RoseAnn V. Shawiak Poems

Swinging and swaying in an interior breeze,
enjoying it's feel of freedom as I write
freely into spaces of time.
Living on the edge of night, waking from
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Awakening spirit, comforting and enveloping me within
it's tender sphere.
Joining with intellect, giving me a double dose of
intense feeling, more than enough to write from.
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Catching sight of natural beauty right outside the
window, exploring it's vibrancy and freshness of
life as a gentle breeze touches it, making it move
ever so slightly, tantalizing my mind with it's
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Ideas prancing in my mind, lively anticipation filling
me with experience and thoughts of yesterday.
Wonderfully being projected on inner screens, visions
being fully recognized as I continually watch them.
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Keys dangling in my mind, waiting to open doors to
intellect and wisdom's storehouses.
Knowing all the treasures being kept hidden there,
loving the way they touch my soul and take me into
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Patterns of flooring take me into storerooms of
abstract thinking.
Following their lines and contours on paths of
new undertakings, I slip, slither and slide
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Deep euphoric tones fill my mind with matchless beauty,
beyond infinity.
Resonating within my soul, being moved to creative
realms where I can focus and recreate myself in many
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An empty picnic table where once,
we sat and talked of everything.
Now it stands empty, all by itself,
no life upon it - just a picnic
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Nothing can wash away the tears holding me together,
they are as invisible as am I.
Finding nothing in my path to keep me moving forward,
instead I walk backwards and fall into a deep well
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Misunderstandings abound and crash hearts with
sadness from another's abusive attitude towards you.

Crying alone every night, lighting candles, as praying
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