Another lost poem recovered…

Gratefully, I just rediscovered and updated one of my lost poems I'd written just before the devastating computer crash of June 2017 where I lost most of my poems that were written after June 2014... thankfully I still had on a flash disc about 1075 poems I'd written from when I was 12 years old up until June 2014... and some poems written after June 2014 that I was able to recover from poetry sites I'd entered them on, and through friends I had shared some of those with!

I wrote this poem as part of the wonderful and healing "More To Live" weekend experience I had last year.

I AM…
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I am a masterpiece of creation
A vessel of purest love
Given a life of trials
Always to rise above
I have courage as tall as the mountain
I stood on that beautiful day
When the sun shone over Israel
Healing my soul with its’ rays
I am a mother to all who need one
A sister and friend in need
No trial could stop my loving
My choice to stop the bleed
I am Panayiota
Brave and true and strong
Abuse can never destroy me
While I cling to my souls’ healing song!

~ Panayiota
(25 March 17 ~ updated)
 
I have not found time yet to even look at or put my remaining poetry collection together, but hope to find time soon and to one day have them published as a poetic journal of my life, in a Logotherapy inspired anthology and biography of my life in poetry.

But first, my book must be finished this year and the Logotherapy paper I was writing last year… I still haven’t had time to get back to those either, but working towards and hoping for more time soon.

The picture quote popped up on Facebook this morning, reminding me and inspiring me to look for my lost poem... I could not find it on my computer, but thankfully did find it in the little booklet I was given to write in while on the "More to Life" weekend last year.

Thank you for sharing and being a part of my journey...

~ Panayiota