Wednesday 27 July 2016

POETS UNITED - ACCEPTANCE

“Acceptance doesn’t mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there’s got to be a way through it.” - Michael J. Fox

This week, Poets United is looking at the theme of “Acceptance”. Acceptance is when we accept what is offered to us, even if we know how bad that thing or situation may be; we accept an idea or a belief, even if we may not agree with it; we accept a difficult situation and we learn to live with it. We accept something if we live with it and we change our life accordingly so as to make it better, despite the differences that we have to cope with, the transformations that we go through, despite the rebuilding and reshaping. Adaptation forces us to evolve and evolution can make us better human beings.

Acceptance

The Moon!
How it has changed of late;
Still white and bright,
Shining clear and pure so high,
But cold and sterile,
So empty of meaning
Devoid of its mystique of old...

The Moon!
How I have changed, so gradually;
Less willing to believe,
Still hopeful and attentive,
But resigned to the facts
And able to accept
The Moon’s uncompromising frigidity...

13 comments:

  1. But resigned to the facts
    And able to accept
    The Moon’s uncompromising frigidity...

    Such powerful closing lines..!!

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  2. ouch!..."Still hopeful and attentive,"..good....

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  3. A wonderful take on the prompt. Enjoyed reading your poem :)

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  4. I guess the older we get our acceptance changes, "the moons uncompromising frigidity" liked this allot.

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  5. What a fascinating and powerful poem....I agree a wonderful take on this week's prompt....love the metaphor using the moon.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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  6. Aha! another moon-gazer. Glad you are still hopeful and attentive. I like how the moon changed in the first stanza, and you in the second. As is the way of moons and humans.

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  7. Your photo, comments and poem are perfect!

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  8. She has got rather a cold look about her but still her mystery is always alluring.

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  9. oy, hopefully we dont allow ourselves to slip too far into the freezing of feeling stuck. the moon changes every night, showing us a little more a little less...perhaps we can change too...

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  10. Wonderful poem about changing relationships... Well-written!

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  11. I've been feeling a little like this myself lately. Well expressed.

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  12. When Moon loses her romantic veneer, we have indeed come far! Of course, if we go too far we reach cynicism ... .

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