Control is not the cure when fear is the plagueA self-perpetuating cycle designed to keep us vagueLike a plaster for an artery gushing blood in scarlet streamsThe masks we hide behind won’t mute the mounting screamsDividing into factions won’t make the world a safer placeCommunity is key to live and grow in graceEnemies to friends … Continue reading A Place to Start
Soul Poems
A collection of motivational and inspiring poems and rhymes from the soul, often inspired by nature
The Rabbit Trap
Jack rabbit reached his peakAt the grand old age of threeLeaping past the other young bucksAscending the summit of hierarchyYet these heights weren’t high enough for young JackA propitious visionaryJack had a knack for selling dreamsTo the rest of the colonyHe imagined a life for his fluffleWith machines that would do all the workFrom the … Continue reading The Rabbit Trap
Ladybird
The ladybird emerged from her pupaA day she’d awaited so longThe day she would finally take her placeIn the family to which she belongedFour stages of transformationpaved the way for this day:Egg into larva, larva to pupaNow her spots were on their wayShe came from an eight-spotted familyHer mum and her grandma and all those … Continue reading Ladybird
Duck
Duck waddled down the winding roadHope tucked under her wingA dream one dayshe’d see the seaHear how the water could singWaddling alongQuacking her songDuck and the open roadDuck met a drake on her journeyHe said,“come back to my pond with meThere’s dabbling delights for ducks like usOnly danger awaits at the sea.”Duck told the drake … Continue reading Duck
Remembering Me
I’m stuck in a drudgeWading through sludgeCoaxing my feetBut they’re playing hard to budgeMy tail is in front and then it’s behindI can’t seem to catch it (God knows I’ve tried)This trudging and grasping and spinning’s a choreI’m not really sure I can take any more…But then…I take a deep breathExpanse in my chestMud washes … Continue reading Remembering Me
Hetty and Betty
Hetty the heffalump plodded along but kept tripping over her trunk She’d get up and dust herself off, but these trips had her in a funk She was supposed to be a heffalump, trunk swinging freely all day Why did she feel like the only one with a trunk that got in the way? Hetty … Continue reading Hetty and Betty
Pigeon’s Rebirth
Pigeon was a cautious soul, she’d seen too much in her time So many ways to get hurt, so much to go wrong by both chance and design She did her best to play it safe and live as best she could Weighed choices with questions of if she can, or even if she should … Continue reading Pigeon’s Rebirth
The richest man on Earth
I met a man in simple clothes walking down the street A smile upon his face, no shoes upon his feet He greeted me, arms open, and asked, ‘how do you do?’ I smiled bemused and said, ‘I’m fine thanks, how are you?’ He grinned conspiratorially and gave me a small wink ‘I’m the richest … Continue reading The richest man on Earth
The Gull
Foam meets stone and melts away, the gull gives a cry as she wheels overhead Pickings are slim and it’s been a long day, she’s aching for her bed She alights on a rock to bear witness to the vanishing of the light An evening ritual that brings her comfort before she turns in for … Continue reading The Gull
The place to Be
There’s a place beneath the surfaceA seat that holds your soulA place where nothing shakes youA place where you are wholeA place of deep contentmentA place that fits just like a gloveA place that feels like coming homeA place that’s filled with love I was reading through some of my old journals this morning and … Continue reading The place to Be
Rae Cod’s Writing 