Finding Peace
For so long, I knew only a kind of seasonal love - one where stormy tempers coated our vibrant branches in ice, suffocating the leaves and petals yearning to thrive. My roots lay frozen, sealed in a harsh grip of cold, waiting for the sporadic warmth of spring to allow for a fleeting kiss. Each … Continue reading Welcome, Spring
The leaves fell slowly, at first. So slowly, it was hard to tell what was happening. I only knew they had fallen because every time I looked back, the branches were a little more barren. Over time, though, so many had come to litter the ground that they practically paved the walkway. Once strong, vibrant, … Continue reading Like Leaves Falling
You have awoken me, my Spring Sun, from a cold and barren winter. My weathered branches are now colored by the vibrant palette of a heart in bloom. What of you, beauty? Will you keep my love as you have kept the smile on my face since the day we met? Or am I in … Continue reading Another Love Poem
Come now, child- don’t be shy. There’s something there beneath your mask, hidden in your eyes. Raise your gaze, lift your head, and show me how you rise. I’ll warm your petals, melt the dew, so you can bloom to life. You've only got to open up, and let me fill your skies. Smile, please, … Continue reading A Sun’s Sweet Message
I thought I could live in the river; I thought I could survive on the tiny bits of algae it fed me from time to time, that I could tame it and morph its path and power toward a destination beneficial to myself. I thought I was the only one who could truly understand the … Continue reading The River
Leave as the waves that sway from the sea, Venturing into the deep before coming home to me. Leave as the Sun that hides beyond sight, Traveling around the globe, before dawning on the night. Leave as the seasons spreading through trees, Cycling wistfully through their moods, carried on a breeze. Leave as the breath … Continue reading Leave
It empties itself into the earth roaring it's presence into the minds of those who stand witness, and sliding from one rock to the next, shattering into glass with each impact, in an unstoppable act of nature deemed necessary by the universe To carve out the path it shall take to reach whatever destination has … Continue reading The Falls
She sits in a pond and ponders the world, reflections of love wavering in and out of view. I wonder if she ever thought the world would go this way? The Earth took itself back, and humanity stood no chance. She sighs and rests a naked, pale hand on the skin of the … Continue reading Another Test
A breeze blows a kiss And it tastes of you What of your thoughts? Are they blowing, too? If I breathe in the sounds Of air through the trees Would there be a trace Of you in the leaves? I lost my voice To the sea, long ago But I hear your laugh When the … Continue reading Blow
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