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My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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Daily Cascade #1086908 added April 9, 2025 at 1:01pm Restrictions: None
My Broom and The Ocean
Prompt: "Holding the ocean back with a broom."
Write about this quote today as this applies to life and the problems we face.
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Can I sweep the tide back with a broom? Nope, and so many times that I've tried, the ocean didn't care about me or my broom. No matter how I swept, the water kept coming.
Yup, that's life most of the time.
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All those things I couldn't control...all those forces bigger than me. What hurt the most was probably the uncertainty, followed by change, loss, and grief. Nothing ever stopped coming at me just because I wasn't ready.
But, here's the thing--I still try and I still sweep and I hold on to my broom as if it is a life-saver. Yet, it isn't, is it!
So what's the point? What's the point when problems keep multiplying, responsibilities become endless, losses are a dime a dozen, and grief doesn't heal on my schedule?
The point, I'm finding out, is a quiet, stubborn hope. It's my way of saying, I'm still here; I'm still trying.
The point is, I don't always sweep because I hope or think I'll win. I sweep because this is an act of love for the Creator and the creation. Then, maybe, it is dignity, courage, and my way of saying, "I’m still here. I’m still trying."
The ocean will always be bigger. But so is my heart, big enough for me to show up, no matter what!
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Note:
Thank you for the prompt, Princess Megan Rose , and for letting me rant. 
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