When you invest in yourself you're better able to be of service to others...
Cultivating patience
Mastering persistence
Strengthening of mind
Building up resistance
Turning rage
To courage
In the heat of
Pure devotion
Streaming forth
A life force
Greater than
An ocean
Evaporating uncertainty
Continuing to flourish
All within his orbit
He certainly
Will nourish
A warrior of spirit
Has one purpose
In mind
First empower himself
Then all who
He may find
Thank you for reading and your kind comments Martin I appreciate that.
This certainly has a ring of truth and authenticity about it
Nice one
Ruth,
an empowering poem and source of encouragement to all. Very well written and expressed.
Thank you
Keith
Don I hope you aren't going to be in need of a hearing aid soon we'll get Leon a loudspeaker in the meanwhile
Ruth, I know Leon wasn't singing it for me but I could feel what was left of his voice after traveling 10,000 miles down the wire under the sea. That is some feat! Maybe Leon if you could sing a bit louder next time, the signal might not be so feeble the time it gets to me...?
Thank you so much Kate I really do appreciate you reading my work?
Don I love a bit of song of the south's zip a dee doo dah the only song I believe I can sing in fact!
Cheers Leon I did enjoy that song , being called a poet and how beautifully you sang it?
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Sun 1st Sep 2019 12:50
Really wonderful Ruth. I could adopt this as a war cry. Love your work.
Why did you stop at the chorus Leon?.....?
Oh? you didn't know the words? Sorry to embarrass you....?
<Deleted User> (17847)
Sun 1st Sep 2019 12:04
# For Ruths a jolly nice nice poet, Ruths a jolly nice p-o-e-t Ruths a jolly nice p-o-e-t and so says all of me! ?
Yep, it looks like I'm onna roll Ruth on WOL
Zippety zippety aye
I hope that I'm putting a smile on your face?
I'm chuckling away here Sunday
Say 'onna roll Ruth on WOL' 10 times quickly......betcha trip over ya tongue. ?.. get it? ???
Thanks Jason a bit of New month motivation ?
We all need a warrior spirit. Loved it.
J. x
A round of virtual applause you're on a roll today Don?
I did take your advice I did
Injected me with silly
I thought this silly investment would
Help me serve more willy
Willy-nilly ha ha....
Willy makes us happy
Nilly's opposite sad
This is such a silly rhyme
I'm such a silly boy, er lad
I hope my warrior spirit
To chuckle on a while
Has lifted all your spirits and
Put on your face a smile......
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Nigel Astell
Mon 2nd Sep 2019 15:14
Turning rage to courage
in the heat of pure devotion
I can see this in all your poetry Ruth