Be Bold: Inspirational Poetry

Another New Year is upon us and with it the usual New Year resolutions made only to be broken :-). This year I have centered my New Year Resolutions around just one simple pledge to "Be Bold." To all of you reading this blog post may you find inspiration in the words of my poem and live life boldly. Happy 2012 and blessings in the year ahead! Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it! - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / W.H. Murray

 

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Be Bold
(An Inspirational Poem by Injete Chesoni)

Be BOLD
My child
Step out of your comfort zone
Go where you have never gone before

Be BOLD
My child
Be who you thought you never could be
Reach much further than your eyes can see

Be BOLD
My child
Do what you thought you never could do
You have nothing to lose
Except the you that you thought was you

Be BOLD
My child
You have so much to gain
Your struggles will not be in vain

Starting now
Starting here
Be BOLD
My child
And conquer fear

Be BOLD
My child
Be BOLD
So that when you
come to the end
of life’s road
You can proudly say
With no regrets
I lived my life well
I was BOLD

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Sunset Dreams: Inspirational Poems for Women and African Metal Art Paintings

Sunset Dreams: African Art Metal Painting
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SUNSET DREAMS
On the Brink of Womanhood
(Inspirational Life Poems for Women by Injete Chesoni)

She stands on the brink of womanhood
Staring into the sunset horizon
Pondering her future
Proudly staring it down
Convinced that she will make it
Although she has no clue how
She squares her shoulders
And resolutely raises her head
She holds her neck proudly
Staring defiantly ahead
She places her hands on her hips
And thrusts out her budding chest
Convinced that if she looks and acts tough
She will make it
Through the difficult days ahead
As the sun sets on the horizon
Her youthful days slowly go down
Buried along with the sinking sun
Tomorrow a new day will be born
And her life as a woman will start
In the gentle glow of dawn.

The inspirational poem above, "Sunset Dreams" was inspired by an African Art Metal Painting of a young woman that I completed in August. This life poem is part of my Women's Poetry Collection and deals with change and the difficult transition from adolescence to adulthood. This poem also symbolically represents my beloved continent of Africa, its growing pains and my hope that it will one day fulfill its promise. - From Women's Poetry, African Poetry, Inspirational Poems, Change Poems and Life Poems by Injete Chesoni.

Life Poems, Immigration Stories, Books and Poems: Immigrant Dreams

A life poem that I wrote, titled Immigrant Dreams has been published by Eye On Life web magazine. "Immigrant dreams," deals with the reasons that people migrate and the problems immigrants face in their new host countries. Majority of immigrants migrate in the hopes of improving their economic status and providing their children and themselves with a better future. Other immigrants are driven from their home countries by war or numerous other reasons. While my own migrant experience was pleasant, as part of the modern African Diaspora I observed common immigration problems, such as highly educated people been forced to work menial jobs due to their immigrant status. I also was confronted by the alienation that some immigrants deal with. However, not all immigrant stories are sad and there are many for whom the immigrant dream has been fulfilled. You can read inspiring immigration stories online here and find immigration books here. For those who have not yet achieved their dreams and who are struggling in foreign lands it is my hope that they will one day achieve what they have sacrificed so much for, whether it be in their homelands or on foreign shores. I am back home in Kenya now and loving it, and what I have found is that problems and opportunities abound in every land, they just wear different faces. Life is what you make it. If you are struggling with immigration problems and need some help then read this article on immigration problems and immigration help. Please go to Eye On Life Magazine to read the Immigrant Dreams poem online. There are lots of other interesting articles and features on their website. If you are a poet you can also submit poems at Eye on Life magazine. Those of you who are missing home and want reminders can find a variety of products with the name, flag or map of your home country at Zazzle.com. Just type in the name of your country in the search box and select a product category.

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This is an African Map, Art Gift that I did for my nephew who loves maps. It is an embossed metal painting. From African Gifts, Metal Art Work and African Art by Injete Chesoni.

Article on Immigration and Immigrant Dreams Poem published at Eye on Life magazine. From Immigration Poems, Life Poems and African Poems by Injete Chesoni.

On The Eve of Change: A Marriage Poem By Injete Chesoni

Bride Illustration: Female Figure Art by Injete Chesoni

On The Eve of Change
(A Marriage Poem and Life Change Poem by Injete Chesoni)
~~~~~~~
I sit here knowing, I am a step away
from changing my life forever.
I ask myself am I ready,
to leave all that I have known behind,
and forge into the future.
I ask am I ready,
to throw all caution to the wind,
and entwine my life so closely with that of another.
I begin to hesitate
and on the eve of change,
I want to hold time still for a moment.
I cannot go back,
but I am so afraid to go forward.
Yet, I know that time will not wait for me.
And on the eve of change I realize
I must move forward with time,
or time will leave me behind.
~~~~~~~

You can read other Wedding, Anniversary and Marriage Poems here. You can find Wedding Invitation Verses here.

From Marriage poems, Wedding poems, Love poems, Short poems, Life poems and Change Poems by Injete Chesoni.