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Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer: With Astonishing Tenderness
When, in the middle of the night,
you wake with the certainty you’ve
done it all wrong, when you wake
and see clearly all the places you’ve failed,
in that moment, when dreams will not return,
this is the chance for your softest voice—
the one you reserve for those you love most—
to say to you quietly, oh sweetheart,
this is not yet the end of the story.
Sleep will not come, but somehow,
in that wide awake moment there is peace—
the kind of peace that does not need
everything to be right before it arrives.
The peace that comes from not fighting
what is real. The peace that rises
in the dark on its sure dark wings
to meet you exactly as you are.
Copyright 2024 Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is a poet, teacher and storyteller. Among her many books and recordings is All the Honey (Samara Press, 2023). She lives with her husband and daughter in Placerville, Colorado, on the banks of the wild and undammed San Miguel River.
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…the
….Peace
…..that
…….comes
…from
…..not
…….fighting.
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Thanks, John.
M.
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Thank you, John, yes, and all that spaciousness you’ve included ….
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The peace that comes from not fighting
what is real. The peace that rises
in the dark on its sure dark wings
to meet you exactly as you are.
Rosemerry, this is beautiful – and comforting in these very dark times. Thank you and thank you Michael for posting!
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Thank YOU!
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Ah, sweet Noelle, thank you …
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This is a wonderful poem, thank you, one of those poems I read and think “I would have loved to have written this”. It resonates with me as being a truth, which is what I love poetry to do for me.
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Now we don’t have to write this poem. Rosemerry has written it, and done so brilliantly.
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Indeed!
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Thank you, David, thank you for the kind words.
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Thank you for sharing this. A perfect poem to help me through tonight’s restless hours. Love it.
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Thanks, Clayton.
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Thank you, Clayton–wishing you deep peace in those restless hours
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Hi Rosemerry, I had a delicious nap just woke up ….feeling so peaceful and cozy, cared for…. decided to check out my Facebook and guess what this poem was spot on! So lovely!
Swirls of peace, love and delicious sleep(s) j
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Thank you, Joanne, wishing you many beautiful naps! and peace.
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I send you love, dear Rosemerry
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Ah, dear Donna, I receive it and swirl it back to you
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❤️
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Thanks.
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I have sent this poem to a friend who needs comfort. How soothing.
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Yes, the poem heals all by itself. Amazing.
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thank you, Rosemary, and wishing deep peace to your friend.
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“in that wide awake moment there is peace—
the kind of peace that does not need
everything to be right before it arrives. ”
So perfectly said!
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Yes, perfect.
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Thank you, Laure-Anne ❤️❤️❤️
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Oh for that softest voice.
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Oh when it comes, such a gift ❤️
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Rosemerry’s poems are a balm✨
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Indeed
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sweet you–giant hugs to you, sister balm bringer
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Peace is easier to find in the night when all is quiet and still.
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Sometimes in the hours before dawn I experience the dark night of the soul…
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Oh friend, for me it has gone both ways–and what a gift when it is peace that arrives and I am able to receive it …
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Just what I needed! How did you know?
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Yes, beautiful resilience.
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wishing you deep peace and that gentle voice …
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I was up at 4am when this poem found me. Thank you.
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I love this poem.
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that is somehow so perfect. ❤️
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So tight
In that middle
Of the night!
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