RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Intertwining colors with tones, melodically playing in my mind, sounding off on paper in neatly ordered prose.
Quaintly saying whatever comes to a silent part of my mind - the Italian corner of it is contemplative and private.
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Flagrantly hiding in a corner, besieged by thoughts of worthless abandonment by another.
Being forsaken because I didn't remember something, thrown away like yesterday's trash.
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Posting images on inner screens.
Watching them play out in poetry,
brings an appreciation for the
gifts God has given to me.
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Lithely drumming into a vast environment of musical ability.
Transporting tones to distant limitations in an orbit of existent prose.
Acknowledging beliefs of passing time as I continue down pathways of yesterday.
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Scant information leaves me wandering along, wondering where life will lead me.
Cautiously sneaking, peeking around the corner, finding many figures to access.
Socializing with strangers, finding a manner of friendship waiting in the hallways, hoping to be met soon.
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Hanging my head in silence, contemplating the loneliness always hiding inside.
Where does it come from? Why does it visit me so consistently?
Poetry deciphers and brings it out in the open where I can see and digest it - always trying to find it's roots and source in life.
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Lonely, disappointed again by life and it's forlorn future.
Hanging by a thread, falling faster than gravity on earth.
Combining every emotion, trying to make some sense of it all.
Knowing deeply inside that there is no sense to refrain from
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Melting into my soul, melodies vie for the chance to meet me at my innermost best.
Filling all spaces with an energy full of my essence as I traipse down lanes hidden from others.
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Rhythmically ruminating about nothing in particular,
watching nature at play, joining in with clouds,
floating across my sight.
Trees waving to me as gentle breezes blow them around,
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Wishing you all the best in life, as you wander aimlessly down
untrodden paths of loneliness, quieting your youth and all the
abuse you went through.
Now, hoping your life expands into the next dimension, free of
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