RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Strident chords of being are enhanced with meaning
from music's tones and talent.
White sandy ocean beaches contrast with brown sand
of arid deserts.
...

Walking through lightened darkness, watching for signs
of life becoming normal.
Wretched people sending timers into space for unknown
reasons.
...

Knocking on wooden doors of the past, wanting to elicit
wondrous memories, tantalizing good times out into the
open.
...

Ends are always turning up when we least expect them
on our roads and highways through life.
Building and working on relationships, bringing selves
together.
...

Laughing and joking, having a wonderful time, listening
to an Italian band bring tears of sorrowful joy to my
heart and happiness to my soul.
...

Lilting songs, swinging around my heart and mind,
filling me with a musical ecstasy, reverberating
and entering my soul.
...

Arizona ragtime cowboys, jostling in their saddles,
riding ranges, watching their cattle and enjoying
God's nature with wonder and awe.
...

Submersed in beautiful music, allowing it to take over
all thoughts and images, recreating them sublimely
with ease.
...

Driving incessantly, the beat of my soul, taking it
soaring above this world and showing the universe
over and through.
...

Geriatric doesn't quite fit what I'm seeing
before me.

As senior citizens dance across the floor,
...