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ted down I float freely</p><p id="f02c">upward, upward as I fall</p><p id="fb6c">boulders big as elephants hold me down releasing me</p><p id="c8c3">forcing me into a skyward descent</p><p id="db9f">Thanks to <a href="undefined">J.D. Harms</a> and Scrittura for the amazing prompt <i>“defy physics.”</i></p><p id="1582"><b>Sydney Duke Richey</b> writes from the heart. Inspired by everyday experiences, her poems, haiku and non-fiction come from a slice of her life. Sydney lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. She has two children and two grand

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children.</p><div id="0ff3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-home-in-my-heart-38203b457f9"> <div> <div> <h2>A Home in my Heart</h2> <div><h3>“hiraeth”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*3KZtzMre0rCG5ZfChKlVIA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Poetry

Floating

Beneath the Weight

Photo by Bruce Christianson on Unsplash

weighted down I float freely

upward, upward as I fall

boulders big as elephants hold me down releasing me

forcing me into a skyward descent

Thanks to J.D. Harms and Scrittura for the amazing prompt “defy physics.”

Sydney Duke Richey writes from the heart. Inspired by everyday experiences, her poems, haiku and non-fiction come from a slice of her life. Sydney lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. She has two children and two grandchildren.

Poetry
Self-awareness
Physics
Feelings
Prompt
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