RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Changing tides rolling in, turning everything
inside out.
Whatever used to be in order has now been
altered and set in disarray, because a life
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Life is saturated with blossoms of sorrow,
we can't get beyond them.
They make life worth living, elating us in
happier times, even though tearing our
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Walking towards a final sunset, heart held in check,
tears secreted away for now because happiness is
just ahead.
Beauty filling my eyes and mind with scenes of life
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Silence is revered from within as it's golden hue
fills our souls with integrity, spiritual guidance,
hope and love from above.
Life is made priceless from this deepest of gifts
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Life dwindles on forsaken days of sorrow, taking with
it all relative feelings of doom.
Dangling into pools of existence, feet swing back and
forth, allowing the mind to think and move forward
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A gentleman, soft-spoken, singing from his soul,
touching our hearts and minds with anticipation,
as swirling around the floor, age disappears out
a side door.
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Hearts touching one another from afar, clasping onto
love for a while as oceans of sorrow wash over us.
Watching horizons through tears, we move slowly
forward alone, letting go of the past and falling
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Caverns of despair hold us empty and without hope of
ever breathing air of happiness again.
Wallowing along pathways of past remorse, we attempt
to overcome it all at once, overwhelming ourselves
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Here we are, filling our minds with dirt and grime.
Whatever happened to the little things in life that
give us pleasure?
Where have we hidden them?
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