Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Gratitude--By Anna-Marie Docherty--Wales

Gratitude

Sweet song of appreciation
connected to the heart
An experience, event or person
becomes a gift gratefully received
An exchange of positive energy
for through appreciation and receiving
we also give back

Anna-Marie Docherty lives in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK and is often inspired by nature and the world around her. Having been writing poetry now for 4 - 5 years, her works have developed in structure and form as well as using free verse in her writing as she walks this endless art form and creativity in her thirst to further learn. Letting the pen and the muse dictate topic and form both humour, religion, nature or the serious subject might be touched upon therefore keeping the writing fresh and easy to read by those who follow. Writing both as given name above and pen name anaisnais through the net, examples of poems can be found both in Snippets, an anthology of short verse by various international poets, compiled by Karen O'Leary and Patricia Ann Farnsworth-Simpson; also Pink Panther magazine, an anthology written by several poets and artists on feminist issues in our environment and various poems on the internet for taster.

10 comments:

  1. Dear Anna-Marie, I love the way you describe friendships and even events as gifts. If we don't appreciate our friendships, eventually we lose them. Please know that you are loved by many, dear. I especially loved the lines: "through appreciation and receiving, we also give back." This is so true. What a beautiful poem! Love and blessings, Carolyn

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    1. Thank you Carolyn, it's so easy in troubled time to overlook such joys and gifts... Good to see you! Hope life is treating you kindly x

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  2. Dear Anna-Marie

    There is such a warm feeling in your poem. It speaks of gratitude so softly as does your lovely poetic style. Welcome here.

    love,
    Kathy

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    1. Thank you Kathy, I appreciate your gift of coming by and leaving a few thoughts... Good to see you too...

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  3. This is as beautiful as the feeling we get when we are grateful for acts of kindness or when we are shown gratitude. Beautifully put. Pam

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    1. Thank you for your kindness of commenting - your thoughts most welcomed and very nice to see you here!

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  4. Dear Anna-Marie,

    This poem speaks of your kind heart. What a pleasure to publish it. Thank you so much for all the comments you left for others today. It is a great gift, one I truly appreciate. So glad to have you a part of Whispers.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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    1. Thanks for your kindness Karen, but more to the point thanks for the greatness of gift you have given us here through a place to share. One that keeps on giving... Let me sing a sweet song of appreciation to you from us all... Always appreciative of your thoughts...

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  5. Thank you, Robert Dufresne, for the following comment--

    How true Anna-Marie. How true.

    Thank you.

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    1. Thanks for your thoughts Robert Defresne! ow good to see you here!

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