My Barbaric YAWP!

I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world.
- Walt Whitman, from "Leaves of Grass", via Dead Poets Society

In answer to the King of the Blogs Round 2 challenge...

I am the Book of Psalms.
I am a writer's heart poured out in worship before the Almighty God;
A melancholy poet crying out for salvation;
A song waiting to happen.

I am ballet shoes.
I am dramatic, creative, and (sometimes) graceful;
Sometimes a fluid, lilting skip across the stage;
Sometimes a wild, whirling spin for all I'm worth.

I am the sound of babies' laughter.
I am gentle, simple-hearted, and warm;
Peaceful, happy and innocent;
Sometimes oblivious to the dangers of the world.

I am Schroeder.
I am quiet and watchful, most of the time;
Enjoying the show, and sometimes participating,
Allowing the music in my soul to break forth.

I am a cuddle and a kiss on the forehead.
I am soft and loving;
Giving and embracing;
Intimate and sweet and unspoiled.

I am a waterfall.
I am intense and focused;
I pour myself wholeheartedly into my purpose,
Letting nothing stand in my path.

I am pale turquoise.
I am intellectual, relational, and optimistic;
A peacemaker, advisor and helper;
A level head in the midst of turbulent times.

I am stubborn.
I am cautious and sometimes lazy;
Obsessive, nostalgic,
Too proud, imperfect, and just plain strange.

I am a mass of contradictions, a complex human being,
A creation of a wonderfully multi-faceted God.

My presence in this world and in this sphere
Adds another thread to the pattern
Carefully woven by a Master Weaver.

The sharing of my words, my thoughts and my experiences
Sheds a little more light on what it means
To be a part of this vastly varied human race.

And even if you don't fully realize it,
You know part of you would have to miss me if I was gone.

Comments

[Douglas]

Since poetry is not the norm, I've decided to evaluate your post in poetic form.

The post will be up shortly.

[John M]

I really love this bit:

"The sharing of my words, my thoughts and my experiences
Sheds a little more light on what it means
To be a part of this vastly varied human race."

I also started writing a blog a few months ago. Sometimes it frustrates me when I think that no one is reading it but every once in a while, something I say starts my friends talking in the comments and I'm thrilled. I like to think of it as my virtual dinner party.

It's not been long that I've realized that each of us needs to contribute so that others can have outside stimulus. Like beautiful cars and well tended gardens, the words you send out are touching other people's lives. So, and I expect that you intended this, not only are you shedding more light so that you can see, you are also helping us see as well. I can't speak for others, but I can sense some of my own thoughts getting clearer by reading your opinions.

Great stuff!