Inspirational Poem

Metaphor For Dealing With Change

A short inspirational reminder to flow with changes.

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This is an amazing poem - saying so much in very few words. Things don't always go the way we want, and sometimes we have to adapt and do so cheerfully - a very important lesson. It is also...

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Note To Self

Donna Marie © more by Donna Marie

Published by Family Friend Poems January 2018 with permission of the Author.

Be like the willow that bends,
shade that it sends,
peace that it lends.

During the breeze
its leaves will appease
and shift with ease.

Enduring, alluring, maturing.
Be like the willow that bends.

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This is an amazing poem - saying so much in very few words. Things don't always go the way we want, and sometimes we have to adapt and do so cheerfully - a very important lesson. It is also picturesque and has the kind of brevity and flow that brings it easily to mind - like Emily Dickinson's "If I can stop one heart from breaking." It's an amazing poem with a good message. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the appreciation. I did have a request for pictures!

  • Ramona Aliyu by Ramona Aliyu
  • 6 years ago

I am touched. This is a very beautiful poem, and it's simplistic. I have friends who complicate things when they should just be like a willow. Thank you for sharing your work.

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