Pondering Gravity
A Poem by Lena
(Please enjoy this wonderful song by the lovely and sadly, late and great -- Tom Petty)
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Pondering —
“Gravity,” and its name.
Something is “grave” when it’s heavy,
And this weight is too much.
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Pulling me!
All that is grave.
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Like gravity —
Downward.
Into holes —
Deep in the ground.
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Craving—
The soft and willowy strength
Of water.
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Needing —
To be pulled outward,
Stretched with the wind and currents.
Where gravity is still present
But dispersed on the waves.
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Release me!
Please.
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Let me be free —
From the compression
Between weight and ground.
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Grave it is —
This need of mine.
To be free —
Of Gravity.
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Copyright Lena Folkert 2022
About the Creator
Lena Beana
Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer 🤍 Lover of Prose
Former Deckhand & Barista 🤍 Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker
Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer 🤍 Ever the Student & Seeker
Traveler 🤍 Dreamer 🤍 Wanderer
Forever Lost 🤍
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Comments (9)
Nice calming song for someone wanting to be free from the weight of life. Fabulous poem🌹♥️
Fantastic! 💖😊💕
You were already a great writer, but now you’re getting better.
Fabulous
Beautiful! Amplifies the stress of what brings us down. Also, I am a huge Tom Petty fan. "Wildflowers" is my favorite song from him🌻
Wow ❤️
I love the sparse form of your wonderful words
Very beautifully written! I loved this!
Very nice! I like the connections.