by Ella Zellaby
I feel life
Firing up my senses,
Scintillating my skin,
Tickling my toes,
Tingling my tongue,
Tantalisingly close.
Falling stars are caught and suns are born;
Suns that rise, and set, then rise again.
Gravity pulls the tides and waves crash down on the shore.
The moon spins on her axis knowingly;
All is well.
Everything is exactly as it should be.
Life takes place all by itself
And I am
Both spectator and actor
Creating the circumstances I need to achieve and thrive;
I am truly alive.
Clean air blasting through my lungs,
Blood pulsing through my veins,
A clear head and crystal vista,
Creativity oozing through my skin,
Serene acceptance within.
Epithanic excitement, exhilaration, expectation,
Faith, prosperity, a future
Filled with wonderment and friendships
To last a lifetime.
I see visions,
Horizons expanding far beyond tomorrow;
A glorious hope calls out my name.
Reveries exponentially unravelling,
Ambitions unfurling at my feet,
Possibilities I can reach out and clasp,
Ideas I can run with and take off.
Earth, now solid, beneath my feet,
Starting tasks I know I can complete
Life’s long journey
Step by step.
Calmness, contentment,
Tiredness, that fulfilment and fresh air brings.
A warm home to return to,
Love to swaddle me in,
Arms to coddle me tight,
Someone fabulous to kiss me goodnight,
Dreams coloured in delight.
Mindfully I embrace myself,
Aware that everything is as it should be,
For with good mental health
Life is very beautiful
Now I am free.
Ella collects an iPad and a handmade hardback book
She will be presented with these at the House of Lords on the 1st May 2013
Congratulations from all of us at !!
Her work will feature in the book going nationwide
Her poem will be developed in to the lyrics for the Rubie Colt single release
We would like to say a huge thank you to Carers’ Action for generously donating the iPad prize
Selected Poetry Entries for The Yellow Book please click the titles to view:
- I Feel Life – Ella Zellaby – Rochester Kent
- This World – Stephanie Rose – Bo’ness Scotland
- Lift Your Voice – David Holloway – Bedford
- Mirror – Saiqa Parveen – Halifax
- With Good Mental Health – Anne Broadbent – West Yorkshire
- Meandering – Peter McGrath – Essex
- Senses – Jade Tullet – Berkshire
- The Wren – Ian Curtress – Cheltenham
- Recovery – Lesley Burt – Dorset
- A Home in my Head – Karen Mason – Surrey
- Freedom is Ours – Gemma Rose – East Sussex
- Beauty – Debee Ebeneezer – Nottingham
- It is Ok – Suzanne Bate – Liverpool
- Happiness is Gratitude – Lisa Barry – Rhondda Cynon Taft
- I’ve Changed – Louise Gillett – Christchurch Dorset
- Sunny Side Up – Karim Harvey – London
- Proud to be me – Denise Claxton – Essex
- Daylight after Rain – John Campbell – London
- I Can See The Colour and I Can Feel The Sun – Elizabeth Aldous – Luton
- Free To Be Me – Diana Hayes – Abergavenny
- Bus Journey – Safoora Masood – Halifax
- There Once Was a Young Girl From Wales – Katy Young – Flintshire
- See the Flowers Beneath Your Feet – Anonymous
- I Know – Kauser Parveen – Halifax
Congratulations from all of us at !!