I am learning after an age it is difficult to bend
I am learning some relationships I need not mend
I am learning life flows irrespective of me
I am learning sometimes it’s best to just be
I am learning I have become a sum of all expectations
I am learning not all actions require knee-jerk reactions
I am learning I can lurk in the shadows
I am learning I can miss a few curve balls life throws
I am learning unlearning is an improvement
I am learning moving sideways is also a movement
I am learning to champion causes close to my heart
I am learning to not bother about the popularity chart
I am learning stopping and leaning is alright
I am learning the sun needn’t always be bright
I am learning to allow life to overwhelm me
I am learning chaos allows me to thrive and be me
I am learning life is not a sumptuously laid banquet
I am learning it is often better as a picnic laid on a blanket
I am learning to not dictate all my words all the time
I am learning to flow with them oft times
I am learning to undress the metaphors of life
I am learning it’s okay to unravel a bit in strife
I am learning to keep things simple relatively
I am learning I have outgrown the need for complexity
I am learning to bench some irrelevant thoughts
I am learning I may not always be able to connect the dots
I am learning numbers really don’t matter
I am learning to happily trade them for chatter
I am learning having most follows could be a dubious distinction
I am learning to un-follow some without compunction
I am learning I am surely no atlas
I am learning I can live without all the fuss
I still have to learn to stop when the going is good
and not push my luck too far that I am misunderstood!
VJ’s Weekly Challenge: I’m learning…
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/reenas-xploration-challenge-172/
learning from the first day to the last ππ
love the rhyme πΊππ
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Yes, indeed… learning throughout! π
Thank you. π€©
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Love it. Learning is a good way to be …always!
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Absolutely, Shiwani. Thanks a lot.
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Kudos girl..!!! Take me with you, as I’m learning with you too.. Love..love..love..love…. πππππ….
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Thank u, thank u, thank u, my dear AC…π₯°π₯°ππ
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A lot there is to learn from the words you wrote. A profoundly crafted poem. Always a pleasure to read your beautiful penning.
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Kritika, always grateful for your appreciation. Thanks so much. β€οΈ
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Welcome kindly π (Heart)
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Another outstanding piece from you, Punam! Keeps me delving in the depth for sometime.
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Reena, so appreciate your words. Thank you.
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I’m learning …… By Punam
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Thank you.
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Wow! This is a beautiful rhyming poem, Ma’am. Wish they could adopt this as a prayer to be recited in schools. Great message. π
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Aishwarya, how kind of you to say that! Thanks so much, my dear. β€οΈ
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You are welcome, Ma’am. π
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Oh wow Punam… that certainly a mountain of ‘learning’, and I have happy news for you…. “We never stop Learning”… πππ
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A mountain we keep climbing, Ivor! π Ain’t it great this learning never stops! πππ€
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Maybe it gets easier as we mature, as we become more willing to learn and accept the knowledge drifts and crosses our journeys path πππ
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So true, Ivor. ππ
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Ever so good Punam. Thanks for joining in π π
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Thanks, Brian and always a pleasure. π
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I am literally a little breathless right now. ππ
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Mou…β€οΈ
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This is an excellent exploration of self! I love the lines “I am learning moving sideways is also a movement” and “I am learning I may not always be able to connect the dots”. Love it!!
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Val, I am happy those lines caught your eye! Thanks. π
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The essence of life so well penned!
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I am glad you think so. Thank you. β€οΈ
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My pleasure.
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Beautiful verses Punam β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Thanks so much, my dear. β€οΈβ€οΈπ·π·
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My pleasure π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°
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Wow! Well written. I feel like this should be a poster on my wall.
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That is so wonderful of you to say. Thanks so much, V.J.
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You are welcome!
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I am learning to be just Myself. Superb flow of profound words, Punam. Too good.
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Kamal, touched by your words. Thank you so much. ππΌβ€οΈπ
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You are always welcome dear Punam β€οΈπβ€οΈβ€οΈ
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Learning all our lives…
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You nailed it again Punam..and yes a lot to learn from beginning to end of this poem..
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Mich, thanks so much for your kind words. β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Well said! Things that most of us need to be working on, I think.
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Thanks a lot, Irene.
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Magnificent poem Punam. What flow!
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Sadje, so happy you think so! Thank you. β€οΈ
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Always my pleasure
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Wow! This is amazing! I agree with VJ that this should be a poster on my wall! Bravo!
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Aww! Thanks a lot, Eugenia. You both made my day. β€οΈ
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My pleasure, Punam! Excellent piece.
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Wise words, Punam.
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Li, thank you. π
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You’re very welcome.
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You’re learning a lot and making great posts too. Well done!
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Thanks so much!
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Punam, I can honestly say that I consistently love reading your poems. This is a humble and humbling poem.
-David
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David, your words warm my heart. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. β€οΈ
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Each stanza is lovely on the tongue and felt in the heart! These powerful messages resonate with me and paint a picture of what it is to learn.
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Jaya, your words mean so much to me. Thank you!
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It is always my delight!
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Punam, I would find it difficult to choose my favorite lines…They are all my favorites. I am a strong advocate of lifelong learning. As long as you are growing, you are alive! Beautiful and profound!
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Cheryl, your positive words mean a lot to me. Thank you so much, dear friend. Hope your week is fabulous. β€οΈβ€οΈ
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Ah, bravo, Punam! Learning is so grand. I especially like your lines about unlearning and sideways movement. A beautiful piece, my dear friend. Have a wonderful Sunday. ππ
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I am so glad those lines resonated with you, Jeff. The day we stop learning, we stop growing. Thanks so much. ππΌπ
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Ah, yes, agreed, my friend. So true. Have a great week, Punam. ππ
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powerful appraisal of the learning and growing process sis!
“I am learning having most follows could be a dubious distinction
I am learning to un-follow some without compunction” resonates deepest π
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Kate, for the life of me I can’t understand what people mean when they like all my comments on other people’s blogs but will not visit my site, like or comment on my blog. We like each other’s comments when they resonate but these bloggers don’t even know me!!
Thanks so much, sis. We must keep updating our learnings from time to time.
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most are bot likes … automatic computer generations!
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These are not. They have their own blogs and interact with other bloggers.
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ouch, bad manners … why not ask a couple?
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I left a comment on two blogs asking them to not unnecessarily like all my comments (including “you are welcome”). I also told them to delete my comment after reading. One of them stopped liking my comments after that. The other one was quiet for a couple of days but yesterday liked my comments on David’s blog!
I fail to understand their strategy. If they expect I would follow them, they are highly mistaken.
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ah maybe they are hoping you might read their posts … odd behaviour! I would never like ‘you are welcome’ … but if you make a worthy comment before me I will always like it! Once you literally said what I wanted to say almost word for word π
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Yes Kate, I appreciate worthy comments being liked and especially by people whom I know. But any random comment that too by strangers!! Beats me.
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I take no notice to be honest, I think of them all as bot likes and let it go π
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You are wiser than me, sis. These days I don’t blog daily so I hate when comments get lost in a flurry of superficial and superfluous likes.
Trying to be zen like now…always learning. π
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turn off the likes, you can keep them out of your feed π
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Learning and teaching. Thank you π
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Thank you, Jude and my pleasure. π
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This is so wonderful Punam! βΊοΈπ₯°. My favorite lines are:
I am learning to bench some irrelevant thoughts
I am learning I may not always be able to connect the dots
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Thanks a bunch, Christine! π₯°π₯°
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Forever learningππ» Beautifully written β€οΈ
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Thanks so much, Sue. πβ€οΈ
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks a lot.
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Always a pleasure to read and share great posts with followers, My Dear!! Have a great day!
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Wonderful.
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Thank you!
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Amazing wordsβ€οΈ. We all are learning from every situation in our lifeπ.
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Absolutely, Olivia! Thanks so much. β€οΈπ
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Fantastic job here! This was a pleasure to read. π
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Thanks so much for your kind comment and follow. π
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Of course, you’re very welcome! βΊ
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I like your lines, I cannot disagree.
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Learning everyday at any age is important. Lovely poem indeed!
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