Cat Lady Poet
A poem for when you need to feel the power of patience amidst discontent…✨
Change chills
Change thrills
Ever-flowing on the tides of distant shores
Tumultuous waves reminding her
That shifts happen over time
Despite her discontent
Unraveling a whole life
Doesn’t happen overnight
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
When life feels turbulent, remember, even chaos has its purpose. 🌀
A poem for when you’re feeling lost…✨
What if the path she treads
is not something she can forge
with bare and calloused feet alone,
but rather from the tremulous yet essential steps
she takes in her mind?
What if the rotten and worthy debris
she must clear to make her way forward
doesn’t fall from any tree whose furrowed bark
she holds in outstretched hands,
but rather from the dense and daring forest inside?
What if the path she sees before her isn’t real,
disappearing like a mirage shimmering in the desert,
crumbling like sand between her trembling fingers,
until it’s created by her world within?
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
The path to our dreams begins with the connection to our inner world. ✨
A poem for when you’re feeling unseen…✨
It’s ok that she’s late
It’s ok that she’s still learning
Still trying, not giving up
She blooms in her own time
She grows in her own mind
Even if no one else sees her
She’s becoming herself from the inside out
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
In a world that sometimes overlooks your brilliance, remember you shine from within. ✨
A poem for when you need to feel your power…✨
She’s the calm in the storm,
The darkness just before the light
She’s the marrow in the bones of her foremothers,
The breath between their breaths
She’s a single drop of water embodying the entire sea,
Breathing life into the mystery
Made up of you and me
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
When life challenges you, remember the incredible power and resilience that reside within you. ✨
A poem for when the world feels heavy.…✨
What does she need?
Relief.
Breath, breath, breath.
Sweep out the dust from between your bones.
Bones, bones, bones.
Breathe.
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
What do YOU need today? ✨
A poem for when you’re feeling the need to embrace the unknown.…✨
Some days it’s the stepping
Without knowing where
The doing without knowing how
The trusting without knowing why
Sometimes she needs to start
To know where she’s headed
To speak to know what she’s thinking
And even then, it’s a beautiful mystery
©Ashley Castle Barnes ~ Cat Lady Poet
There’s magic in starting, even when the path is unclear. Sometimes, it’s in the act of taking a single step that we find our way and learn to embrace life’s beautiful mysteries. ✨