CHAINED
A prisoner, caged in, caught up, captured -
A prisoner of thoughts
Caged in by circumstances
Caught up in rights and wrongs
Captured by life
All thoughts triggered by a simple golden leaf entwined in a chain link fence
The leaf rendered golden by the late afternoon sun.
Went back today - 3 days later.
Leaf is gone
Checked the series of photographs taken
Discovered it wasn't as locked in as I thought
Seems only the top portion was hooked onto the fence
Probably only took some minor wind to free it.
Now to human life
When we look, we may find the thing setting up
What we think are chains, fences, barriers, locks and cages
Actually have only a very small catch
Simply needing some overall light to shine the way
And then a simple breeze to
Letting go - Release.
©2006 Sheila Finkelstein
5 Comments:
Yes, we chain ourselves. How I wish I could just let go... Thanks
Stunning beginning to your new blog both in words and images. Keep up the good work Sheila.
Becca
The leaf stayed
Until the wind came.
When will our wind come?
Will we take a second look
Find our own release
Think away the fence?
The fence is of the mind,
A transient illusion.
Blow the cobwebs away
And see the leaf fly free.
Sheila - as beautiful and brilliant as always.
Love
Maria
I loved what you did with the center--simply, profoundly, in a few words:
"Simply needing some overall light to shine the way
And then a simple breeze to
Letting go - Release."
Thank-you for writing and sharing this!! :)
ps--At first I thought the leaves were a yellow ribbon for the troops, until I read the poem.
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