RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Clouds splattering their joy and sorrow together upon us all,
washing away the ugliness of man with moist brushes of tears.

Deepening the hue of everything in sight, color takes on a
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Reflections mirroring the atmosphere upon earth, scantily
dressed for such an occasion.

Untoward events casually cruise by, searching for a place
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Gently swaying with the rhythm of my mind, content with quiet
spaces of my own, tranquil, writing in a place I love to be,
one inside of me.
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Walking with head held high, inside a heart is yearning to
be picked up and held for a while.

Where can anyone go to replace a broken-hearted mind? Is
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Intense quiet filling my entire being, causing a sadness deep
within.

Reflections of memories once filled my conscious mind, now it
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Stages of life are flaccid, uneventful moments in time,
inconqruently aligned with no hopes beyond them.

Singly down-hearted, sullen, moody, placating inner
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Starlit skies remembered from long ago, bring peace to an
aging soul.

Twilight memories stirring eggshells of regret for moments
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Distorted images facing me, their ugliness transfixed in time,
mesmerized by the insanity of earthly pyres.

Sanquishing forever, the impossibility of blissful meaning in
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Winds of brass clanging in my mind, rupturing the barriers
of childhood.

Hiding in corners, wrapped in cobwebs, afraid of looking
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Pointed aspirations circling inner spaces of intelligence,
gently pushing away the variance of fear held within.

Totally lacking in aspects of feverish deliverance, casting
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