Frailty the stuff of life where burdens lie, and people bury
Unsung songs, misery, and grave hardships twice we carry
Bruises moving like brown tadpoles in a dry southern creek
Voices shallow telling lies like traitors when they dare speak
My heart is broken by daggers thrown from a vengeful voice
Choosing kindness gifted in golden threads is an angel’s choice
Tenderness lies bound upon my shoulder like a wounded thing
As bitter words fly with angry winds and birds that cannot sing
The last two lines really hit hard. You’ve written a beautiful but heart–wrenching poem, Joni. Take care :)) <3
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and write a comment. It means a lot to me. Sending hugs 🤗 Joni
Be well my friend
You too. Thank you. Love ❤️ Joni
Love and Hugs !
💕❤️💝Thank you.
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Hope all is well with you my friend. Sending hugs 🤗 Love ❤️ Joni
Powerful and beautifully structured! The imagery and metaphors are strong and appealing. Well written, Jonikins!
Thank you Brad I am always smiling when you like a piece I write. You are a mentor of mine. So thank you so much. Sending appreciation and love. 💕❤️Jonikins
This is powerful and beautifully structured. The imagery and hyperbole are delicious and vivid. A sad tale told in hopeful words. Well written, Jonikins!
Wow thank you Brad. Two comments I am very grateful for all your kind words.
“The imagery and hyperbole are delicious and vivid.”
Thank you Brad you have made my day. Sending buckets of love and lobsters for a wonderful meal. Love ❤️ Jonikins
It cut my heart- this poem. The angst, the pain, the unshed tears………………………
Thank you so very much my friend. I really appreciate your words and support. How is business? I told my daughter but she now has a full time live in nanny. I hope all is well with you. Sending you love, hugs and blessings. 💕❤️Joni
It’s picking up. Thank you. You tried, that’s enough. It makes me happy.
Prayers and love
I always try more than once if I believe in something. Such a wonderful resource. 🤗💕❤️Joni
That’s really sweet of you. I can’t say how grateful I am to meet you!
That makes two of us. 🤗💕❤️
🙂 🙂
Reblogged this on John Cowgill's Literature Site.
🤗💕❤️Thank you John so much for your on going support. ❤️💕🤗🦋 love and hugs Joni
You are very welcome. Love and hugs to YOU!!!
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Those vengeful voice daggers inflict wicked wounds for sure.
I love the imagery of tenderness being bound to you, wounded, but protected and well with someone who values it.
What a kind comment and so appreciated as you certainly picked up what I was trying to express. Thank you for your reading and your thoughtful comment and support. It means a lot to me. Sending love and hugs to you and your loved ones. 🤗💕❤️
Thank you Joni ❤️
So many emotions in so few words, you are incredibly talented my friend! 😊💕
Thank you Tiffany. You know I always wanted to paint but I cannot draw a decent stick figure. Coming for a very talented young artist like yourself your words mean so much. You are very talented my friend. Your art is beautifully. I am trying to catch up on reading today as well. Please stay healthy and safe. Sending you glorious fairies 🧚♀️ with creative visions for you to paint. They love assisting and you will be teaching them a new skill. When they come back home they can at least hopefully with your help I can make a stick figure. Love you Tiffany 🤗💕❤️Joni
This poem is so powerful, intense & painful….beautifully articulated….I can almost see it on my screen….I wanted to pick a fav line….so I read it several times….couldn’t find one….coz every single line is my fav….it’s beautifully deep….all I could do was to read & feel the heat….much love dear Joni ❤️✨
Thank you my friend for your love and support. I am so glad you could enjoy each light and feel it. That is such a kind thing to say Navin. It means a lot to me, thank you. Sending love and hugs dear Navin. 😘🤗💕❤️
You’re welcome, dear Joni….much love ❤️ ✨ 🤗
Thank you kind friend. Sending love held within blue butterfly wings, fairies whispering silent things and children’s laughter they also bring. Much love ❤️ Joni
Only you can send love this way….simply beautiful….I’m blessed….much love & hugs ❤️🤗
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I never knew pain so beautiful except the Lord’s.💕💗💕☕️☕️
Thank you for reading dear friend and for your incredibly comment. I can’t even begin to imagine the pain our Savior felt. I have tried to imagine it as just being betrayed by your own people would have been so painful. The temptations he suffered by the devil unimaginable.
So grateful for His Love and Sacrifice.
Have a blessed evening my kind friend. Love ❤️ Joni ☕️☕️😘
Joni we are supposed to imagine the Lords suffering because he did it for us. You’re just an example of refinement’ Your writings are human journeys that aid readers in their discovery of self. Love you!💗🍃🕊💗
Oh what a beautiful thing to say about me and my writing. You are very gracious with your words and they have warmed and touched my heart. Thank you dear friend. I hope you have a blessed weekend and please stay safe. Love ❤️🤗🧚♀️🧚🏻☕️☕️☕️Joni
You as well, Joni! 🍃🎼🍂🧉🧉🕊🙏
Such sorrow, Joni, and so well expressed.
Thank you Stuart. I really appreciate your kindness and your comment. We actually went for a lovely walk today it was beautiful in the high fifties and sunny. Love to you both. ❤️💕Joni
Glad you enjoyed your walk, Joni. You’re in the mid fifties, Lynette is in the minus 20s, so we’re in the middle, around 2C today and unlikely to get warmer, so it’s warm clothing when we venture out. At least it should be dry! Keep safe and stay well.
Will do my friend. Sending comfy blankets for you and Valerie to snuggle under. Love ❤️ Joni
A great job. Your imagery is once again breathtaking, Joni. I love the phrase “kindness gifted in golden threads”. For abuse victims kindness is such a rare and precious commodity. It takes great courage to identify frailty as the stuff of life. Frailty is the quality for which abuse victims castigate themselves. Predators appear to have all the strength…at least all the weaponry. That we have survived their onslaught and their lies is a major achievement. <3 <3 <3
Oh Anna your words gave me goosebumps. Always the truth about the heart of the abused. I bet you were one amazingly wonderful lawyer working tirelessly to get to the truth no matter the cost to yourself.
You are right of course we truly didn’t have any power, we were children living with a situation that made us feel incapable of feeling strong or good enough to fight these monstrous battles. I am glad you liked that line. You are right I sought kindness wherever I could and I found some with teachers at school when I was very young. I dreaded summer and holidays which meant being at home.
“That we have survived their onslaught and their lies is a major achievement.”
Thank you for your truthful and gracious comment dearest Anna. I survived but I will never be completely whole in someways. I know that when my time comes and God takes me home I will be whole and completely healed. Sending love and hugs to you Anna. 🦋😘🤗💕
This is heart aching joni, a beautiful pure piece. Thanks for sharing ❤️❤️
Thank you so much for reading. I am so glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate your kind support. I hope you have an amazing day. Love to you. 💕❤️Joni
Your welcome joni, my pleasure ❤️
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This dove in and I don’t have words. I’m full of it. You’re a laser beam. In a wonderful way. God. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much. You are such a dear friend. I truly appreciate your kind words and your wonderful support my friend. Thank you from all the chambers of my heart. Love y’all 🤗💕❤️
My absolute pleasure, beautiful Joni! Love You, too!!! 🤗❤️😊
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