Joyful Abandon

First time poster here, and I thought I'd start with one of my poems, as the joy is in the sharing, especially this one.

Joyful Abandon

What this life needs is some joyful abandon, some wild wandering. Fill it with some whooping, some dance, some singing.

Throw arms overhead in a giant exhale. Gather the magic dust and toss it to a new friend.

Show the body it can still hum.


Written on the trail after an objectively "bad" night during which I decided I was "done with this shit." Instead of worry, I went the other way. I met insomnia with joy, put on some music and hummed. I make no claim to durable "recovery." This was just one night, but a joyful one.

Comments

  • I like it! What nice words to plant a verbal picture of a feeling that I love to chase! I think JoyfulAbandon would make a great CC profile name☀️

  • @VitaminJ If I could change mine now, I would. Didn't realize I only get one change per year. 🥺

  • Love this .. thank you for sharing it with us. 🫂

  • @MeltMyWay With a bit of support like yours, I may post more. My profile used to offer poems to folks who requested them. Got no requests, so I took that part out. Wasn't obviously doing any good and maybe it wasn't helping.

  • It’s such a wonderful idea, Joyful Abandon. And definitely something most forget the importance of.

  • This is definitely how I live ❤️

  • What this life needs is some joyful abandon, some wild wandering. Fill it with some whooping, some dance, some singing.

    Throw arms overhead in a giant exhale. Gather the magic dust and toss it to a new friend.

    Show the body it can still hum.

    YES ! YES! YES! I'm always on the look out for some people to play with in that way... seems I have not found them since my Berkeley days ...a long time ago...

  • I'm very proud of you for expressing your creativity.

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