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What a beautiful poem, Kaitlin! And thank you so much for these wonderful prompts and this nourishing community. This is an all-new and oh-so-wonderful experience for me. Here's my poem . . .

Intuition

into vision

into smell and touch and sound

into taste

into longing

into belly

and feet

and ground.

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Ditto to what has been said...

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I love this, Lisa! I have to echo Larry on saying that the flow is wonderful.

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I love the flow and rhythm of your poem, Lisa. I love the way you bring us from vision to grounding and your use of the word "into" to bring us further in. I am grateful you are here.

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Thank you so much, Larry! You’ve brought a smile to my face.

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Many blessings and smiles to you and your beloveds!

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My brain

and

my body

do not always

communicate well,

disconnected by

trauma and the

expectations of a

world not built for me;

but my intuition,

when I really listen,

is strong and clear

almost every time,

bringing together

brain and body

in alignment.

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"bringing together brain and body in alignment." Yes to this! Intuition as an integration, a merging of our parts into the whole that we are. And we are not taught this are we?

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What a splendid poem, A. Not being in alignment with body and mind resonates with me so strongly. For me, I’d add spirit and heart, too, discombobulated creature that I can be. Intuition as a way through dis-alignment is good wisdom. Thank you for sharing parts of your journey so that others like me can see our own better.

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"Discombobulated creature" is my new favourite way to describe myself.

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There are many of us!

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Loved your poem Kaitlin! And I really enjoy doing these poetry prompts, glad to be doing this again! The days of Yule, what a great time! So here is my poem on Intuition...

Beneath the surface

lies a subterranean knowing.

A cavernous labyrinth

calling me to meander its paths.

.

Revelation does not come by holding tight,

or forcing life to fit a straight line.

Insight does not abide by my will.

It only becomes possible by slowing down.

Removing the veils of cast iron certainty

Flowing with the cycles of being.

.

Then…

A stirring…

A potent sensitivity…

Warmth permeates the belly…

Rising oracular sparks from the eternal flame.

Composing music upon my heart.

Inscribing meaning in my bones.

Nonverbal messages,

symbols of ancient pasts,

an unspoken dialect.

.

Remembering…

I am fluent in this sacred language of the soul.

We all are.

Remember…remember…

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This is beautiful, Julie. Your poems are songs, stories, journeys and passages to a wiser place. I truly appreciate your writing and how lovingly you share it.

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Intuition

Intuition invites me

to trust

in a knowing

in a longing

in a powerful hope

that I know what to do

that I know what is right

that I hold the power

that I hold the strength

to bring my truth to light

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Yes to trust! Trust is paramount.

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“Invitation invites me to trust...”So nice. I agree with Julie, trust is so important, especially of ourselves.

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Intuition

Having been told

most of my life

that my heart was

wicked and not

to be trusted,

now I find

my inner knowing

brings me back home

to an inner wisdom

I can count on.

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Welcome home, Trish. I am glad you had the wisdom and courage to push through the negative characterizations.

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Thank you for your lovely poem Kaitlin. The imagery of unlocking doors inside ourselves with our intuition is so powerful. Intuition is a word I have been pondering for a long time.....because I am working on learning to listen to mine. It has been gaslighted into oblivion.....and I am coming to understand this happens to so many of us in this world. I wrote this poem earlier this year, and tweaked it a bit today....it is very rough and raw, but perhaps it will encourage others to keep unlocking the doors inside themselves. Here is my poem:

When one is young and vulnerable

The mind learns to adapt

In ways necessary for self-protection

Coping strategies that protect a tender and gentle soul

As an adult will become liabilities

Disembodiment became the only haven

Living a life outside myself

Denial of self and needs of the body

Agency and intuition, appetite and love

burying my voice within the depths of my soul

In so doing, less trouble found its way to me

Existence within the family structure was more secure

Until, as an adult, I no longer wanted to be silent

Until I wanted to know myself, use my voice

Be in my body

I did not anticipate the response within

The struggle with the voices screaming in my head

warning, danger do not proceed

The battle rages on within for the real me

Embodied, self-accepting, following her intuition

Making her own choices and telling the whole world

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I so relate to this as my own experience. I started my poem today in this direction, then as writing does at times it went somewhere else. But I really appreciate what you have shared. I was always told I was too sensitive. too emotional, apparently too much! So I shut it down and paid an awful price. Glad today to be more in tune with my feelings and intuition. It has been a journey for sure. I read those familiar words in your poem. THANKS

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This a remarkable poem, Anne. It is sad how intuition can be viewed as somethiung to disregard, diminish or discount, as something apart from knowledge and wisdom. Thank you for sharing this, and grateful you have found that voice of intuition in you.

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Intuition

In..

to…

it…

Get it!

Only

listen

deep

within

your

soul

to

find

comfort

validation

direction.

It’s

where

Divine

dwells

as

we

were

created.

In…to…it…we are never alone!

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This is wonderful, Kay! I love the structure and the creative, playful and profound way you draw us in and send us forth on a beautiful note of hope. You bring me right in...to...it!

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Thank you for that thoughtful kind observation you shared.

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On Intuition

You must learn to listen as if alone:

especially when not alone.

Your mammal body moves among

the trees and threatening lights,

its compass humming towards a song

you have likely forgotten. Listen.

Your task is to learn the words. Lifelong,

if you’re lucky. The words that mean: run.

Eat, feast, rest. Reshape yourself.

And give and love. And leave.

No one can teach you this. The oak

knows when to hurl its hail

of acorns. Did you think it made it this far

bowing only to others’ voices?

Only once you’ve learned to sing

your silence’s song - only then

does this world give a seat in its choir.

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Becca, this is wonderful! Your poems are just magical to me! I love every line, including ones like this: "its compass humming towards a song you have likely forgotten." And "Only once you’ve learned to sing your silence’s song - only then does this world give a seat in its choir." As inarticulate as the word might seem, I can only say wow! Your poems for me are like a paddle down a wild and scenic river; differet rhytyms, different paces, all beautiful.

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This a beautiful poem, Kaitlin. Each word and line moves right to my heart. I want to share it with everyone that I know. These lines reach me deeply, and I stop and say "yes, yes."

"Intuition

isn’t

a key

you use

to unlock

the doors

inside yourself.

Intuition is

the hand that

holds the key,..."

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Intuition

The Hand that holds the key

Intuition

It’s true; The Hand is me

Intuition

Deconstruct the facade

Intuition

Learning to trust the Bod

Intuition

Removing every veil

Intutiion

helping the heart set sail

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Very nice Jimmy! More honoring of trust.

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stars.

rules.

blind faith.

me.

your nose.

the yellow brick road.

music.

crowd.

rainbow.

your heart.

beat of a different drum.

path of least resistance.

road less traveled.

your lead.

my gut.

things to follow.

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Love this. Brought a smile to my face.

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I Know

Most days I don’t know

What I truly believe.

Most days I don’t know

What I think is true.

Most days I don’t know

What our purpose is here.

Most days I don’t know

What the future holds.

But I know there is something

Something out there.

I know there is something

Something in here.

I know there is something

Something that holds this world together.

I know there is something

Something that gives us hope to go on.

Don’t ask me how I know.

I just do.

-Karri Temple Brackett

12/23/2023

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Thank you for this. I have been feeling this for a couple years and you expressed it so beautifully

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This is beautiful, Karri! I love the rhythm and flow, the song like cadence of your words, the spirited hopefulness of trust, wisdom and knowledge. This is a wonderful song of hope, and I am carrying your testimony and witness to hope with me tomorrow through a long day! Thank you!

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This is the second time I have typed something in this box and then hit enter or somehow lost it (sigh). I must slow down and press Post before reading or re-reading the prompt!

I am deeply moved by this virtual connecting activity with a new writing community, particularly at this time of year! Tonight I am in Savannah and will arrive in our Florida destination tomorrow after a short-ish drive. Kaitlin, thank you for this opportunity to write, and read, and reflect with ourselves and one another. I met you a few months back as you read your audio book of Living Resistance. You are a badass! Safe travels to you and anyone else on the road.

This is an acrostic poem!

Intuition is

Not a super power. People have

Trouble trusting it, treating it as some sort of witchcraft

Unable to be tamed or controlled by the forces of capital:

It's available

To us all

Inside of us

Outside of us

Not for sale, this sixth sense.

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How do I know

Which feeling to trust?

The sun on my face,

A yes or a must

A sinking feeling

In the pit of my being

Is the clearest no,

The one true thing

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Mmmmm. This poem is a great question and such a strong sensory image

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Good evening, my friends. Following my intuition!

Intuition

Elders would often say

“do what you believe is right.”

Except I am often not sure

what to believe, what I believe,

and sometimes not sure what the “right” thing is.

Not so intuition, the quiet wisdom voice

straining to be heard above

the parade and pomp of the age we live in.

When I can stop and slow down,

empty the clutter and chatter,

open a pathway to my heart,

I can follow that old friend intuition,

able to know and understand that

even when I do not know where I am,

I will find my way.

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Yes intuition is an "old friend"! Feels that way to me too. Loved this, thanks Larry.

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Thank you Julie, for you!

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There is a lot of wisdom being shared to this one prompt alone. It could be written about for days..weeks. Such a privilege to read the words of each person, glean what speaks to me and add it to my 'knowing' and 'searching'.

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Thank you for this, Kaitlin, and your words 🤎 intuition is not the key, but the hand that holds the key. Beautiful.

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