Poetry

-- Poetry -- 

Occasionally I like to share excerpted poetry from one of our published poetry books... today I'll be sharing from Rhythm and Rhyme. The first poem was one I had read during a recent interview so I thought it would be interesting to share the written words here...

Wings on a Breeze

I dream of feathers;

Ruffled and rippling

By the force of the wind,

…Sounds like laundry on a line,

Swept by a brisk breeze.

I’m Alive…

And I lament a life

Of bitter resentment,

The terrible need for approval –

Now faded with her death,

Leaves this mind weighted down

By thoughts of sacrifice

And loss.

A regret that childhood

Dared me the strength to support

While circumstances struck,

And struck and struck again.

Taking bits and pieces of her joy

Her trust… her strength.

And with her soured look on life

I grew

Into a woman…

- And her friend.

She no longer fights the wind

To stay afloat and fly

To that special castle in the sky

Today she soars without bruised wings,

Nor battered body to hinder her.

While I,

Now in mid-life,

I, who never knew wings,

Have sprouted a pair.

So small, so awkward…

Will they enable me to fly one day?

And try my own flight with the wind?

* This powerfully emotional piece was written within moments of a strange dream I had back in March ’11; only wisps of dream memory remained as I wrote this down in an attempt to capture the remaining strands on paper. Mom often used the phrase “building your castle in the sky”, meaning to always dream and have hope.

Lustrous Moon

How many millions of

Pairs of eyes

Glancing up

Become mesmerized

And could not tear

Their eyes away

From you?

For just that moment

While private thoughts

Flit in their minds

And like mine,

Flashing imagery

Of days long past

And out of view.

All in that moment

When millions of eyes

Just happen to glance up

And in that one moment

Become mesmerized by

Your glowing face that cries

“Tomorrow is brand new”.

* On this amazing August ’11 evening there was a stunning night sky display that inspired awe - I tried to capture that feeling here.

 

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