A Jewel Upon the Shore

A Quatrain Poem About the Strength Within

Waipouli Beach, Kauai

There are days to hold yourself together.
But not today. Perhaps, not ever.
The wind does not hold itself still to be strong,
And neither must you. Space to breathe is not wrong.

Today is for meandering, an idle walk among the trees.
"You were never meant to be unyielding," whispers in the breeze.
The branches bend but do not break,
strong and steady, rooted deep.

True strength is soft, not stiff and firm.
It holds, it feels, despite the burn.
Don’t lock it in, or hide the ache.
Your strength is not how much you bear, but in the care you take.

Be strong with love, be strong with pain.
Let both break you, melt you, shape you.
For in that broken melted core,
a jewel you’ll find upon the shore.

This pain, this ache, you know too well,
it’s not yours, only yours to tell.
So speak, unravel, let it breathe.
Only in the open can it set you free.

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Background music in audio by Miracle Frequency