RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Like an octopus sucking up the city, a building stood
in the middle of the airport.

A monstrosity beckoning people to turn their eyes and
...

Lightening shattering the nighttime sky, beaming bolts
flashing on high.

Lovely, calling all who wish to hear drummers beat and
...

Go ahead and fantasize, let the images bubble around in
your mind.

Feel the way you are thinking, savor the pleasures you
...

Thinking deeply of this fragrant life that has been lived
to the fullest in spite of the pain it has given.

Desiring nothing more from it, praying for the ending of
...

A melancholic melody plays itself gently within, while a
demureness of inequality settles uncertainly next to a
brave and fearless heart.
...

Fountains splashing many colors over shadows in the night,
filling empty spaces with it's beautiful colored lights.

Dancing, doing the ballet, it tiptoes silently - never
...

Brophy's buildings all aglow, shining white like palest
snow.

Reaching out with eyes, touching it softly, tenderly,
...

Life slipping seconds away, clouds hanging overhead,
looking into a world of nothing, no return.

A newness covering over everything, leaving little
...

Reaching out, touching lightly with these eyes,
fronds of a palm tree standing in the sun.

Caressing with this heart, it's beauty, inner
...

Time suddenly froze in mid-air, leaving all to be alone
in another atmosphere without a care.

Minutes no longer here to count, seconds flown away,
...