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Indomitable Heart

Indomitable Heart

When you’ve already walked to hell and back
and still can see flowers under your feet,
you’re a remarkable gardener
tending your indomitable spirit
with your heart’s every beat.

When you go to sleep
closing your eyes with all love replete,
--how inspiring you still see the world
with gentle eyes!
as you know, even in the midst
of those hours of darkness and cold
you cultivated your heart
and took care of your troubled soul.

And if your heart was broken into a hundred pieces
and you can still love with a part missing,
look in the mirror and you’ll see
howĀ  marvellous an unbreakable spirit can be.

--Bernadete vdw, ā€˜25
Ā 

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sparrowsong

Hello B...

Not everyone can walk through Hell and come out smiling?

Great write!

Thank you for sharing...

sparrowsong Ice Queen

Ā 

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Bernadete van d...

That’s right Sparrowsong Ice Queen, not everyone can come out smiling, but they can see how unbreakable their spirits are for just keeping the head above the water,Ā 
for having the courage to get out of bed in the morning.Ā 
Thank you for being part of theĀ 
thoughts. Keep well, all the best. Ā BĀ 

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Marion

Oh how these words inspire me B... even though I know there is not always a way back. Beautiful poetry x

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Bernadete van d...

it’s not an easy way back, Marion. But even you wore aĀ 
floral dress once, and therein lies the beauty of it. And the meaning.Ā 
You know what I mean.Ā 
Thank you for being here. Ā BĀ 

Ā 

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Marion

Hate to burst your bubble B you lovely soul ...it was just a write. I've honestly not cared about clothes since, if I bother even to dress. Some things change every arom of your being. Sadly I now believe

'if you're not yet broken its because you've not yet experienced the thing that will finally break you completely'Ā 

Many hugs X

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Bernadete van d...

What I mean here dearest Marion…
To me, its a metaphor. When I say you’re wearing your floral dress, you’re having calm & peaceful moments. I wish that you have more of those moments, please wear your floral dress every now & then. The biggest hug.šŸ’™
Ā 

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Bernadete van d...

Greg, I very much appreciate you being here, reading my work.
Keep well, Mr Etsell.Ā 
BernadeteĀ 

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John Loopstra

The basic thing I learned is taking the helping hand to tend to the garden. On my own I would have been broken. For me - again next to my wife - Cosmo is a place to find the helping hand in words like the above, they encourage me to get up again once more. ā¤ļø

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Bernadete van d...

Encouraging you? John, I think
you have tons of courage and a resilient spirit on your own. You already have an unbreakable Ā heart, and every time you get upĀ 
you see it. I thank you for your nice words, they really touch me.
Stay well,
BernadeteĀ 

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