poem – Girl behind the red door https://girlbehindthereddoor.com Thu, 30 Apr 2020 07:19:18 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://girlbehindthereddoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-girl-behind-the-red-door-site-icon-v3-32x32.jpg poem – Girl behind the red door https://girlbehindthereddoor.com 32 32 An Ode to the Sun https://girlbehindthereddoor.com/2018/08/23/an-ode-to-the-sun/ Thu, 23 Aug 2018 04:09:58 +0000 http://girlbehindthereddoor.com/?p=2513 This was inspired by my holiday to Tangalooma Island in November 2016.     Eight months ago I fell in love with you As your rays sunk deep into my skin Your warmth covered me I felt love, no longer a slave to fear After escaping my grasp for twenty five years Love was given […]]]>

This was inspired by my holiday to Tangalooma Island in November 2016.

 

 

Eight months ago I fell in love with you

As your rays sunk deep into my skin

Your warmth covered me

I felt love, no longer a slave to fear



After escaping my grasp for twenty five years

Love was given to me

In the form of your comfort

Unashamed, unafraid

Unabashed, unspoken



Twenty five years of being on guard

One decade of living in the dark

Now ready to bask in the light

Welcomed, accepted

Received, indescribable



How fortunate I am

To experience you every day

I ask myself

How did I get so lucky?

 

I really hope you enjoyed it. I’m no poet and I wrote this in about five minutes with minimal editing. On this holiday I realised how much I love the sun.

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