To Fly

Tina Twito

To fly in dreams
is only letting go
of anything that
holds you down.

Awake the process
has a catch:
to lift our leaden legs,
to loose our bounds and soar,

we must find the faith
to lift the other foot.

Published by Tina Twito

I'm 39, with a wonderful husband (in Iowa), and a daughter who lives in NC with her hubby (love them both!). I write mostly children's stories and poetry (rhyming poetry, traditional poetry, haiku, but mostl...  View profile

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  • Sivaramakrishnan Ananthanarayanan8/28/2011

    Yes, we need faith to face the reality head-on, Tina . Thoughtful poem that sets one on the road to positive thinking - siva

  • Walton S. Tissot8/27/2011

    TO FLY!!! *****

  • J L Carey Jr8/25/2011

    Very nice, Tina

  • J L Carey Jr8/25/2011

    Very nice, Tina

  • Sharon Pfohl8/25/2011

    Without my faith, there are some days that I just wouldn't be able to lift that other foot.

  • Charlotte Kuchinsky8/22/2011

    I SO get it!

  • Trisha Hodges8/15/2011

    Very nice.

  • Dan Reveal8/15/2011

    This is great, Tina!!! Thank you!

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