Fiona Schwartzinoff Poems

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1.
Come, Dear Friend

Come, dear friend, it’s night now;
all the world is fast asleep.
Come! Let’s run away,
Far to the shores and deep.
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2.
Haiku To A Stranger

Waiting in line
at the groceries,
You’re in the aisle
just next to mine.
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3.
Mother?

'Yes, son.'
'I wish to wear the sky,
When the sky is dark,
That dark, dark blue,
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4.
The Dreadful Truth

I looked in the mirror
And a reflection gazed back.
It was me.
But not the way I saw myself -
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5.
A Psalm

Sometimes I lay under the sun and believe that there could be nothing more powerful.
Sometimes I look out to the ocean, and believe that there could be nothing more vast.
But then I think of the Hand that gave heat to the sun and the brush that painted the sea,
And I believe, “Truly, what is there greater than He who holds all of the universe fast? ”
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6.
How Dare You Imprison God?

How dare you imprison God?
He canot be held in your church.
He cannot be held within your stone walls
Nor your sermons or theological search.
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7.
In The Land Beyond The Sun

When the time comes that I vanish,
Remember me when I am gone.
When my footprints fade away
To the land beyond the sun.
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8.
Can You Promise?

Can you promise that I will be remembered?
That the world will shed a tear
When it realizes there’s no more Fiona,
That she no longer lives here?
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9.
The Stone Of The Wailing Wall

It warms to the touch like a loved one,
Like a friend one has not seen in years.
Pressing one’s face into its surface
The stone comes to life,
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10.
The Love Affair

I sat in my room, cold and bleak,
The light within grew grey and weak.
I stood to open the door, just a peek,
And I had a love affair.
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