Poetry by Emily | https://emilyromrell.com Mon, 06 Feb 2023 06:13:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://emilyromrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-transparentEmilyRomrell.com_-150x150.png Poetry by Emily | https://emilyromrell.com 32 32 142175226 Perspective https://emilyromrell.com/perspective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspective https://emilyromrell.com/perspective/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 06:12:58 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=13140 I’m delighted that your mind is different,

That you see shapes and colors your own way.

Because my mind's not always coherent,

And deep feelings aren’t always the same.

The post Perspective first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/perspective/feed/ 0 13140 The Oak Tree https://emilyromrell.com/the-oak-tree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-oak-tree https://emilyromrell.com/the-oak-tree/#respond Sun, 22 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=13081 At my childhood church, an oak tree stands, With branches extended toward heaven. At a hundred years old at least I'd guess, What secrets it must hold in its resin.

The post The Oak Tree first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/the-oak-tree/feed/ 0 13081 Plenty by Emily Romrell https://emilyromrell.com/plenty-by-emily-romrell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plenty-by-emily-romrell https://emilyromrell.com/plenty-by-emily-romrell/#respond Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=12977 Plenty is abundance in life,
Personal growth underway,
Happiness that no knife,
Can cut or strip away.
If you look it's waiting for you,
Every single day.

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The post She’s Gone first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/shes-gone/feed/ 0 12661 On Bed Days https://emilyromrell.com/on-bed-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-bed-days https://emilyromrell.com/on-bed-days/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:34:38 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=12617 When all your plans go up in smoke, The pain’s too much and it’s almost a joke, You try to sleep but dreams are invaded, By twinges, pangs, aches, and dedicated...

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But dear Helianthus you win the day.
Every aspect of your nature is sunny.
Even your face tracks its eponym across the sky.

The post Sunflowers first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/sunflowers/feed/ 0 12611 I Will Endure https://emilyromrell.com/i-will-endure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-will-endure https://emilyromrell.com/i-will-endure/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2022 08:55:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=12589 We all have our heartaches, our burdens to bear.

The older I grow the more I care.

Empathy has a bittersweet twinge.

I know part of your pain because I’ve been singed.

The post I Will Endure first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/i-will-endure/feed/ 0 12589 My Eulogy https://emilyromrell.com/my-eulogy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-eulogy https://emilyromrell.com/my-eulogy/#respond Mon, 20 Jun 2022 02:56:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=12309 I think Tom Sawyer had it right. It’s a gift to hear and see what others think Before you adventure past the brink Before you leave this world behind What legacy is left in others’ minds?

The post My Eulogy first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/my-eulogy/feed/ 0 12309 Petroglyphs https://emilyromrell.com/petroglyphs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=petroglyphs https://emilyromrell.com/petroglyphs/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=11983 If you only had a wall of stone
And some ink to make your presence known,
What message would you leave behind?
What mark would you make to outlast your time?

The post Petroglyphs first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/petroglyphs/feed/ 0 11983 On The Horizon https://emilyromrell.com/on-the-horizon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-horizon https://emilyromrell.com/on-the-horizon/#respond Wed, 06 Apr 2022 19:30:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=11920 Sometimes I can rest on the horizon, Between consciousness and sleep. I hover on the threshold and the choice is mine: To wake up and face the day, Or to sink...

The post On The Horizon first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 11920 To All The Women Then and Now… https://emilyromrell.com/to-all-the-women-then-and-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-all-the-women-then-and-now https://emilyromrell.com/to-all-the-women-then-and-now/#respond Mon, 01 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=10750 Feelings penetrating deep
Have caused my hand to grasp
A pen that I might convey
The impact you all have.

The post To All The Women Then and Now… first appeared on .]]> https://emilyromrell.com/to-all-the-women-then-and-now/feed/ 0 10750 The Phoenix Does Not Rise Just Once https://emilyromrell.com/the-phoenix-does-not-rise-just-once/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-phoenix-does-not-rise-just-once https://emilyromrell.com/the-phoenix-does-not-rise-just-once/#respond Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://emilyromrell.com/?p=10656 The phoenix does not rise just once, It’s reborn infinite times. Ashes and embers of a previous form Burn away to make way for to a higher being.

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