RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Chasing ideas around the countryside, attempting to corner
them in inventions of technology.
Ending all beliefs that meet and find their way into poems
through musical interludes.
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Equal parts of life stand on edges of saddened recollections, regarding the emptiness life has brought to mind.
Tucking hearts into safe places where they cannot be hurt by others who don't understand who I am or why I exist in this place and time.
Standing there, wondering what to do, should I stay and continue living or cash in all misunderstandings for the pathway to heaven.
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Rearranging patterns, climbing into canyons of tomorrow
to search the ledges for merciful holdings in the depths
of their souls.
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Tracing measures of coded rhythms into intellect,
watching as they step into my mind with an array
of effervescent rainbow colors, painting images
and visions in depths of my brain.
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Silent, enticing, watching starlight twinkle high
above in the universe.

Stepping high and low, searching for a place to
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Winners and losers, we all are one or the other some-
times in our lives.

It doesn't matter really, because we always have the
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Reaching for stars of an inner universe, watching them smile
and twinkle above in another dimension, exciting, exhilarat-
ing and totally freeing this soul and being.
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Respecting people while they're in the hospital is vitally
essential to their well-being while under your care, being
paid for taking care of them you need to do your best.
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Stars of life are set before me, reflecting the years
spent on earth.

A lifetime, an eternity, dealing with everyday strife,
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Searching the world over for exploits attuned to this mind,
loving nature and all of it's delicacies, taking part in
it's essence by taking walks through forests, deserts and
over mountainous terrain.
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