Linette Rabsatt’s three poems


One with Words


I write to become

One with words

To resuscitate

Not divide and conquer

To disseminate

What could be useful

Because I am hopeful

I remain an optimist

Not only to give you

A gist or a hint

But to tell it to you

Raw with details

To ensure that

You understand

My passionate chords

Of words

That I use to light

The fire to inspire

The desire

For you to want more

I write to become

One with words

And I share these thoughts

Free of cost

Actions


Speak

Dance

Listen

Actions to be taken

Grimace, smile and frown

Emotions that are reflected on our faces

Sigh

Pant

Scream

The audible expressions

coming from our heart and body

We, the simple beings

are the ones who

add complexities to everything

Sometimes

it's more important to

analyze the next move

than to jump for prompt action

So

Listen, smile and sigh

in the order that you need to

and display the other action words

as the emotion and the vibes hit you

A Journey of Thoughts


I watch a horse's stride,

a mother carrying her baby at her side;

even as clouds on their journey collide

and in the highest branches

where the birds abide.

It can be as simple as a ferry boat ride

or a good friend in whom I can confide,

because you can't keep all

your feelings bottled up inside.

So I arise, although I sometimes cry

and sometimes wish for wings to fly,

let me pause and sigh…..

It's not every action that needs a reply.

It's time we decide to let certain things fly

because on your journey,

it'll never be as easy as pie

and sometimes you have to be bold and not shy,

then lift your eyes to the sky

because there are some feelings

that you cannot deny.

So take your journey

with your head held high

and know that there are tough choices

that only you can decide.


Linette Rabsatt is a Virgin Islands poet with roots in the BVI and USVI who began writing in 1996. You can find her work in her Kindle book, “Be Inspired: Poems by Linette Rabsatt,” in Pulse Poetry Magazine, on her blog, Words of Ribbon, and on the Visual Verse and Micromance Magazine websites. She was nominated for a 2024 National Spoken Words Award for Best International Artist and won the 2024 Read Yuh Ting TOO Virtual Caribbean Poetry Contest.

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