RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Solitarily brewing thoughts so they may expand
and spread throughout imagination, taking off
on adventures of sound.
Living in peaceful acrimony every day of life,
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Seconds pass by in rapid succession,
taking life with them at an alarming speed.
Bringing us closer to edges of tomorrow's horizon.
Waiting patiently for answers from time immemorial,
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Solidifying plans in curious circumstances.
Hoping to invent envious sounds and pious
tones of words put together to make sense.
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Watching life parade by, set in people and felt within.
Knowing looks and gestures found in emotional turmoil,
used on topics not wanted to discuss aloud with anyone.
Cramming down all feelings, trying to hide from anyone
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Memories flowing, rushing into my mind without reserve.
Strengthening the ties that bind me with the past,
giving me back my family for moments at a time.
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Flowering birds of paradise,
standing out orangely in regal
majesty of natural design.
Being shaken in an evening breeze,
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Waves tumbling like desert
tumbleweeds rolling across the desert.
Watching an essence of it's dry beauty
as it came forward and brought an extra
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Factually recognizing patterns as they flash through my mind and catch a place in line.
Falling apart, then rearranging themselves in very difficult designs, portraying activities of my imagination as they thrive on enlightened knowledge of the future.
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Wiring thoughts into corners of imagination brings a subconscious stirring of beautiful pictures of the past.
Times of youth as they were being lived in, with no hindrances of future developments coming and destroying the peace I once knew.
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Tasting the smell of grilled hot dogs on
the bar-b-que.
Wonderfully scented, touching taste buds,
giving delight to a brain in anticipation
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