Jubilant Poise
Poem #264 • Bravery for the future is paired with the bold
Bathed in a clean slate of sunlight
and autumn foliage in distance of sight
my love sits in a postured pose so broad from her hips to her knees
I wonder how many months
even years it took for her flower to feel the breeze
Firm everywhere that counts
soft everywhere that is needed
the smile for a workout together is greeted with a hopeful knowing
that to look and to hold
is okay when bravery for the future is paired with the bold
Reaching to the ceiling with one hand on the floor
moving with graceful might
she pushes me harder than each day before
pressing muscles farther in the heat of each other and the heat of daybreak
the contractions of our joint heart grow in our married splendor
quiet fingers with red tips trace from her hips to her knees
we both are reaching out
stretching with the ends of our fingers toward one another under the sun
building on this clean slate
driving each other forward until each day is done
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"Jubilant Poise" is a poem about love, partnership, and mutual growth. The speaker admires his wife as they exercise together, appreciating both her physical strength and her grace. Their shared workout becomes a symbol of a deeper relationship, one built on encouragement, affection, courage, and commitment. Through images of sunlight, movement, and reaching toward one another, the poem portrays a marriage in which both partners inspire each other to become stronger and continue building a meaningful future together.