The Door with No Nails

just another life poem ....

Casting out across the fields

Sweeping through the skies so blue

Seeing all of infinity

Noticing sweet you.

 Seeing you always hiding

 Escaping from the now,

Chasing all the storm clouds,

Pouncing all around.

Grasping at mortality

Skimming on the surface

Patience knows no boundaries

One day you will recognize the purpose.

Burning the Nail in abandon

No desire for a place

Gathering up evidence

Your existence is your fate.

Always watching knowingly,

Biding time within your fears.

Awaiting the recession,

Within your heart you know it’s near.

Granted, you possess no nails,

No connections with the earth,

Walk a path to eternity,

Find what’s worth your worth.

Even through your running,

You always trusted your heart to know,

One day you would return home -

And, yes, you had to go.

The heart is ridden from it knots,

Your soul is free to bare,

For all the running that you felt to do,

The answers were always there.

You knew the path already,

You had traversed it times before,

The path looks like home now

Leads back to the nail-less door.

The door that has no nails,

For they have all been burnt.

No fixing to conceptions.

No fixing to what was learnt.

Opening the door now,

You breathe it long and deep,

Walking within the knowing,

The all, it’s yours to keep.

Elizabeth Woods

KWP

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'The door with No Nails'
KWP,
Author's note, "Just another life poem" that helps. As I read it was the realization that your words embodied the ongoing change of every plateau and valley encountered. How to live? It seems like with the ageing process I am just a little easier on myself. It's difficult though because life does seem serious but still in the end how much is accomplished my my own little worries? Beautiful writing which was comforting. Bless you today. I hope you are finding little bits of joy strewn about you.
Kathy

[KWP]

Hey Kathy,
You do manage to find the old ones don't you?
Hope you are doing well. read moreHey Kathy,
You do manage to find the old ones don't you?
Hope you are doing well.
I am currently in Ecuador travelling about and reminding myself about life. Spent the morning with hummingbirds .. tomorrow off to Quito before heading to the Amazon for a week.

Trying to get inspired to write - but just not finding the gap.

Much love and thanks X

[Kathy Van Kurin]

KWP,
Yes, true. It was very enjoyable to read. It meant something when you wrote and still does. Blessings to you in this December. Yes we are all doing well.
Kathy

[Valentine]

This seems like someone had left home mad, sought out other pleasures in life, not looking back. but a mother was always holding that door waiting for that child to grow up and come home. What is the real translation? Valentine

[KWP]

I think your thoughts run pretty much in line with what I was trying to portray - thanks Kathie - XXX much love x

[The Twin Arenas]

is this religious in nature? Nails always make me think of Christ.

[KWP]

I guess some would say religious - I think it is more about letting go of all conceptions and realising that you are already where you need to be -you have all the tools - learn to flow free without any self imposed bondages :)

Thanks for reading X

[R Smith]

Reminds me of the search within, we struggle with life and miss the true way that is always in sight but life has a way in getting in the way, the nails are like our way of hanging desires on the door but one by one we have to pull them out and dispose of them until our door is clear and free to open, then step through, see the light within and rest forever in the light and peace of eternity :)

[Sindu]

So, a glass door? One can put screws in them but not nails, right? Sorry, one of those moments when people think I lost it :P
Jokes aside, this redifines the need to not just look around but into ourselves. Once the ropes that hold you back from true abilities are ridden, everything becomes clearer. Beautiful doesn't suffice cos this is more of a gentle ringing of a bell in the mind's-eye. A signal to look beyond the fear. A smile to fight the challenges. The universe exists deep within us. All we have to do is, reach within. Thanks for making me read this Elizabeth :)

[Maglia Weaver Twill]

What a beautiful, I do not know all of what lies deep within this poem, but I do not want to say just a trite 'thanks for sharing' but somet deeper criticism which is not a criticism, perhaps stronger more mature as fits with my age as it has become, (what I mean is in my own depth of analysis)...I get the feeling of skipping across the frontier, and me not understanding my age and its consequence but feeling young as we all shall and may, it is a forgiveness a quality of bright joy and youth, such strength and valor and not afraid because the world is grand, as long as love that I can feel the spirit his spirit nigh t'and the spirit in the sky, maybe one's soul becomes uplifted unknowingly, I mean almost imperceptibly

[KWP]

perfect and beautiful and thank you - yes - twas my meaning right there - you got it - thanks again Mxx

[Sarabelle]

Delicate large words flitted about here....and I loved it. It would have been a little better to visualize if you put more figurative language in it, but that could be only me. But other than that, amazing job, and I can't wait to read more by you!! Thanks for sharing this amazing poem! And I also like how you underlined the word nails, that was done really well, it just sort of stuck out at me and made me realize oh, this is what she was talking about!!
♥Sarabelle♥

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Another great poem filled with wisdom in creative form… I can see many life lessons in your words here.

[Black Star Adept]

This is one of my favorites! Love it

[Crystal Ellyson]

Everything that you wrote in this poem is great. Everything is perfect in it. Love it!!