! I love how you create deep emotions with such simple words! 🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:25 am
Thanks Lua…so much can be said in just a few words…thanks for your presence lovely one!! :):)
August 16, 2010 at 6:32 pm
Lovely imagery – and so true!
August 17, 2010 at 7:25 am
Thanks Adee….means much to have you here my friend x
August 16, 2010 at 7:09 pm
ah!!! nice 🙂
a nice pic too 🙂
but amanda off late ur poems are bit not happy!!! 😦 why?
be happy na?
but this is abt butterfly!!! so that’s ok 🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:28 am
It is about butterfly…and not bad:):):): And I am very happy my dear friend…thanks for asking. Hugs xxx
August 16, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Another beautiful poem, Amanda. The artwork so perfectly illustrates it. Thank you for sharing your creative work.
August 17, 2010 at 7:29 am
Thanks Carol, it sometimes is very hard to write a poem every day…but eventually it gets wings and fly!! Hope you have a lovely week xxxx
August 16, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Absolutely lovely, Amanda! I don’t know what I like more: the poem or the illustration. Good work … I really enjoy your blog.
I was just over at Tracy’s: I think you and he have cornered romantic in our little community. 🙂
August 17, 2010 at 7:30 am
LOLOL…that is what I keep telling him!! He is a very good writer…I am still in baby shoes….it’s fun though. Glad you liked it my friend xxx
August 16, 2010 at 11:34 pm
You write such lovely poetry.
August 17, 2010 at 7:31 am
Thanks Suzi…I love your writing more!!! Mwah x
August 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
A beautiful image of escape from heartache. or perhaps this winter in Oz. Your style is unmistakable. Have a great week!
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August 17, 2010 at 7:32 am
More about the winter in Oz….yeahhhh not long to go, I can already feel it’s getting warmer!!!! You have a great week too my dear friend xxx
August 17, 2010 at 12:32 am
lovely poem – sometimes it’s the chains that free us (or rather, that drive us to free ourselves – once we’ve noticed them, of course), I like the analogy… hugs!
August 17, 2010 at 7:33 am
Thanks so much, that is exactly my sentiment too!! Hope you have a great week my friend xxx
August 17, 2010 at 5:10 am
Oh yes! As long as the caterpillar becomes a butterfly, and flies free, everything’s good… All’s well that ends well 🙂
Barriers, hurdles and obstructions will always be there. Tackling them and emerging free is what shows our character!
Very well said, Amanda! A strong message in gentle and subtle words… lovely!!
Have a great week ahead, my lovely friend… LOTSA HUGS!! 😀
August 17, 2010 at 7:35 am
The caterpillar had a long winter sleep, now it’s time to come to life!!!! Like with everything in life, it takes time!! Yeahhhhhh…lotsa luv right back at you girlfriend. {{{HUgs}}}
August 17, 2010 at 9:34 am
I LOVE IT!
August 17, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Thanks my friend, always happy to see your smiling face here:) Sending you love xx
August 17, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Beautiful, and so positive. Every caterpillar turns into a butterfly.
August 17, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Exacty…and so it is in our lives too:) Thanks my friend xx Hugs x
August 17, 2010 at 12:53 pm
Good heavens, I couldn’t understand where this was going so I kept going back to read again, and suddenly, I saw it. This is like two separate poems with the 2nd poem stuck smack in the middle, splitting the original apart. (The 2nd, being from “words that cut” up to “cold heart.”) It made me think of how we close in upon ourselves when sharp words are thrown by those we love – the words not unlike excalibur, King Arthur’s sword that even pierces stone. We harbor those words and hide them deep inside, festering. And then one day we are ready to let them go; powerful enough to open up, we release the cutting sword – we become the split cocoon and the butterfly, that stemming from the original pebble which rippled outward is tempered, and perfect. Fascinating, beautiful poem! I’m not sure if that’s what you were trying to portray, but that’s where this took me. I enjoyed the journey.
August 17, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Cindy, I am amazed at your enterpretation of what I actually said in this poem…it is 2 poems in one….while I was busy writing…it took another dimention with the cocoon and butterfly…oh my…you have actually taken my breath away because you saw it exactly as I have written it!!…every single word!! It actually gave me goose bumps!!! Thanks my friend, I love the fact that you go deeper…you understood it so well and I appreciate that so very much! WOW…I am speechless ….Hugs dear one xxx
August 17, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Wow – loved the ripples. Sad the circles were cold
What great visual imagery my friend
Love from the Moon
August 18, 2010 at 5:47 am
Thanks Moon, always warms my heart to see you here:) Hugs xx
August 18, 2010 at 1:13 am
just fantastic.
August 18, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Thanks my dear friend….xxx
August 18, 2010 at 8:16 pm
nicely done amanda…the middle part threw me for a moment, but even that became part of the transformation…i am glad she flies…and i think butterflies are very beautiful. thanks for linking up with oneshot again…
August 19, 2010 at 7:57 am
And she flies Brian…thanks my dear friend for being here. Hugs x
August 18, 2010 at 8:48 pm
so good if we manage to escape from unhappy relationships that want to make us prisoners
August 19, 2010 at 8:00 am
You have said it well my friend and thanks so much for being here. Hugs xx
August 18, 2010 at 9:13 pm
Beautiful.
August 19, 2010 at 8:01 am
Thanks Magnus, I appreciate your presence here so very much. Hugs x
August 19, 2010 at 12:05 am
Amanda, the imagery you use with the stone ripples and the emergence from a cocoon make think about the butterfly effect of considering chaos. cheers on a great One Shot! (glad you’re a part of it. hugs)
August 19, 2010 at 8:21 am
Thanks Adam, your presence here make me very happy. Will be over shortly to read some outstanding poetry. Hugs right back at you 🙂
August 19, 2010 at 12:56 am
we so easily use words that can cut deep, so easy to use those when we ourselves hurt.
August 19, 2010 at 8:26 am
Thanks my friend, I really appreciate your presence here. Have a good day. Hugs x
August 19, 2010 at 2:29 am
The imagery was so rich and visual. And the hope that emerges was lovely.
August 19, 2010 at 8:26 am
Thanks Talon, it means a lot to have you here. Have a great day my friend x
August 19, 2010 at 2:32 am
Beautiful amanda. An emerald is shaped in adversity. A diamond under incredible pressure. And despite his “ice cold heart” you have given birth to a beautiful butterfly with wings marked in tribute to the transformation of what was to what is.
August 19, 2010 at 8:29 am
You have read it to perfection. Thanks dear one…sending you loads of love xxx
August 19, 2010 at 6:02 am
Amanda i have to admit,this piece is breathtaking! i loved this photo of the red heart..the imagery is amazing,you are such a hell of a poet darling! Super!
August 19, 2010 at 8:40 am
Ditto right back at you girlfriend….I so love your blog!! You’re such a talented girl. Thanks for being here and am sending you loads of love xxx
August 19, 2010 at 6:17 am
very lovely, enjoyed this dear xx
August 19, 2010 at 8:48 am
Thanks William….will be over shortly to visit you…whooohoooo. Sending you love xx
August 19, 2010 at 6:52 am
Wow. An excellent poem. Like Cindy I read and reread. Beautiful bit of opening up at the end.
August 19, 2010 at 8:51 am
Thanks Monkey Man…a bit of a twist at the end. Really happy to have you here my friend. xxx
August 19, 2010 at 7:27 am
Amanda;
Artistic, graceful an impeccable good style of poetry
Lovely words of expression.
Cheers,
Joanny
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August 19, 2010 at 8:55 am
Thank you so much Joanny, your comments always means so much to me and I value your presence. So happy you liked it. Hugs xxx
August 19, 2010 at 7:28 am
a transformation in itself..it started life as a poem and ending up a masterpiece..excellent work pete
August 19, 2010 at 9:00 am
Thanks my dear friend…so happy you liked it and you being here, makes me even more happy!! Hugs xx
August 19, 2010 at 1:05 pm
lovely piece that provokes great thought…bkm
August 20, 2010 at 8:40 am
Thanks Bkm, I appreciate you being here, will be over shortly…need to catch up, it’s been a crazy week. Hope your’s is a good one!! Hugs x
August 20, 2010 at 4:09 am
What a beautiful poem, Amanda. Lovely images, and wonderful ending as the butterfly emerges and takes flight. Oh, and what an amazing image!
August 20, 2010 at 9:35 am
Thanks so much Patti, I appreciate your comment immensely and will be over shortly to read your work…been such a busy time for me and doing catch up as we speak. Sending you love my friend xx