I AM BORN FREE
“I was born poor and without religion, under a happy sky, feeling harmony, not hostility, in nature. I began not by feeling torn, but in plenitude.”
Albert Camus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjmCtNXRMDU
GOING HOME – SOPHIE ZELMANI
I AM
I am born free
in a field with wild flowers in my hair
the sounds of nature first to touch my ears
the softness and warmth of the earth beneath me
first sight the bluest sky filled my eyes
and coloured them for all my life
the sun shone bright and hot that day
bathed my hair and always stayed
corn-coloured tresses and cornflower blue eyes
wild and messy with no earthly ties
my Dad delivered me you see
the only ones there were my Mum and me
small bunnies in the fields
small birds on the wing
the joy of my life
to them was everything
later I would run barefoot and free
laughing pure and clear
climbing all the trees
but then their lives both ended suddenly
and it seemed that time stood still
and everything went dark for me
and darker still when I fell ill
it's hard to understand the complexities of life
for some it's a walk in the park
for others endless grief and strife
with no flickering flame to light the dark
but all I can say about the mysteries that surround me
is that even through the darkest; wildest storms
it's still possible to find the light
it's still possible to break free
the heavy shroud I wore
too big for my young shoulders
slipped and fell and with it tore
the melancholy mantel
some days are still seeped in sad memories
but mostly I'm ok
I hope you'll better understand me
and why I disappear and hide some days
I need that time of quiet reflection
I need to reconnect
with nature and all it's miracles
that calm my mind and balm my soul
the healing nature of it's powers
that brings me back so bright and bold.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
First day as Nurse Poppy is that my patient tries my patience, ha ha!! ; 0)) Otherwise all is well : 0)
We are both sat here revising our lists! Please do not be alarmed! It is a work in progress!! It gives us a shared interest and the only way I could keep him still for more than 5 minutes!! ; 0))
I AM BORN FREE
“I was born poor and without religion, under a happy sky, feeling harmony, not hostility, in nature. I began not by feeling torn, but in plenitude.”
Albert Camus
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjmCtNXRMDU
GOING HOME – SOPHIE ZELMANI
I AM
I am born free
in a field with wild flowers in my hair
the sounds of nature first to touch my ears
the softness and warmth of the earth beneath me
first sight the bluest sky filled my eyes
and coloured them for all my life
the sun shone bright and hot that day
bathed my hair and always stayed
corn-coloured tresses and cornflower blue eyes
wild and messy with no earthly ties
my Dad delivered me you see
the only ones there were my Mum and me
small bunnies in the fields
small birds on the wing
the joy of my life
to them was everything
later I would run barefoot and free
laughing pure and clear
climbing all the trees
but then their lives both ended suddenly
and it seemed that time stood still
and everything went dark for me
and darker still when I fell ill
it's hard to understand the complexities of life
for some it's a walk in the park
for others endless grief and strife
with no flickering flame to light the dark
but all I can say about the mysteries that surround me
is that even through the darkest; wildest storms
it's still possible to find the light
it's still possible to break free
the heavy shroud I wore
too big for my young shoulders
slipped and fell and with it tore
the melancholy mantel
some days are still seeped in sad memories
but mostly I'm ok
I hope you'll better understand me
and why I disappear and hide some days
I need that time of quiet reflection
I need to reconnect
with nature and all it's miracles
that calm my mind and balm my soul
the healing nature of it's powers
that brings me back so bright and bold.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
First day as Nurse Poppy is that my patient tries my patience, ha ha!! ; 0)) Otherwise all is well : 0)
We are both sat here revising our lists! Please do not be alarmed! It is a work in progress!! It gives us a shared interest and the only way I could keep him still for more than 5 minutes!! ; 0))