RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Loving, closing around a person,
giving feelings of being wanted.
Reaching to another unselfishly,
through heart-felt senses for
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Secreted in a tunnel of natures' foliage,
trying to stay away from life for a while.

Taking steps further into catacombs,
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Negating every feeling within,
escaping from a deep emotional hell,
walking away without looking back.
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Sitting alongside inept people,
watching them get by with very little work.

Making a big show of toiling away,
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Steadfast in passing of time,
letting it go ahead.
Retroactively grabbing hold of it
as it slips from our grasp.
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Testing mercurial temperaments,
watching them grow out of proportion,
touching edges of trials as life picks
up and leaves for other horizons beyond
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Wondering along lines of behavior set on sidelines,
accessing normal sides of human nature and,
portraying innocent characters of youth.
Listlessly folding in half, jutting out beyond our
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Expecting to see Dr. L. earlier today than usual, or so he said.
Waiting for his arrival on a Wednesday morning, writing poetry to
pass the time away.
Smiling within, thoughts coagulating, causing me to chuckle out
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Puzzling episodes of life jar my mind,
mixing and blending articles of faith with life.
Having hope and praying are sometimes the only
thoughts that keep me going when I read about
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Enjoying Harrah's environment, sitting outside,
quietly listening to the water fall and splash into a pool.
Feeling contented, totally at peace, doing what I love the
best - writing to my heart's content, as nature whispers
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