Sue Ludwig is a poet. She was one of the wonderful women at the March Great Big Dreams retreat.
I perform a very casual intimate unplugged concert on the second night of the retreat, and then I open the “stage” for the women to read poems, share works of art, or perform songs. A few brave souls will step up each time. Sue read this poem of hers that night, and I asked her if I could reprint it on my blog.
Here’s to Spring and the wild celebration of new life out in the woods!
Sprout
by Sue Ludwig
I am in search of my life.
Not the one I was dealt,
but the one I want to have.
Not the one
repeatedly stomped into the ground
popping up
where I least expect it,
But the one where
I wake up each day
excited to be on a path
blooming with
maybe nothing I expected
but everything I wished for.
I have been tending to the hard work.
I have unearthed and tilled
and reseeded the dead areas.
I am beginning to see sprouts.
Little glowing green life
pushing against gravity,
weight of earth
to find light.
They are in search of their life.
They know more than I
how to shed the confines
of the seed,
thank it for its lesson,
and grow.
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Thanks Christine and Sue for sharing this beautiful poem! It speaks volumes and I was deeply touched.
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Bravo! Lovely poem.
Reminds me of the quote from Anais Nin:
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
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Thanks for sharing this again with us. Sue you truly are a wonderful poet. I’d forgotten just how beautiful this poem was, and it takes me back to the retreat…
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what a truly alive poem. i love that it is hopeful and strong.
thanks for sharing it!
mark, I like that quote- hits home with me
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more often than not dreams and desires within serve as great seeds in life
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Thanks to Sue, and to you for sharing that poem. That “little glowing green life” is all any of us need to feel might be present to spur us on. Lovely piece.
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Beautiful. Delicate and strong.
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Christine, thank you so much for posting such an inspiring poem.
Sue, you’ve got IT! Awesome poem! Please let me know when you publish your poems – I’d love to see more. (I miss our GBD retreat chats!)
I am beginning to see sprouts, too. I can’t wait (yes, I can…it’s about the journey) to see myself in full bloom. Woo-hoo!
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Christine AND Sue – thanks so much for the post – the poem speaks volumes. We that are lucky enough to realize that we are sprouts launched for blossom are truly blessed! Your blooming future is evident:)
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Christine and Sue – thank you for sharing this. What a beautiful evocative poem – it really spoke to my soul!
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WOW!!! I think there are alot of people that feel that way (me included)- great poem.
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Thanks, Christine, for reminding me of Sue’s poem and posting it for all to see. Lovely! You go, Sue! You inspire me to write more of my own lovely truthful poems and keep along the path…intending the unexpected but ask for joys of life!
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I hope each of you know that your comments make me incredibly smiley inside. I will print them, keep them, and make sure they remind me that each of our voices is unique. I’m grateful. Thanks!
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so beautiful. Thanks Christine for posting Sue’s lovely and moving poem. Sue… wow.
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beautiful. thanks for sharing. barb b
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Would it be unfair to say that I have mixed feelings about this poem? It’s not bad, but I can’t help but feel that it would be better without that last section. I dunno. Maybe this is the wrong place to post criticism.
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LOVE. THIS. “…where I least expect it”…indeed.
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