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Jone has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Jone Rush MacCulloch.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to host roundups in the first half of 2025!
Poetry Friday: Balance
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Jone has this week’s Poetry Friday roundup at Jone Rush MacCulloch.
Thanks to everyone who signed up to host roundups in the first half of 2025!
A(nother) Year of Reading 
Steadiness…something to strive for these days. I love all the long e sounds at the end. Such a gentle, rhythmic lullaby of an ending, like a soft exhale.
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I got off balance a few weeks ago, literally, with plantar fasciitis. It’s better now, and I am walking my route again. The ritual of walking feels like this poem, steady and paced.
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Oh, I love this poem!!! Love the images, the truth and the sounds of “Balance”. You restored my balance with your poem! Beautiful ending, too. Thank you!
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Balance! It’s a theme lately. At a recent physical, the doctor asked if I could stand on one foot. “Yes!,” I answered, but later she had me demonstrate. Okaay. I resisted asking if this is the kind of thing people lie about, but I wondered. Love the poem, Mary Lee!
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Mary Lee, without balance where would be? Your poem’s open line is so true. I am still in PT trying to get my strength back without falls. The last two lines share the positivities that are a must. Happy Holidays!
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The perfect image for your poem, Mary Lee! “Balance” is a great reminder, especially this time of year. Thank you!
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We breathe, we believe, we balance… I’ve been listening to an audio course by John O’Donohue. He recasts “balance” in a way I can’t quite articulate yet but in a way that really resonates with me… I need to re-listen (and what 30 hours of joy that will be!) Thank you for your beautiful poem. xo
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Ah “Balance” physical, emotional, and the world’s, “tethered” captures it all! Thanks for your poem Mary Lee and the gorgeous pic too!
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Oh, my goodness…this is a poem for me to memorize and repeat when I begin my yoga routine. I love it. I love how it begins with process but ends with the action of believe. Brilliant. This one’s a keeper.
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