I am and
always have been an early riser…
There’s something about waking up early,
when the day is truly new and knowing that swathes of as yet untouched time is
spread out before me.
I realise that I might be an enigma to many who enjoy a
lie-in and the bliss of lying under a duvet, knowing that they don’t have to
get up – and I can understand that too – but for me, it’s getting up that I
enjoy. Always before anyone else, with enough time to luxuriate in the
solitude, create things and re-energise, all in the knowledge that the rest of
the day is yet to come.
The
sense of opportunity – of possibility – is one of my favourite things, followed
by the sense of achievement at having done these things already, before the day
reaches double figures…
This
poem, though, doesn’t only apply to me. Every day is a new day for each of us.
Every day is a new day whenever we step into it – and this is my hope, for every day: to seize it,
fill it with wonder and beauty and make it a new yesterday, full of memories,
with no regrets.
A
New Day
This is a
new day.
Its smooth
perfection stretches
towards its
end.
I will make
footprints
and pathways,
stories
and memories
to colour
its emptiness.
I will seize
this day
and make it
explode into
colourful
stars
that will
burn bright
and light my
way
to tomorrow.
This is a
new day.
I will make
it a new yesterday
where my
remembered Self
can rest
without
regret.
~
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| Sherry Van Dyke Photography |
Ruth Calder Murphy is a writer, artist, music teacher, wife and mother living in London, UK. Her life is wonderfully full of creativity and low-level chaos. She is the author of one published novel, “The Scream,” several books of poetry and one or two as-yet unpublished novels. She is passionate about celebrating the uniqueness of people, questioning the unquestionable and discovering new perspectives on old wonders. She is learning to ride the waves that come along—peaks and troughs—and is waking up to just how wonderful life really is. You can visit Ruth and view more of her art on her website here, or on her Facebook page. Her latest book is available on Amazon here, and here.
~If you are interested in seeing your poetry appear in this blog, or submitting a poem by a woman that has inspired you, please click here for submission guidelines. I greatly look forward to hearing from you!~
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