Word Therapy?
Creating from a blank page? using existing texts to explore, history, cultural traditions.
Poetry offers a creative outlet where individuals can express themselves more freely tapping into their inner thoughts, adding lyrical expression to complex feelings. A conduit for personal development, students gain confidence in oratory skills like public speaking, increasing self-esteem and ultimately improving all forms of
communication.
..... we were encouraged to read our poetry out loud to the group'
Instead
Lavishingly!
I Languish in the Lagoon
Surrounded by sand dunes…
Rising falling
sounds of water
Gushing through
My mind clearing, connecting
Positive fragments of a disillusioned Soul
Washing away my sins
Cleansing my whole..
being
filled with water
drinking life in
dancing with rain - drops
cover your face
wipe tears away
be free of sadness
INSTEAD>>>>
Float on the breath of consciousness..
We all belong
See you in we
then
Glide.. peacefully
Into the sea of devotion
Life and evolution
Out of Death and Destruction
Love and compassion from hatred and greed
Single Minded denial
Or awareness and Acceptance
From Disillusionment and Confusion
Comes
A Commitment and Focus….
Focus Commitment
It's your choice.. Asafo Gyata '07
Amanzi Healing Foundation
How do you use Poetry?
Poetry and song infuse all aspects of our work. Both as an art form, and as a tool for healing, and exploring personal, social and political issues. We endeavor to use this tool in a meaningful yet fun way, challenging all to truly think about what we say and how we say it.
