drop of rain
upswept desert sands
riding the warm gulf stream
drop as rain
© petra domina
Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on
believe, trust, let go
Carpe Diem Theme Week #4 (5 & 6): Latifa Prayer lines 4 & 5 "I believe and I trust" & "I let go" Introduction: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Both lines are in the middle of the Latifa Prayer and that's no coincidence I think, because these two lines belong (in a way) together. To "let go", you have to "believe and trust" that it will become okay. Without believe and trust you cannot let go. my response - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Have you ever done one of those team building exercises? You know where you close your eyes and fall backwards into the waiting arms of the other members? We did this with a group of kids we sponsored. It went fine and no one hit the floor. In my insane mind I decided to just randomly fall into my husbands arms. He always caught me. We were in our twenties at the time. While visiting with our neighbors on their patio, once more I fell into my husband's waiting arms. ...
WoW! so true but to have thought of that image is truly beautiful, Janice!
ReplyDeleteThank you, CLR. It has been rumbling around in my head and in my unpublished haiku for a while.
DeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteI second the 'WOW!' YAMxx
Thank you! janice xx
DeleteI love that phrase 'upswept desert sands', Janice! I often find them on my car after rain. They travel a long way.
ReplyDeleteIn researching a prompt from a year ago or so I read where the Sahara sands have a huge influence on hurricanes that hit Central and North America. Who knew!
Deletea beauty
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