RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Having come at last to take you, put you in a wooden box,
and bury you beneath the ground.

No tears will be shed upon your passing, for your eyes
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Sitting in an auditorium, watching high school children
perform a musical.

It is great, touching me interiorly, seeing talent that
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Having always loved you in my heart, seen you from a
distance, always from afar.

Closely holding you to me, lest I lose you through
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Soothing, placating interiorly, all beautiful rhythms,
sending their voices silently in coded breathless
messages.
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Tantalizing, refreshingly good and vibrant within,
specializing in the beauty of tones picturesquely
coming into view with every note being played.
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Nighttime dreams opening up in the afternoon, letting
thoughts appear in dreams from the night before.

Seeming to be happy as they portray a person who is
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Taking up time with an ageless collection of meanings,
keeping them together and giving them places in poetry.

Rocking and rolling into inner corners of being, taking
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Inconsistent patterns are gathering within, wanting to be
able to fit in somewhere, taking on meaning and presence
for someone.
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Gifted in special graces, having a great time using them
all, throughout this life.

Never agonizing over how to achieve what is needed or
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Turning inside out and blending myself with patterns of
rhythm and being.

Adjusting every thought to include the feelings that have
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