A thank you to all the beautiful souls here!
Hello! I am azure pond,
An oversized puddle, really!
Where dreams come to float
And occasionally drown.
I try to be serene,
But let’s face it,
I’m just a stage for frogs,
Who croak “just calm down”,
And ducks who think they know better,
While I just ripple with embarrassment.
Every time a breeze blows,
I totally lose it,
Becoming a hazard zone—
“Look at me, I’m a trending disaster!”
As if I’m in the “Water Wars: The Pond Strikes Back,”
With waves that I clearly lack.
And when the sun shines bright,
I reflect all my flaws:
The algae doubles as my green screen,
That hides everything ugly within me
The skeletons of the pasts
And the picnic leftovers from last week—
Yes, that was a sandwich, not a relic!
And let’s not forget those moments of,
“Oops, did I just swallow that?”
Sometimes I dream of being
A majestic lake,
But let’s be honest—
My chances for promotion would be tossed
In the shredder by Baikal and Teal,
Who wouldn’t even follow me back on ‘X.’
Yet, here come the heroes—
The noble souls who scoop me out,
Splashing in my muddy depths,
Proclaiming, “Look at her!”
While I’m thinking, “Seriously?
I’m just nature's glorified bathtub!”
But they dip their fingers into my heart,
Like I’m someone worth to be held,
While I’m just trying to keep it together.
So here’s to the folks who love me,
The pond in disarray—
Thank you for the occasional visits,
And the words of encouragement
Thank you-
For making me feel like an ocean,
Even when I’m just a waterlogged mess,
Floating through life,
One ripple at a time...
@azurePond
That was so endearing and sweet. I loved the humour that also managed to break my heart when I think about the emotions it both describes and hides. Your extended metaphor is amazing; so very creative and an absolute pleasure to read. I salute your ability to put yourself on display in such a way. The humility and self depreciation in it is so very sad, but is risen from being melancholic with splashes of colour through the aquatic imagery you paint.
It was funny, it was pitiable, it IS great. Thank you for sharing it.
@azurePond
Since this beautifully beautiful and wonderfully well written poem was created by you, it shows how beautiful your heart and soul are ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Regarding the written statement on a shirt which is a wonderful idea , I’d love for your poem to entirely be on the opposite side of the shirt. If it’ll fit entirely that is 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 What do you think about that?
I guess this is as good a place and time as any to say that seeing all the poems that have been posted on here, I’ve recently been asking myself if I should post any of mine.
@akunknown Thank you so much for your kind words! Your encouragement means the world to me. I love the idea of having the poem on the opposite side of the shirt—what a unique way to share it! 😂 Let’s see if it fits; if not, we can always get creative with the layout!
And I think you should definitely consider posting your poems! Everyone has a unique voice and perspective to share, and I’d love to see what you create. It can be a bit nerve-wracking, but the community here is so supportive. You’ve got this!
@azurePond
You’re most welcome.
Thank you so much for your encouragement and support :)
Hope the entire poem fits on the opposite side of the shirt. It deserves to be there in its entirety.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@azurePond
Azure! I needed a moment after this poem to just think like... anything really! It has wonderful depth and as uncanny as it may sound I found many parts funny but after the initial laugh a sad feeling sunk in. I could only think "Why?"- Why someone more than deserving to be an ocean feels she is but a miserable puddle. :( But you know what I think... You are a puddle, cause a puddle brings joy to children, beauty to the path we travel and life to a near dead soul! A puddle💙 does that all up and personal what an Ocean never can. So maybe that is the reason you were not promoted😅...we needed you here after all.🥰
[p.s. I also like that idea for the shirt!..Its about time we have a collab between @BationKnight and @azurePond.😎😂]