A contented heart
There is so much to sing about
If you don’t let sadness drag you down
Lift your head to the sky
Laugh at how small you sound
Reach out and make contact
Feel the impact on the ground
This day belongs to nobody
Walk free
Study instead
The rhythm of the earth
Directions from a night sky
Music that travelled through history
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in RISE, Camille’s second contemporary poetry collection. A contented heart explores joy as a practice of perspective — turning away from private heaviness and towards freedom, wonder and belonging within the larger rhythms of the earth and human history.
This poem is available as a contemporary poetry print on textured recycled card.