“I lift my eyes”
I lift my eyes
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
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We need to open our eyes and find the good in each day.
Barren cold and heartless world.
Fear had tarnish laughter and opportunity for friendship.
People surviving like the living dead.
Few glimpses of emotion.
People looking forward and blinded to the people around them.
We have become ghosts and alone.
Once love was the reward of a good life.
Now loneliness and separation is okay.
“One is a lonely number.”
I tell people.
Lift your eyes.
Reach for the sky.
Watch the beauty of the clouds and the sun.
Put your feet in the running river.
Sing and dance with strangers.
Nothing is lost. If nothing is gained.
A locked door.
Allowed no-one in.
One day we will wished we open the door.
Danced a thousand dances. Had a million sweet kisses.
Embraced a lover till the morning light often.
I lift my eyes.
I see my children needing hope.
I see Grand kids needing a smile and a safe place.
I see strangers alone wishing for a kind word.
Old world need hope and more laughter.
Kids need to dream and have fun.
We can’t live with fear.
Lift your eyes to the beauty of Nature.
Drink coffee and play a good game of chess.
Laugh, dance, travel and test life.
People blinded by disappointment.
They will die alone only knowing regret.
Coyote
The simple things in life are often taken for granted. Thank you for reminding us.
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Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.
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Your words hold so much Truth, John. Too much. I see how shut down people have become, so isolated, with emotions gone like the wind. I attend a Yoga class and some people actually have on their mat, a bottle of water AND a cell phone. Instead of being aware of what is around us, people have become technology focused. Our HOPE is in the children, and if we show them a better way, that which is based on LOVE and interaction, perhaps this world will change. As you can see, your words really affected me. Love, Amy
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Thank you Amy. Time for the simple things. Park, beach or playing old fashion games. Tech had changed the world to the wrong things.
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I know, John. I know. I deliberately turned down an opportunity to be able to text on my tracfone. No. No more technology in my Life. I have too much as it is. Just the photography portion of my Life is too much at times. I refuse to be tied to a cellphone, an electronic leash. I am trying my best to get to basics, and when my gardens reopen, you bet I will be back to basics, in the dirt. Can’t wait either. The direction this world is headed in is very scary. (((HUGS))) Amy
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I agree.
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