Things To Ponder and Sleep on

My most reflective and creative times are the early hours of the morning between 3 and 5am, when I lie awake and let my mind go where it wants to ......... well, mostly.  If it strays too long on the negative, I coax it back to thoughts of gratitude, from which more positive thoughts once again flow.

The Drawer under my desk in my studio is filled with scraps of paper, with thoughts and ideas scribbled down in these wee hours.  Notebooks and sketchpads, filled with scribblings and doodles - embryos of new poems, stories and paintings.  Often a single word or sentence will spark an idea or a verse.  Today I'd like to share a couple of these with you.  Firstly a poem which - as is usual - evolved in one of these early morning 'sessions'.

Return to Soul - A poem by Kim D

“They say you reap that which you sow

And this is true, for this I know

There was a time my life was dark

When sadness filled my lonely heart

For far too long my heart did cry

And when at last I questioned why

I looked in my neglected soul

To find a dark and gaping hole

And realized that the hurt I felt

To others and myself I’d dealt

And then as my awakening grew

My soul did show me what to do

And from a journey painful and slow

My inner beauty began to show

And as it grew my heart did lift

To happier times my life did shift

So this is what you need to do

For the law of attraction to work for you

Surround yourself with that which you seek

Joy, love and happiness each day of the week

Your thoughts and actions shape your day

As does each word that you do say

The universe reflects it back at you

So to your heart and soul be true.”

 Image Copyright Kim Dreyer 2009

And then I’d like to leave you with the following thought:

‘Our lives on this planet are fragile and short, so if we're to leave something behind, let it be love, hope and happiness, for surely that is then what we will take with us on our next  journey too!’