Poetry Friday: Now Dream YOUR Dream #poemsforMaryLee

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I can't think of a better way to celebrate Poetry Friday than to offer my best wishes to Mary Lee Hahn upon her retirement. It is a gift in this life to be given the opportunity to live more than one dream. 





Now Dream YOUR Dream

For years
you have planted 
the dreams
others pursued,
carefully tending 
their fragile
nature.

Walking 
beside 
fellow travelers
searching for
paths to be taken,
roads to travel,
destinations 
yet to be revealed. 

Celebrating
steps large 
and small,
nurturing
tomorrows 
still unknown.

Now 
it is your turn
to chase words
and moments,
to savor quiet
and slow. 
to discover new roads
waiting for you. 

Now 
it is your turn
    to dream.



© Cathy L. Mere, 2021



It's Poetry Friday!  Today's roundup is hosted by Christie Wyman at Wondering and Wandering. Stop by to enjoy some poetry and/or leave a link. 

Comments

  1. CarolMay 21, 2021 at 10:10 PM

    This is beautiful Cathy! I can't wait to see where her journey will take her next!

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  2. Linda BMay 22, 2021 at 10:17 AM

    For every day Mary Lee's given, I love "Now
    it is your turn", Cathy. It's like those old movie previews!

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  3. Denise KrebsMay 22, 2021 at 10:28 AM

    Cathy, I love this simple post with all the white space--enough for lots of dreams! Mary's dreams. One of my favorite parts is that she has time now to: "to chase words / and moments," Beautiful!

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  4. RuthMay 23, 2021 at 11:54 AM

    Lovely, Cathy!

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  5. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesMay 23, 2021 at 5:19 PM

    A beautiful send off, Cathy, and there's no one more deserving of having her dreams fulfilled.

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  6. Mary LeeMay 29, 2021 at 10:25 AM

    I love this so much. Thank you for honoring me with the gift of your beautiful words!
    Yes, yes it is time for my dreams. I feel confidently that all those young ones I launched will dream us a better world. I'm satisfied to take my place in the cheering section of the bleachers.

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