Closed Fist Or Open Hand - Poem By Danna Faulds

A beautiful poem by Danna Faulds read by Chris Flack. Enjoy as a pause and reflection on your way of being. Option to include simple physical movement of tensing the body when the poem starts and releasing when you hear the words "now I try opening my hands".

Transcript

Hello,

This is Chris and today I have another poem from Dana Foltz.

This poem is called Closed Fist or Open Hand.

To help you feel the words of this poem,

You can actually participate physically.

So for the first half of this poem you can tense your muscles,

You can clench your fists,

Tense up all the parts of your body and then halfway through the poem when I say opening my hand you can release your body.

So the poem is called Closed Fist or Open Hand.

I've always taken a tight-fisted approach to life,

Clutching at my suffering as if nothing else matters but this worry,

Doubt,

Confusion or despair.

I held my misery close because it was known instead of risking the void by letting go.

Now I try opening my hand,

Feeling the stiff fingers peel back one by one to leave my palm flat like a launchpad.

Relaxing that tight grip feels impossible until I do it and then I'm left shaking my head in disbelief.

What exactly did I think I had to grasp?

Thank you for listening.

Have a lovely day.

Reviews

A lovely poem, and your reading of “Earth, Teach Me” is my most listened to meditation of 2023. Thank you, Chris. 😊 A blessed New Year to you!

Simplicity and good illustration to be open.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wonderful thank you for sharing this with us today Namaste my new friend

Great visual and practice for letting go! Thank you 🙏

So beautifully narrated. The pause, nuance, cadence. I really opened into it. At times, verbal poetry can feel counterintuitive, but in this recital, tongue and lips and word were one. Namaste ❤️

Marvelous well done! Thank you 😊 so much! I participated physically
Wow just do meaningful

Thank you!

Beautiful and on point! Thank you for sharing this. 🙏

That was so lovely 🌟🤲🏻thank you

Thanks, very grateful.

A sparkle of joy.

Excellent especially with tensing the body and releasing ❤️thank you

Love this. Beautiful poem with a deep life lesson. Thank you.

That was lovely.

Beautiful! Thank you!

Wonderful- thank you.

Beautiful reading.

Beautiful...🙏🏻💕