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Amy Delcambre's avatar

Awe I love this. And you are a honeycomb…and I love those songs…and dancing. You’re amazing!

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Kate Speer's avatar

Ahh thank you, Amy! So much!

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Cristin's avatar

I love your poem and also the concept of swimming in different seas. I think instead of thinking we’re the ones with the problem maybe it’s our culture that’s f’d up and breeds anxiety and mental illness. ❤️

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Christopher Mutty's avatar

Wish I could still write poetry. Love it Kate! Keep swimming!!!

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LynzieLu's avatar

Poetry has no rules! I bet if you put pen to paper, whatever came out would be beautiful, and it always feels wonderful to create! Just a thought! 😊

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Karen's avatar

Love the poem. And aren’t we all honeycombs? Different areas of our lives and we behave or act differently. Sometimes we are the queen, sometimes we are the worker bee. Sometimes we just want to sting someone!

I’m glad you made a breakthrough.

Trying dbt, again, in an equestrian setting.

I didn’t dance today, but I did dance last week.

Queen - Don’t stop me now

Iggy Azelea - fancy

Nicki Minaj - star ships

Today I’m leaning more towards Irish songs in honor of St Patrick

The Orange and the green by the Irish rovers

What can I say, I’m a geek!!

Hope the dogs enjoyed morning friendship (a second time)

Have a great week!

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Carolyn Walker's avatar

Love, love, love your poem! Honeycomb is perfect 💜❤️💜❤️

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Christina Roy's avatar

I dance any and everywhere ha I was dancing in the coffee shop the other day and I told my niblings I dance every opportunity I get. They asked why and I just said cuz it’s good for the soul.

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LynzieLu's avatar

Your poem, like you, is incredible.

What a wonderful way to think of how amazingly beautiful your resilience has been. You have been out dancing and swimming in new waters to nourish and heal your soul, and returning home to the safety of the hive you have built, full of love, support, and with energy and strength.

You have gifted me a way to think of how my brain may work, and just maybe, when I’ve been working through my struggles, I’ve been out swimming in the sea that I somehow know, can heal the struggle I’m in, and then I return home to revel and dance with those that I love and do things that bring me joy!

Perhaps I may have had the tools to heal, or created new waters to heal, within myself all along.

I am truly grateful for what you share with us Kate. You have made someone that feels so alone, so much if the time, realize that I too, may have built my own beehive and know which seas I must visit for healing. A beehive; a sanctuary of things that fill up my soul’s cup, and I am so very grateful to you for that beautiful thought.

I send you so many thanks and love for my breakthrough as well.

To all those that may be wired differently than others, everyone is wired in beautifully unique ways. What a boring world this would be if we were all the same. You are absolutely, beautifully perfect in your own way and you make the world a special place. Dance! Dance to the beat of your own drum and celebrate who you are, because you too, are incredible!

P.S. As someone who is obsessed with strawberries, I must say you toque is so very cool!

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Laura (Parker) Weaver's avatar

Love love love this! " Yes, I survived because I am honeycomb." Needed this! Can't wait to try to get my students to dance:)

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Rosemary's avatar

So very sweet and absolutely oozing with kindness and love! 💝

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Cynthia Watson's avatar

Great playlist! Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars performed by the Norfolk PD in 2018 will make you smile. They filmed it in one take on an iPhone. They won a national competition and took home 100K for their community programs. ❤️

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Wendy's avatar

Thank you for reminding me to dance. It’s sets you free. Here’s to dork dancing!❤️

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